Aromatic oils have been used for thousands of years not only for their fragrance but for culinary, therapeutic, ritual, and spiritual purposes. More than a fashionable trend, aromatherapy is coming into its own as a body of knowledge and practice with specific applications that have a solid scientific base. Drawing on research and clinical studies, Peter and Kate Damian look at many applications from treating viral infections with garlic or black pepper oil to using rose oil to relax patients undergoing chemotherapy; from aromatic massage to the "environmental fragrancing" of subways and supermarkets.
Explores:
• How scent interacts with emotion, memory, mental acuity, and sleep
• Why specific scents are so effective in therapeutic and ritual settings
• Antiseptic and antimicrobial properties of essential oils
How men and women differ in their responses to odors
• Provides a thorough exposition of the ancient practice of aromatics in China, India, Persia, and Egypt
• Details our modern scientific understanding of the physiology and psychology of scent.
• Includes annotated profiles for forty-four essential oils and specific instructions for creating essential oil blends.
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Aromatherapy: Scent and Psyche
Using Essential Oils for Physical and Emotional Well-Being
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eBook - ePub
Aromatherapy: Scent and Psyche
Using Essential Oils for Physical and Emotional Well-Being
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter One: Introduction to Aromatherapy
- Chapter Two: Phytoaromatherapy and the Theory of Disease
- Chapter Three: Smell and the Psychology of Scent
- Chapter Four: Aromatherapy Today and Tomorrow: Theory and Practice, Issues and Debates
- Chapter Five: Psychotherapeutic Effects of Essential Oils
- Chapter Six: The Chemistry of Essential Oils
- Chapter Seven: Essential Oil Profiles
- Appendix
- Charts and Tables
- Footnote
- Selected Bibliography
- Aromatherapy Essential Oil Companies
- About the Author
- About Inner Traditions
- Copyright
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