Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils
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Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils

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About This Book

The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils offers a practical approach to understanding the chemical functional groups and pharmacological actions of essential oils.Incorporating up to date research findings, The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils takes you, step by step, through the fundamental chemistry of aromatherapy and explains the powerful effects of essential oils on the body at a molecular level.Including: * Useful chemical diagrams and easy to follow explanations* Essential oil extraction methods and techniques for quality control* Reference charts of the effects of essential oils on pharmacological targets and the major compounds of 89 essential oilsThis book helps to make sense of the chemistry of aromatherapy for those who need to understand the science and efficacy of this healing art. Ideal for students and practitioners of holistic therapies, this book will also appeal to nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other allied health practitioners.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
ISBN
9781000256468
Edition
3
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
General Health

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Tables
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Foreword
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 What is Chemistry?
  12. 2 Plants and Essential Oils
  13. 3 Terpenes
  14. 4 Functional groups
  15. 5 The pharmacology of essential oils
  16. 6 Quality control
  17. 7 Isomers and naming
  18. 8 Molecular structures
  19. Appendix: Ready reference list of essential oils
  20. Notes
  21. Index