Aromatherapy for Health Professionals
2nd Edition
Published on 26. October 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-0-443-06210-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Aromatherapy for Health Professionals, 2nd Edition" provides a clear and authoritative reference to aromatherapy for the serious student and for all therapists open to natural and alternative answers in modern healthcare settings. The authors demonstrate that aromatherapy and aromatology can bring real therapeutic help to many patients. Hundreds of references on the properties and actions of essential oils have been sourced for this new edition. Also included in this edition is information on some of the antiseptic, antibacterial, antiparasitic and even antiviral properties of some essential oils and their effects on the skin.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, all professionals in primary health-care settings (GPs, OTs, HVs, practice nurses), osteopaths, chiropractors, chiropodists, qualified aromatherapists
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
871 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-06210-0 (9780443062100)
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Other editions
New editions
Shirley Price | Len Price
Aromatherapy for Health Professionals
Book
11/2006
3rd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€39.64
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Previous edition
Shirley Price | Len Price
Aromatherapy for Health Professionals
Book
07/1995
Churchill Livingstone
€27.18
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Content
Part 1 Essential oil science: the genesis of essential oils; chemistry and quality; power and safety; traditional use, modern research. Part 2 The foundations of practice: how essential oils enter the body; essential waters; touch and massage; aromas, mind and body. Part 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; Part 4 Policy and practice: aromatherapy in the UK; aromatherapy worldwide.