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This book has now become a standard for the serious student and for all therapists. Aromatherapy for Health Professionals provides a clear and authoritative study of aromatherapy as practiced in modern healthcare settings, giving information for healthcare professionals who require in-depth knowledge in order to begin using essential oils in a responsible and informed manner. 381 pages plus a bonus CD-ROM.

Improvements found in the Fourth Edition:

1. Two new chapters—Wound Care and Bereavement — provide valuable additions to the text.
2. The chapter 'Aromas, Mind and Body' has been enhanced.
3. Several new essential oils, with their properties, indications and cautions, have been added.
4. New case histories illustrate the practical application of the theory and techniques described.
5. References have been updated and research added.
6. Now includes a CD-ROM of ancillary tables covering essential oils for general use in health care settings.

Shirley Price, Cert. Ed., FISPA, HMIFA, FIAM and Len Price, MIT, FISPA, HMIFA, FIAM, are authors of several titles on aromatherapy including the first three editions of Aromatherapy for Health Professionals, and lecturers on aromatherapy.

Section 1: Essential oil science

1. The genesis of essential oils

2. Chemistry of essential oils

3. (Part I) Quality and safety

    (Part II) Power and hazards

4. (Part I) Traditional use, modern research

    (Part II) The therapeutic properties of essential oils

Section 2: The foundations of practice

5. Hydrolats—the essential waters

6. How essential oils enter the body

7. Aromas, mind and body

8. Touch and massage

9. Aromatic medicine

Section 3: Aromatherapy in context

10. Wound care

11. Stress, depression and critical care

12. Pregnancy and childbirth

13. Learning difficulties and autism

14. Care of the elderly

15. Palliative and supportive care /dd>

16. Bereavement

Section 4: Policy and practice

17. (Part I) Aromatherapy in the UK

      (Part II) Aromatherapy within the National Health Service

18. Aromatherapy worldwide

Glossary

Useful Websites and Addresses

Index