Main description:

This comprehensive guide to aromatherapy provides thorough coverage for students and is also an excellent reference for practitioners. It includes all the information required by students training on aromatherapy courses accredited to Levels 3 or 4. This book:

* contains revised and in-depth detail on the characteristics, chemistry, sourcing and safe application of essential oils
* covers the effects of odours on mind, body and emotions
* provides tutors with an ideal support text for any advanced-level aromatherapy course
* provides a clear focus on clinical and professional aromatherapy, making it suitable for all quality accredited aromatherapy courses
* contains colour photography for each of the essential oils
* includes case histories providing true-life examples
* discusses the adjunctive role of aromatherapy in community settings such as hospices, education, special needs and hospitals.

Contents:

Introducing Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy Is a Holistic Healing Discipline
A Brief History of Aromatherapy
The Profession of Clinical Aromatherapy

PART I
Chapter 1 Aromatherapy as Holistic Medicine
Chapter 2 How Aromatherapy Works
Chapter 3 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Consultation Process
Chapter 4 Practicalities of the Therapeutic Space
Chapter 5 Origins: Botany and the Production of Essential Oils
Chapter 6 The Provenance of Essential Oils
Chapter 7 Essential-Oil Chemistry for Aromatherapy
Chapter 8 Carrier Materials
Chapter 9 Principles of Blending and Methods of Application
Chapter 10 Essential Oils for Body Systems

PART II
Profiles of Individual Essential Oils

PART III
Practicalities

Chapter 11 Aromatherapy in the Community
Chapter 12 Professional Dimensions and Research
Chapter 13 Business Matters

Appendix 1 Case Histories
Appendix 2 Cautions for the Use of Essential Oils
Appendix 3 Therapeutic Properties of Essential Oils
Appendix 4 Essential-Oil Energetics and Therapeutic Chart

Glossary
References and Further Reading
Resources
Index