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The Practice of Aromatherapy Paperback – November 25, 2004

by Dr. Jean Valnet (Author)

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This is an intensive study of nearly 50 plants and essences, investigating their history, properties, uses, and methods of application. Case histories are provided, as well as information on the gathering and conservation of plants and a glossary of medical terms

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Flowers and herbs have long been noted for their healing properties. Discover the wonders of floral remedies and some very unconventional, but often effective, medicine. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"Aromatherapy is one of the hottest trends in the natural foods industry." (Natural Foods Merchandiser)

"Flowers and herbs have long been noted for their healing properties. Discover the wonders of floral remedies and some very unconventional, but often effective, medicine." (Harper's Bazaar) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 279 pages
Publisher: Random House UK (March 1, 1982)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0852071434
ISBN-13: 978-0852071434
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
Average Customer Review: 52 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #884 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Aromatherapy
- #3307 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology
- #9805 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences

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Megan

Great Book

October 20, 2016

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This book is great for anyone looking to learn or expand their knowledge in aromatherapy and essential oils. Lots of great information that is easy to understand. It is definitely a book I will keep in my collection.

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Laura De Giorgio

Classic on Medical Aromatherapy

January 16, 2007

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Here is one book that just about everyone who writes on Medical Aromatherapy refers to. The book is written by a medical doctor and the initial chapter (about 50 pages) of the book deal with drawbacks of modern medication. One of the chief drawbacks mentioned is that as the body becomes used to certain medication it requires more and more of it to produce therapeutic effect; meanwhile as more medications are added, there is a greater chance of undesirable side-effects. He also mentions instances where the use of essential oils has given better and faster results, as well as times when they were useful because nothing else was available (as in some places during war times).

The rest of the books deals with the properties, as well as internal and external uses of about 40 popular essential oils. Among different forms of application, there are also traditional recipes where particular flowers, herbs or spices have been used in cooking, in creation of wines and liquers, vinegars, elixirs, lozenges and for cleaning and desinfecting premises.

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K. A. Lebherz-Gelinas

A must have if you intend to go with essential oils for everyday practical uses.

May 19, 2015

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This was highly recommended by an herbalist naturpath in Canada. The section on lemons and ginger alone make this book worth the money and more. There are formulae for a variety of conditions and the descriptions, effects, and practices of use is well written and easy to understand. I would recommend this as an addition to anyone's library of aromatherapy and medicinal uses of essential oils.

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Mountain Dave

Valnet give you good, authoritative information about medical uses of essential oils

October 11, 2017

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Valnet give you good, authoritative information about medical uses of essential oils, like the specific recipe the Paris Morgue used to protect against airborne pathogens. No idle chit-chat.

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Geneva

Wonderful information for me, Love this book

August 15, 2017

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Love love love this book. I am so glad to read this information from 1980-s from a dr who did this therapy for 30 years, enlightenment of knowledge for me.

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Wendy Newman

science based aromatherapy

December 23, 2012

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The references in this book are science based, which I have tried on myself and family members with some success...other practices are long term so I will reflect on those when I have trusted results. Try 1 small recipe of rubbing rosemary leaves together with with some oil on arthritis... see the pain disappears. I give this book a 4 as the binding is coming adrift...which is frustrating when I look up aliments then I need to refer to the individual herb or spice etc and the pages keep falling out. Grr.

I feel this book would for the home herb gardener, who would like to re-create the treatments from Jean Valnet's book for minor illnesses,,,indigestion, rashes, constipation etc., using their own plants to make infusions, creams, friction rubs etc.

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Cynthia

A Classic on Aromatherapy for the True Scholar

December 27, 2014

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I found this book a little 'heavier' than I wanted in an aromatherapy read... I believe it would be excellent for someone who is taking an actual class in aromatherapy and is looking for a book that goes in to more depth than the standard, pop anecdotal variety of aromatherapy books.

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C. Bassett

A good basic Primer in Aromatherapy

December 4, 2015

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A nice, basic resource for people interested in herbs and EO who want to move beyond MLM hype and get some real info and precautions to apply to their use of them.

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