- Paperback: 394 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (26 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0443062102
- ISBN-13: 978-0443062100
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 175,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Aromatherapy for Health Professionals 2nd Edition provides a clear and authoritative reference to aromatherapy for the serious student and for all therapists open to natural and alternative answers in modern healthcare settings. The authors demonstrate that aromatherapy and aromatology can bring real therapeutic help to many patients. Hundreds of references on the properties and actions of essential oils have been sourced for this new edition. Also included in this edition is information on some of the antiseptic, antibacterial, antiparasitic and even antiviral properties of some essential oils and their effects on the skin.
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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Evidence-based aromatherapy, a valuable resource for nurses.,
By jane@ellwoodmail.freeserve.co.uk (UK, Bristol) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (Paperback)
As a recently qualified nurse I have been brought up on evidence-based practice. Shirley Price certainly offers this with well-referenced texts, fully documented evidence, and examples of anecdotal evidence from informed practitioners. There is however, a reluctance to acknowledge the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary aproach to healing by an insistance that aromatherapy is sufficient in it's own right without the need to incorporate skills related to nursing. This is understandable in a climate of complementary medicine having to justify it's own existance in the world of modern medicine. There is detailed information on antiseptic/bacterial/viral qualities of oils. The paragraph on the use of essential oils with learning disabilities was disappointing - referring only to the oils which should not be used as opposed to what could be used for various cognitive actions. There was also little reference to aromathrapy for smell-memory, dementia, short-term memory integration and epilepsy management.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read - great for reference,
By A Customer
This review is from: Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (Paperback)
This is exactly what I have been looking for. It combines practical application with reasonable science while focusing on healing. In the back are several appendices listing the recommendations and summarizing the findings. Definitely worth the time and money.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a staple for the bookshelf,
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This review is from: Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (Paperback)
This is the one I keep coming back to, I love the alphabetical section with tremendous detail on the selected essential oils. It seems to me a totally professional text and the most useful, although I have Battaglia and various others including Jane Buckle, which would be my top three. I am also a nurse but I don't share the first reviewer's views. It is obviously written by someone with tremendous experience and is very well referenced. It would always be nice to have more information, eg on dementia care, (my field), which the reviewer mentions, but in fact there is little research based information on that anyway! I unhesitatingly recommend it.
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