A reference text that assembles and presents relevant information on a wide range of essential oils.

A comprehensive reference text that assembles and presents relevant information on a very wide range of essential oils. Essential oils are the main tool of the aromatherapist, most effective when used (usually as a massage oil) in their purest, undiluted form. It is important for the therapist to know the source and purity of the oils he/she is working with, This will be the definitive text on essential oil safety - a subject of increasing importance to all professionals practicing aromatherapy. The authors have sifted through and interpreted a huge number and range of original research papers, which means this book brings together up-to-date research-based information which is not available in any other single source. Consequently this text should become the reference 'bible' for any professional using essential oils. The text is extremely well referenced throughout and includes a 'scene setting' section on toxicity, explaining the basics of this subject. It also includes a section devoted specifically to considerations of essential oil safety and the skin. Robert Tisserand is one of the biggest names in aromatherapy. He self-published his previous manual on essential oil safety sold 3000 copies. This new book further enhances the excellent reputation of Churchill Livingstone's complementary medicine publication list. Features: * A definitive text to educate and reassure health professionals in safe practice with essential oils * Supercedes Tisserand's previous text The Essential Oil Safety Data Manual" -- already an accepted cornerstone text for practitioners of aromatherapy * Provides detailed essential oil profiles for individual oils which encapsulate all the main research findings to date * The main author has considerable credibility among the projected readership * Increasingly nurses are integrating aromatherapy into their nursing practice. This book will teach them all they need to know about their choice and application of essential oils for aromatherapy massage"

Publisher:

Churchill Livingstone

ISBN:

9780443052606

Publication date:

October 2003

Length:

178mm

Width:

254mm

Thickness:

17mm

Weight:

726g

Pages:

296

Illustrations:

30ills

Readership:

Professional & scholarly

James Barlow Irish Pharmacy Journal, January 2005
Chapters are thorough and well referenced and the text may be consulted as a trustworthy and learned source of information on the toxicology of essential oils, and would be a useful reference guide for healthcare professionals and practitioners.