Aromatherapy
The Science of Essential Oils
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About this book
Aromatherapy is a medical practice that uses aromatic compounds or essential oils to influence mood and health. Essential oils used in aromatherapy are created from a wide variety of medicinal plants, flowers, herbs, roots, and trees that are found all over the world and have significant, well-documented benefits on enhancing physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. This book is a comprehensive reference on aromatic compounds present in essential oils and their therapeutic use. Starting from fundamentals of essential oil biosynthesis the book guides the reader through their basic biochemistry, toxicology, profiling, blending and clinical applications. The concluding chapters also present focused information about the therapeutic effects of essential oils on specific physiological systems, plant sources, skin treatment and cancer therapeutics. The combination of basic and applied knowledge will provide readers with all the necessary information for understanding how to develop preclinical formulations and standard clinical therapies with essential oils. This is an essential reference for anyone interested in aromatherapy and the science of essential oils. Readership Medicinal chemists, pharmacologists and herbalists; health care practitioners in the field of alternative and complementary medicine.
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Table of contents
- Welcome
- Table of Content
- Title
- BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
- PREFACE
- FOREWORD
- DEDICATION
- List of Contributors
- Aromatherapy Evolution and Blending Basics of Essential Oils
- Plant as Potential Resources for Efficacious Essential Oils: Underpinning Aromatherapy Evolution
- Essential Oil Biochemistry
- Essential Oils’ Biosynthesis and their Application
- Essential Oils Toxicity and Conflicts
- Human Organs System and Essential Oils (EOs)
- Therapeutic Applications and Pharmacological Practices of Essential Oils
- Future Perspective of Aromatherapy in Skin and Cancer Therapeutics