Aromatherapeutic Blending: Essential Oils in Synergy

Aromatherapeutic Blending: Essential Oils in Synergy
Author: Jennifer Peace Rhind
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Copyright: 2015
Number of Pages: 336
ISBN: 1848192274 / 978-1848192270

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Within the enlightening and thought-provoking pages of Aromatherapeutic Blending, Jennifer Peace Rhind introduces and teaches the reader how to formulate safe and effective synergistic therapeutic blends while also sharing differing approaches and viewpoints to developing synergistic blends.

Rhind supports her thorough exploration of therapeutic blending with numerous helpful and well organized tables, footnotes and citations.

This important and illuminating book deserves a home in the library of essential oil and aromatherapy educators, students, practitioners and everyone that holds a serious interest in safely and effectively incorporating the therapeutic benefits of essential oils into their daily lives.

Description from the Back Cover

Synergistic blending is at the very core of aromatherapy practice. This book explores the concept of synergy, providing evidence for its existence and significance, and gives practical guidance on how to build aromatherapeutic blends effectively and safely.

The author covers new and exciting developments in research into the use of essential oils, explores the merits and limitations of holistic, psychsensory and moleculary approaches to blending, and suggests effective ways of choosing the most suitable approach for individual clients. Evidence-based profiles of essential oils and absolutes are included and comprehensive tables summarising their actions enable easy identification of pential contenders for synergistic blends.

About the Author (From Back of Book)

Jennifer Peace Rhind is a Chartered Biologist with qualifications in massage and aromatherapy. She has experience as a therapist and partner in a complementary healthcare clinic and as a lecturer in Complementary Healthcare in Higher Education.

Table of Contents for Aromatherapeutic Blending: Essential Oils in Synergy

• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Principles and Practice
• 1. Essential Oil Synergy
• 2. The Individual Prescription
• 3. A Spectrum of Approaches: Science-based, Psychosensory and Vitalistic Paradigms
• 4. Aromatherapeutic Blending
• 5. Applications, Carrier Media, Dosage and Ratios
• 6. Acne Vulgaris: A Case Study by Tamara Agnew
• Part II: Essential Oils and Absolutes: Actions and Evidence
• 7. Pain and Inflammation
• 8. Smooth Functioning: Antispasmodic and Anticonvulsant Actions
• 9. Health Maintenance and Enhancement: Anti-oxidant and Anti-cancer Actions
• 10. Infection and Immunity: Antimicrobial and Immunomodulant Actions
• 12. The Skin and Soft Tissues: Wound-healing, Regenerating, Anti-allergic and Antipruritic Actions
• 13. The Psyche: Anxiolytic, Antidepressant and Cognition-enhancing Actions
• Part III: Aromatics
• 14. Essential Oils and Absolutes: Evidence-based Practice
• 15. Expanded Practice Aromatics: Abbreviated Profiles for Synergistic Blending
• Afterword
• Glossary
• Appendix: Fixed Plant and Macerated Herbal Oils in Aromatherapy
• References
• Resources
• Essential Oils Index
• Subject Index
• Author Index

Additional Recommended Books By Jennifer Peace Rhind

• Cooking for the Senses: Vegan Neurogastronomy
• Essential Oils: A Handbook for Aromatherapy Practice
• Fragrance and Wellbeing: Plant Aromatics and Their Influence on the Psyche
• Listening to Scent