Utilization and agricultural significance of essential- and fatty-oil-bearing trees and shrubs in Ethiopia
2004
Getnet Alemaw
Essential oils are volatile compounds extracted from seeds, flowers, leaves, stems and roots of aromatic plants. These high value but small volume commodities are suitable for export. The aromatic plants that yield essential oils vary from perennial trees such as Eucalyptus citriodora to annual plants. Essential oils are used in the preparation of food products, beverages, pharmaceuticals, personal care and household products. Fatty oils are largely triglycocides obtained by pressing seeds. These products are largely used in food, cosmetics, paint, and lubricant industries. There are various processes of extraction of essential oils and fatty acids from plants as well as recount of the essential oils from the major essential oil and fatty acid producing trees and shrubs of Ethiopia.
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