375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols
375
Essential Oils and Hydrosols
Author: Jeanne Rose
Publisher: Frog, Ltd.
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 1883319897 / 978-1883319892
Pages: 252
This page contains affiliate links. Get details.
With over forty years of professional experience, Jeanne Rose is a pioneer in the field of holistic aromatherapy, and is a well respected aromatherapy author and educator.
Within 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols, Jeanne Rose provides monographs (profiles/summaries) of many essential oils, hydrosols and other natural aromatics used in holistic aromatherapy. This 245-page book is a useful reference for locating summary information on numerous oils and hydrosols. The essays and information on such topics as botanical names (and how they are derived) add to the interest of this important publication.
From the Back Cover
In this major field guide to a wide range of essential oils and hydrosols, Jeanne Rose profiles 375 different substances sued in aromatherapy according to botanical family, habit and growth, chemical components, actions, and uses. Rose, a leading herbalist involved in aromatherapy, adds historical lore from Chinese alchemy and botany as well as western botanical sources, enhancing what we know about these substances. Rose describes medical properties and uses, and provides new information about hydrosols, what she calls "the homeopathy of aromatherapy," a true synergism of herbalism and aromatherapy.
Included are Jeanne Rose's essays on evergreens, lavender, chamomile, jasmine, essential oils of the Old Testament, descriptions of distilleries and the process of distillation, as well as a marvelous and thorough listing of all the many kinds of thyme.
Table of Contents for 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols
- Introduction to Aromatherapy Botany
- Plant Names Mean Something
- Essential Oils Are More than Stinky
- Botanical Classification of Essential Oil Plants
- Guide to Essential Oils
- HydrosolsThe Real Product of Distillation
- A Variety of Plant Essays
- The Evergreens
- Essential Oils of the Old Testament
- The Roots of Aroma
- Essential Oil Profiles
- How to Use Essential Oils
- Sources 2000
- Glossary
- References to Chapters
- Complete Bibliography
- Index
Amazon.com typically offers this book
for the lowest price around.
Learn more and view pricing!