Basil: The Genus Ocimum

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Raimo Hiltunen, Yvonne Holm
CRC Press, Jun 23, 1999 - Science - 152 pages
Covering all the research areas regarding Ocimum such as botany, chemistry and pharmacology, this book will be of interest to everybody involved in medicinal and aromatic plant research or related fields.
 

Contents

AN OVERVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
1
2 PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF SWEET BASIL
37
3 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OCIMUM SPECIES
64
4 ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM
73
5 BIOACTIVITY OF BASIL
107
6 PROCESSING AND USE OF BASIL IN FOODSTUFFS BEVERAGES AND IN FOOD PREPARATION
130
INDEX
147
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