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Aromatherapy for Health Professionals

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Aromatherapy for Health Professionals
Authors: Shirley Price and Len Price
Publisher: Churchill/Livingstone
Copyright: 2011 (fourth edition)
ISBN: 0702035645 / 978-0702035647

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This review is based on a previous edition of Aromatherapy for Health Professional.

Aromatherapy for Health Professionals includes detailed essential oil information, case studies and research. It serves as a very comprehensive guide on many subjects. If you are an intermediate/advanced student of aromatherapy, an aromatherapist or aromatherapy vendor, you will most likely consider this one of your most appreciated aromatherapy books.

Table of Contents for Aromatherapy for Health Professionals

  • Section I - Essential oil science
    • The genesis of essential oils
    • Chemistry and quality
    • Power and safety
    • Traditional use, modern research
  • Section 2 - The foundations of practice
    • How essential oils enter the body
    • Essential waters
    • Touch and massage
    • Aromas, mind and body
  • Section 3 - Aromatherapy in context
    • Primary healthcare
    • Pregnancy and childbirth
    • People with learning difficulties
    • Stress
    • Intensive and coronary care
    • Care of the elderly
    • Palliative and terminal care
  • Section 4 - Policy and practice
    • Aromatherapy in the UK
    • Aromatherapy worldwide
  • Appendices, Glossary and Useful addresses
    • Appendix A
    • Appendix B
    • Appendix C
    • Appendix D
    • References to appendices and sources
    • Glossary
    • Useful addresses
  • Index

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