Aromatherapy Science: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Authors:

Dr Maria Lis-Balchin

Brand: Pharmaceutical Press

ISBN: 9780857111340

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Aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative medicine in the UK and USA. Essential oils are now sold in pharmacies and aromatherapy is increasingly being used in hospitals and primary care settings.This unique book takes an analytical and scientific approach to aromatherapy practices and principles based on the scientific evidence to date.The monographs cover commonly used essential oils and their therapeutic uses, details of toxicity, bioactivity, contraindications and clinical studies. This book provides pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals with reliable scientifically based information on this growing discipline.

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Brand Pharmaceutical Press

Reference 100457

EAN13 9780857111340

ISBN 9780857111340

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Publication date: 2005
Issue number: 1
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 480
Dimensions (mm): 1890.00 x 2460.00
Weight (g): 939

1. Introduction; 2. Definition of Aromatherapy; 3. Historical Background; 4. Aromatherapy Practice; 5. Traditional Use of Essential Oils; 6. Chemical Structure of Essential Oils; 7. Function of Essential Oils; 8. Science of Smell; 9. Safety of Essential Oils; 10. Clinical Studies: 56 Monographs on Commonly Used Essential Oils:.