Product Description

This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to aromatherapy as practiced in modern health care settings, providing valuable information for any health professional who wants to learn about the subject. It provides the in-depth knowledge needed to begin using essential oils in the practice environment.

• Reader-friendly layout and design makes the material accessible and easy to follow.
• All oils specified in the national curricula are covered in detail.
• Case studies illustrate practical applications for concepts and techniques discussed in the chapters.

• Fully revised and updated discussions throughout include 24 new essential oil profiles added to this edition.
• Updated information on health and safety provides crucial information on safeguarding both the practitioner and the client.
• Additional references and new research have been added to this edition, as well as updated and revised tables.
• More illustrations make key points easier to understand.
• Chapters on carrier oils and essential waters have been updated and expanded.
• The touch and massage chapter has been thoroughly revised.
• The index has been extensively revised to include essential oil properties and indications.
• Contributed chapters from nurses and midwives from various hospitals and community settings address topics such as Policy and Practice of Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy in Nursing, Primary Health care, Midwifery and Childbirth, Learning Disabilities, Stress, Intensive and Coronary Care, Care of the Elderly, and Palliative Care.

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Product Details

Publisher	Churchill Livingstone
ISBN	0443101345
Format	Paperback
Author	Len Price MIT(Trichology) FISPA FIAM(Aromatic Medicine),Shirley Price Cert Ed FISPA FIAM
EAN	9780443101342
Label	Churchill Livingstone
Edition	3
Dewey Decimal Number	610
Studio	Churchill Livingstone
Number Of Pages	565
Title	Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (Price, Aromatherapy for Health Professionals)
Publication Date	2006-12-05
Manufacturer	Churchill Livingstone

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Customer Reviews

Wonderful resource

Review by Ava Agenda, 2010-05-12

Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (Price, Aromatherapy for Health Professionals)

A really great book if you want to learn more about aromatherapy from its science to practical application. It is well written and the book has been designed for easy reference on a regular basis. It has handy features like:
* A `General properties of essential oils' table for when you want to quickly look up an essential oil;
* An `Indications for uses of essential oils' table to find suitable oils for common conditions;
* A 90 page appendix section outlining the constituents, properties, indications and observations of key essential oils used for therapeutic application;
* Tables that group oils by properties like antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, digestive and hormonal properties which makes comparison easy to check if your stock is adequate for the intended condition or purpose or if you do need to buy another essential oil; and
* Case studies that outline conditions that have been treated with essential oils and complimentary interventions.

I use this book frequently because it is so comprehensive in terms of how to safely use essential oils. For example, I've made an all natural insect repellent that works perfectly, treated some non life threatening ailments and created home cleaning products to replace commercial ones based on the information provided in the book about the properties and applications of essential oils.

I would highly recommend this as a must have resource in your aromatherapy library.

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Very useful

Review by Debbie, 2010-01-19

I found "Aromatherapy for Health Professionals" tremendously interesting. It offered information on practical application with a focus on healing while explaining the science (what we know of it, anyway) behind why essential oils work the way they do.

It was basically a medical textbook and often used medical terms. Most of the terms were defined in the glossary in the back, but their meaning was usually obvious from or defined in the text, so you don't have to have medical training to understand this book.

The book included information on tests and case studies in which essential oils were used to treat medical conditions (both for physical healing and to calm or lift the mood). I also gained an understanding of why the cautions given in other aromatheraphy books where given so I now feel confident that I can use essential oils effectively and safely. The charts on lethal doses (for ingested and topical) for a number of common essential oils were also tremendously reassuring.

Most of the book (Sections 1 and 2) was for a general audience and wasn't specific to the UK. Section 3 was more about using essential oils for specific problems (in the critical care unit or a nursing home, etc.) in the UK medical setting, but there was still a lot that was applicable to anyone using essential oils. Section 4 was short, but got very specific about practicing aromatheraphy in a medical setting in the UK and then worldwide.

The Appendix contained useful charts and lists showing which essential oils are effective in treating which problems. It also listed safety information, like which essential oils can be toxic in high dosages or have potentially unwanted side-effects, like irritating the skin. Finally, it listed about one hundred essential oils, their chemical content, what actions they cause and what they are good at treating, and safety information specific to that oil as well as observations about its use taken from case studies, etc.

If you're really into using essential oils and enjoy making up your own blends, especially for health problems, I'd highly recommend this book as a wonderful resource.


Reviewed by Debbie from Different Time, Different Place
(differenttimedifferentplace. blogspot. com)

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Great book

Review by Elena Alexe, 2009-10-25

To anybody who is interested in Aromatherapy and mostly to health professionals who wants to learn more about helping people by applying aromatherapy, this book is one of the best. I have bought over 15 books about aromatherapy but this one is one of the 2 books that I always go back to.

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Well Done Reference

Review by J. Bailey, 2009-08-02

Well-done reference guide with good cross-referenceing of indications, oils, contraindications, etc. There are a few oils missing from the detailed reference area, but overall this is my favorite book on the subject - and worth the cost. Nice clinical study citations, too.

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Aromatherapy for Health Professionals

Review by Sabrina R. Brunner, 2008-12-02

The book arrived in great condition and in a timely manner. The service was very professional!

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