Medical Aromatherapy: Healing with Essential Oils (Paperback)

by Kurt Schnaubelt (Author) "This book sets out to free aromatheraphy from the limitations of certain current cultural norms..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Frog Books; 1 edition (January 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883319692
• ISBN-13: 978-1883319694
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,697 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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119 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a scientific approach to essential oils., February 8, 2000

By	William S. Hill (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This book is a thorough in-depth look at essential oils from a scientific viewpoint and with suggestions for their medical use. Thankfully, this author does not take a mainstream approach. For example, everyone familiar with essential oils has heard the constant warning "never take essential oils internally." This author not only debunks that popular advice, but suggests specific ways of taking essential oils internally for various medical conditions. Also, what is especially appealing about this author's approach is that he has applied his extensive research on plants into a very plausible explanation as to why essential oils have the healing properties they have. So this book tells us not only the "how", but the "why" as well. This book is definitely for the layman, so don't be discouraged by all the difficult sounding chemical names for the essential oil compounds, you won't need a PHD in organic chemistry in order to get an understanding of what they do for you.

The only drawback to this book, and the reason I gave it only 4 stars, is that the author devoted far too much print to his monologue of socialist ideology. He blames capitalism for all the woes of modern healthcare. Yet he says nothing about the fact that capitalism has done a pretty good job of making essential oils available to the general public. Otherwise, socialist nations like Cuba might be havens for essential oil procurement, which is of course a ludicrous notion.

62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding source of knowledge in accessible format!, January 25, 1999

By	Ingrid Johnson "satisfied customer" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This distinguished organic chemist shares his in-depth knowledge of the particular current value of essential oils, for health on all levels. In an era when Western allopathic medicine has less and less appeal, this self-care method is a potent alternative, with roots going back to ancient times. Dr. Schaubelt has a gift for presenting in-depth facts and information in a way that is intriguing and easy to assimilate.

In the flood of "coffee table" aromatherapy books currently available, this is a much needed and welcome source for those truly interested in taking responsiblity for their own health.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on essential oils I've ever read, April 10, 2002

By	"essentialearl" (Manchester, NH) - See all my reviews

I've been using essential oils since the mid 60's, before the word "aromatherapy" was known by most people in this country. I've read just about every book I've been able to find on the subject, and no where else have I found an author that so completely makes the connection between aromatherapy and medicine. Dr. Schnaubelt explains what the constituents of essential oils are, what they do medically, how the different combinations found in essential oils form different synergies, and what ailments these synergies treat best. A must for anyone who wants to learn how to treat common ailments naturally, without drugs.