- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Element; New edition edition (4 Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852307218
- ISBN-13: 978-1852307219
- Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 19.3 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 619,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A guide to the most commonly available aromatherapy oils. This book gives vital information on plant origins, medical herbalism and the properties and actions of herbs and essential oils. It covers 165 oils, their actions, characteristics, principal constituents and folk traditions.
Part 1 An introduction to aromatics: historical roots; aromatherapy and medical herbalism; the body – actions and applications; how to use essential oils at home; creative blending; a guide to aromatic materials. Part 2 Therapeutic index. Part 3 The oils.
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A guide to the most commonly available aromatherapy oils. It gives vital information on plant origins, medical herbalism and the properties and actions of herbs and essential oils. The book covers 165 oils, their actions, characteristics, principal constituents and folk traditions, as well as safety data, and aromatherapy and home use.
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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia - Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism (Paperback)
This beautifully illustrated book is an essential reference book for people interested in aromatherapy. It is suitable for patients, practitioners of complementary and conventional medicine, pharmacists, and all students studying relevant subjects.After a few introductory pages and the start of many excellent colour illustrations, a history of aromatherapy is covered. Worth looking at for the illustrations alone! The next section covers safety and contra-indications. This section should be read through by any potential patient or practitioner before using the remedies. Then various body systems are considered in turn with a list of effects and a list of oils which produce that effect. There is also an indication about treatment for a specific condition. As before, well illustrated and a good starting point for both patient and practitioner. A chapter on how to use the herbs for health and beauty follows. This covers massage, skin lotions, compresses, hair care, baths, flower waters, vaporisation, inhalation and douches. Some information about blending and extracting follows. A therapeutic index indicates various conditions and which oils are useful with their applications. Then follows a major section of the book. The oils are listed in alphabetical order according to latin name. One page is one oil. This is set out as follows: - * safety data * family of plant and related plants * Herbal/folk applications * Extraction details with actions and constituents * uses - including non-aromatherapy uses * Distribution of the plant * other species of the plant A general glossary follows, followed by a botanical classification list. An index using the English names is next. This is followed by references and a bibliography. A list of useful addresses ends the book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Book for Diploma Level 3 Holistic Courses,
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This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia - Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism (Paperback)
This book is clearly illustrated and was an invaluable book for our level 3 Holistic Therapies VTCT course. There are illustrations of all the associated plants/herbs/fruits etc. as well as details regarding therapeutic properties, uses and origins.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Aromatherapy and Herbalism,
By Gurphy (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia - Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism (Hardcover)
The book measures 30 x 20 x 2 cm and has 256 pages. It states it's a complete guide to the use of essential oils in aromatherapy and herbalism. Includes history and development, how they work, how to use, an index and an A-Z. It's fully illustrated in colour and very nicely layed out. A nice book.
As to whether this is a book for the expert or someone hoping to become one, I doubt it. So many herbs and plants are included that there is simply not enough space to deal with them in great detail. However for someone like myself who has a general interest in the subject, it's definately adequate. It's worthy noting that another book by Julia Lawless titled 'Complete Essential Oils, A Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism.', is actually exactly the same book in every detail as this one, only smaller and thus less easy to read. The contents is identical. Julia has apparently a somewhat lawless approach to the naming of her books. So don't get caught out as I did, or like me you'll end up with two books that are exactly the same in everything but stature.
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