The book illustrates the essential oil components of tooth ache plant Acmella. The GC-MS profiling and isolated components were listed in this book.
The plant belongs to the genus Acmella in the family Asteraceae, generally distributed in the tropics. Many members belongs to the genus were commonly called as tooth ache plant. The pungent flower heads of these plants are chewed by people as they reduce the tooth pain. Identification of individual species is very difficult in this group because phenotypically these plants are very much similar. This book provides detailed morphocharacteristics