Based on scientific data from clinical researchers around the world, this guide compiles most of the available information on therapeutic properties, actions and chemistry of essential oils. A must have for anyone who is serious about the practice of aromatherapy, "The Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual" is one of the most thoroughly researched and complete book on essential oils on the market today. This two-volume set contains entries on over 350 aromatic plant extracts, an index of biologically active phytochemicals, a clinical index (including information on mental, emotional, and psychic uses of essential oils), and a taxonomical index.

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Sylla Sheppard-Hanger combines twenty years of experience and personal research into the practice of Aromatherapy and the power of essential oils. Her fascination with the subject has led her to study with the most knowledgeable people in the field of aromatic and medicinal plants, essential oil research, herbology, and she completed the International Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Program, Perdue University, Indiana in 1993. She has developed comprehensive educational programs which are presented throughout the USA. She was a founding member of the American Aromatherapy Association (1988) and served two terms on the Board of Directors. The Founder and Director of the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy (Tampa, Florida) and author of The Aromatherapy Practitioner Correspondence Course, and now of the Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manuel, Sylla teaches classes and is a Continuing Education Provider (Boards of Massage, Nursing-pending approval) for the state of Florida. Besides writing aromatherapy articles for skin-care/bodywork magazines and aromatherapy journals, Sylla also publishes her course, this manual, and Plant Aromatics (by M. Watt, 1994 USA Edition). She volunteers her time and aromatic counseling skills with women's (recovery/abuse) groups and with a local cancer hospital; and she consults for private-label aromatherapy companies. She also maintains a private Aromatherapy practice (as a licensed massage therapist and cosmetologist) in Tampa Florida, where she resides with her husband Orion ('O.V.'), daughter Nyssa, and one cat.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface Authors' Introductions Acknowledgements Forward Part I How to Use This Manual Delivery Methods Vegetal Oils and Additives Useful Measurements Chart Safety Considerations Part II Common Name Index THE AROMATHERAPY CHART Volume I A-L Volume II M-Z Part III Clinical Index Mental/Emotional/Psychic & Magikal Index Chakra Index Ayurvedic Index Index of Biologically Active Phytochemicals Taxonomical Index Glossary Selected Bibliography About the Author Registration Card