Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals, 2e - Hardcover

Robert Tisserand And Rodney Young

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443062412 ISBN 13: 9780443062414

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The second edition of this book is virtually a new book. It is the only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils and the first review of essential oil/drug interactions and provides detailed essential oil constituent data not found in any other text. Much of the existing text has been re-written, and 80% of the text is completely new. There are 400 comprehensive essential oil profiles and almost 4000 references. There are new chapters on the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the digestive system and the nervous system. For each essential oil there is a full breakdown of constituents, and a clear categorization of hazards and risks, with recommended maximum doses and concentrations. There are also 206 Constituent Profiles. There is considerable discussion of carcinogens, the human relevance of some of the animal data, the validity of treating an essential oil as if it was a single chemical, and the arbitrary nature of uncertainty factors. There is a critique of current regulations.

About this title

Synopsis:

The 2nd edition of Essential Oil Safety is a detailed and well-written reference text on all aspects of the safety issues related to essential oils and their use in aromatherapy. The material is presented in such a way as to be practical and clearly accessed in clinical situations, giving the practitioner a comprehensive assessment and indication of appropriate use.

About the Author:

By Robert Tisserand, Past Principal, The Tisserand Institute, Hove, UK and Rodney Young

About this edition

• Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0443062412
• ISBN 13: 9780443062414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 592