Essential Oils (Fully Revised and Updated 3rd Edition) : A Comprehensive Handbook for Aromatic Therapy.
Peace Rhind, Jennifer Peace.
2019
RM666.A68
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Title Essential Oils (Fully Revised and Updated 3rd Edition) : A Comprehensive Handbook for Aromatic Therapy.
Author Peace Rhind, Jennifer Peace.
Edition 3rd ed.
ISBN 9780857013439
9781848193857
Published London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
Copyright ©2019.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (914 pages).
Call Number RM666.A68
Dewey Decimal Classification 615.32190000000003
Summary The latest edition of this research-based guide to essential oils and their use in contemporary aromatherapy provides a full historical and cultural context for aromatherapy practice. The characteristics of over 100 essential oils, absolutes and resinoids are provided in detail, including botanical and chemical information, usage and combinations.
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Intro
Preface
Preface to the 2nd Edition
Introduction
Part 1: Aromatic Formulations
1. A Historical Perspective
2. The Aromatherapeutic Renaissance
3. Scent and the Significance of Olfaction
4. Transdermal and Respiratory Routes
5. Botanical Principles and the Biogenesid of Volatile Oils
6. Essential Oil Chemistry
7. Aromatic Pharmacognosy
8. Aromatic Formulations
Part 2: Aromatics
9. Component Profiles: The Biological and Therapeutic Actions of Essential Oil Constituents
10. Essential Oils and Absolutes of the Angiospermae
11. Essential Oils of the Gymnospermae
Appendices
A: Fragrance and the Four Elements
B: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry
C: Components - Therapeutic Actions for Blending
D: Essential Oils and Absolutes - Principal Indications for Aromatic Therapy
E: Sample Formulae - Massage Oils, Body Oils, Butters, Salves and Bath Salts
References
Resources
Essential Oils and Absolutes Index
Subject Index
Author Index
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