Product Sections

Civil Service Yearbook

The new Civil Service Yearbook 48th Edition - in stock now.

Buy The Civil Service Yearbook

IMDG Code 2010/2011

The new IMDG Code is in stock now.

Buy The IMDG code

New Products

Health and Safety Law Poster (A3 Version)

£7.66

find out more

SI 1885 2011 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011

£5.75

find out more

British Pharmacopoeia 2012 - Save £100 off RRP

£730.00

find out more

Travel Trends 2009

£25.00

find out more

Travel Trends 2010

£25.00

find out more

Travel Trends 2008

£25.00

find out more

Smoking Related Behaviour and Attitudes 2008/09

£25.00

find out more

Smoking Related Behaviour and Attitudes 2007

£25.00

find out more

Smoking Related Behaviour and Attitudes 2005

£25.00

find out more

Smoking Related Behaviour and Attitudes 2006

£25.00

find out more

Bookmark us via QR code

What is this?

Aromatherapy Science

Online Shop | Pharmaceutical Press | Pharmaceutical Reference Books | Aromatherapy Science

Aromatherapy Science
A guide for healthcare professionals

£37.99 RRP: £39.99 You save £2.00 (5.0%)

ISBN: 9780853695783
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
Date Published: Nov 2005
Format: Hardback

Aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative medicine in the UK and USA. Essential oils are now sold in pharmacies and aromatherapy is increasingly being used in hospitals and primary care settings.

This unique book takes an analytical and scientific approach to aromatherapy practices and principles based on the scientific evidence to date.

Aromatherapy Science consists of eight chapters and 68 monographs. The chapters review the scientific basis of aromatherapy and contents include:
•historical background
•aromatherapy practice
•chemistry of essential oils
•bioactivity of essential oils
•science of smell
•safety issue
•clinical studies.
The monographs cover commonly used essential oils and their therapeutic uses, details of toxicity, bioactivity, contraindications and clinical studies.

This book provides pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals with reliable scientifically based information on this growing discipline.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Definition of Aromatherapy
3. Historical Background
4. Chemistry of Esential Oils
5. The Bioactivity of Essential Oils
6. Science of Smell and Psychological Effects
7. The Safety Issue in Aromatherapy
8. Clinical Studies
9. Monographs on Commonly Used Essential Oils

Download Sample Chapter

Online Shop | Pharmaceutical Press | Pharmaceutical Reference Books | Aromatherapy Science

Main Pages

ADR 2011