Aromatherapy for Health Professionals

by Shirley Price Cert Ed FISPA MIFA FIAM, Shirley Price Cert Ed FISPA MIFA FIAM

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. • Fully revised and updated discussions throughout, including 24 further essential oil profiles added to this edition
• Updated information on health and safety provides crucial details on safeguarding both the practitioner and the client
• Additional references and new research has been added to this edition, as well as updated and revised tables
• New 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
• Extensively revised index includes essential oil properties an

Genres: Health, Alternative Medicine, Nonfiction

592 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kim Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite aromatherapy books because it goes into multiple case studies and debunks myths about using oils safely based on sound evidence. It feels like a medical textbook in a lot of ways, but includes stories from the case studies and is written in a way that lay people can understand as well. This would be a great resource for nurses and doctors to get legitimate information based on research. It is also a great place for anyone else really interested in learning more about essential oils.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

More of a reference than a read cover-to-cover sort of thing but I have been reading huge chunks of it. Some of the more technical and scientific passages are a little over my head but the usage information is very good. This book is extremely well researched with extensive source citations so I felt good about the information provided. The case studies also provided a really good idea of how aromatherapy works in a clinical setting. I got a lot of good ideas and plan to add this book to my reference library.

[Bobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and quite helpful.Refer to it often.