AROMATERAPIJA

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Among the profusion of books on aromatherapy available today “The Encyclopedia of Aromatherapy” is the first to explore the many aspects of this healing art in a single, up-to-date, illustrated volume. The author discusses all things aromatic, from essential oils to garden plants, with recipes for blending essential oils and practical tips for creating perfumes and beauty products. The numerous therapeutic uses of aromatherapy are applied to 10 major systems of the body with specific remedies given for more than 70 ailments. Color photographs illustrate step-by-step a full-body aromatherapy massage, accompanied by specific advice on massaging pregnant women, babies, children, and elderly people. There is also a helpful section concerning sports injuries. Useful for the beginner, this comprehensive reference is an invaluable addition to the library of the serious student and professional practitioner of aromatherapy. “The Encyclopedia of Aromatherapy” offers the most elegantly comprehensive package on the whole art and science of aromatherapy written to date. It deservedly takes its place among the small handful of indispensable reference books on this fascinating therapy

Publisher: Healing Arts PressPublished: 29 February 2000Format: Paperback 320 pagesSee: Full bibliographic data

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“The Fragrant Pharmacy” opens the way to a whole world of fresh possibilities. It is a new approach to nature through one of its most powerful forms – those fragrant ‘essential oils’ drawn from flowers and grasses, trees and roots, leaves and fruit, that remain the great untapped resources of our planet. “The Fragrant Pharmacy” shows how each essential oil can offer many diverse benefits. One of the most holistic of all systems of medicine, the oils can alleviate symptoms, prevent many illnesses and disorders and help in their healing process. But more than that, they can provide all of us – our families, our homes, even our pets – with the protections and pleasures we need…without the chemical pollution of our bodies or our envirnment. This illuminating and imaginative book of aromatherapy is the household manual of the future. It is a treasury of information about precious life- and health-enhancing liquids that work in complex harmony with people and planet alike. Here is a comprehensive encyclopaedia of ‘medicines out of the earth’, those miracles of creation which revitalise and rejuvenate, enhance our emotions and help our work and play. It charts out for all of us a fragrant way to family health and home delights.