| Description |
xv, 576 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Essential oil science -- The genesis of essential oils -- Chemistry of essential oils -- Quality and safety -- Power and hazards -- Traditional use, modern research -- The foundations of practice -- How essential oils enter the body -- Hydrolats, the essential waters -- Touch and massage -- Aromas, mind and body -- Aromatic medicine -- Aromatherapy in context -- Aromatherapy and primary health care -- Stress, including critical care -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Learning disabilities and autism -- Care of the elderly, with particular reference to dementia -- Palliative and supportive care -- Policy and practice -- Aromatherapy in the UK -- Aromatherapy within the National Health Service -- Aromatherapy worldwide |
| Summary |
Providing an introduction to aromatherapy as practised in modern health care settings, and information for the health professional who wants to learn about the subject, this book provides the in-depth knowledge needed to begin using essential oils in the practice environment |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-520) and index |
| Subject |
Aromatherapy.
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| Author |
Price, Len.
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Price, Shirley.
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| ISBN |
0443101345 (paperback) |
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9780443101342 (paperback) |
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