The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils offers a practical approach to understanding the chemical functional groups and pharmacological actions of essential oils.\nIncorporating up to date research findings, The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils takes you, step by step, through the fundamental chemistry of aromatherapy and explains the powerful effects of essential oils on the body at a molecular level.\nIncluding:\n* Useful chemical diagrams and easy to follow explanations\n* Essential oil extraction methods and techniques for quality control\n* Reference charts of the effects of essential oils on pharmacological targets and the major compounds of 89 essential oils\nThis book helps to make sense of the chemistry of aromatherapy for those who need to understand the science and efficacy of this healing art. Ideal for students and practitioners of holistic therapies, this book will also appeal to nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other allied health practitioners.

Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bowles, E. Joy

Alternative Medicine

Routledge

The purpose of this book is to give an introduction to the chemistry of the constituents of essential oils. It starts with a basic explanation of the scientific world view and a simplified explanation of the atomic and molecular structure of essential oils, followed by how plants make essential oils, the different tpes of molecules that ar found in essential oils, and some pointers towards how the essential oils actually effect the human body therapeutically.

The Basic Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Essential Oils

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Dr Joy's Aromatherapy: Using Essential Oils with Confidence for Psyche, Skin, Medicine and Health

Diem Capta Books

This revised study of the chemistry and pharmacology of aromatherapy oils offers a practical approach to learning the basics of essential oils. Moving step-by-step at the molecular level through 89 scents, this work includes useful diagrams as well as techniques for oil extraction. Discussed are techniques for applying the benefits of aromatherapy to different body systems including muscles and joints, the respiratory system, and the immune system. An ideal handbook for those interested in aromatherapy as a holistic therapy, this work also provides many tips for how even the most simple applications of aromatherapy can improve one's quality of life.

The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils

Reference

The A-To-Z of Essential Oils: What They Are, Where They Come From, How They Work

New Burlington Books

Guide des huiles essentielles - Que sont-elles ? D'où viennent-elles ? Comment agissent-elles ?

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

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