Utilization of Aeromatic Plants with Special References: practice of using volatile plant oils - Softcover

Vishwakarma, Pushpendra Kumar; Rout, Abhiram; Bhargava, Ruchi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846508705 ISBN 13: 9783846508701

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Aromatherapy is a holistic healing process for the body and mind with the use of fragrances. The basis of this therapy lies in the essential oils contained in plant materials. These can be found in leaves, flowers, roots, seeds, bark and resin. These oils are highly concentrated and when extracted, can either be used in a pure form or diluted and blended with other oils to produce the required strength. Essential oils are medicinal and fragrant and travel through the blood stream reacting with hormones and enzymes. When the fragrance is inhaled the nerve ends in the nose transmit pleasurable signals to the brain which reacts to the positive power of the fragrant aroma inducing pleasant memories, restoring emotional balance and encouraging relaxation and energisation. Many of these fragrant oils have antiseptic and antitoxic qualities and often act as an antidote to viral infections, inflammations, aches and pains.

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About the Author

Pushpendra Kumar Vishwakarma have done B.Pharma from oriental college of pharmacy Bhopal, MP ,INDIA .He has been selected as Top 100 Educators of 2011 and his biography is included in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, by Cambridge, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3846508705
• ISBN 13: 9783846508701
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140