Aromatherapy
Principles and Practice
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7506-3807-4 (ISBN)
Description
Firmly evidence-based, this is a unique text on the use of aromatherapy as a treatment option for patients who are seriously ill and/or currently undergoing treatment in an orthodox setting. Perhaps one of the most readily accepted forms of complementary medicine, aromatherapy is now actively sought by patients with a range of complaints. "A Textbook of Aromatherapy" is an authoritative, reliable guide to how and when essential oils can be beneficially incorporated into a patient's regime and has the potential to become the new standard text in this exciting area. Carol Horrigan is an experienced author and has worked with aromatherapy in all departments at a group of London Teaching Hospitals. Nicole Perez is a qualified teacher who runs her own school of 'Holistic Aromatherapy' in Camden.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, index
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-3807-4 (9780750638074)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
1. Introduction (including history and re-emergence of aromatherapy as part of health care); 2. Ethical, legal, religious and social considerations (professional accountability, protocols, standard setting, indemnity insurance and higher education); 3. Aromatherapy - what it is and what it is not (essential oils and their properties, base oils and their properties, general safety information, methods of use - what is possible and appropriate, potentials and limitations in the care of the sick and dying, purchase and storage of oils); 4. Relevant anatomy and physiology related to the absorption, metabolism and excretion of the oils; 5. Descriptions of disorders and diseases where aromatherapy may be helpful; 6. Therapeutic interventions (how and when to combine aromatherapy with orthodox treatments, including how to use aromatherapy to prevent or reduce unavoidable iatrogenic effects of orthodox therapies; 7. Symptom control; 8. Empowerment of patients and relatives by using aromatherapy; CHAPTERS FOR SPECIALISTS: Auto-immune diseases, including rheumatoid and collagen disorders; Cardiovascular problems; Dermatology; Ear, nose and throat disorders; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Gynaecology; Haematology; Immunology/HIV/AIDS; Intensive care; Liver, biliary and pancreas disorders; Neurological disorders; Oncology; Orthopaedic disorders; Glossary; Index.