Essential oils : a handbook for aromatherapy practice
"Completely revised and significantly expanded, the new edition of this handbook provides full information on the use of essential oils in the field of contemporary aromatherapy, based on the research evidence behind their therapeutic applications. It explains the historial and cultural context...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Singing Dragon ,
c2012
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. From historical origins to the present day : the philosophies of the pioneers and influential thinkers
- 2. Theoretical perspectives
- 3. Synergy and antagonism
- 4. Maury's individual prescription and its derivatives
- 5. Functional group influence and the molecular approach
- 6. Psychosensory approaches
- 7. Botanical principles in aromatherapy
- 8. Essential oils of the angiospermae
- 9. Essential oils of the gymnospermae
- 10. Absolutes and resinoids in aromatherapy