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- Pagine: 324
- Data di uscita: 31-05-1993
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Beautiful book, pleasure to view, but contains erroneous information. Author often draws conclusions about therapeutic properties of essential oils based on data from herbalism, not aromatherapy. Essential oils can have radically different therapeutic properties than their parent plant matter. Enjoy Leggi tutto
good to have on the shelf as a general reference. i would have preferred greater standardization of the formatting within the EO profiles--keep the same colored boxes for the same tidbits. it's layout is similar to most DK Eyewitness books. the EO profiles are not in alphabetical order per common na Leggi tutto
This was a good beginners guide to essential oils. I really liked the guide about the different oils, and the brief history of essential oils given at the beginning of the book.
I found this book to be incredibly helpful and FULL of information. I mean, there’s stuff in here I didn’t even know I needed to know. Before it gets into the individual oils it begins with history and folklore about aromatics and oils, covers safety topics, explains aromatherapy and alchemy, and ev Leggi tutto
It's a nice book to keep on a shelf when you're not having a good day remembering basic information. If you're a beginner, it's a good book to buy. If you're a professional, you won't want this book unless you're the type that wants all the books on aromatherapy "just because".
This is supposed to be the best reference book on the topic that you can get, but I find it hard to work with; the oils are listed alphabetically by their genus names rather than their common names, and you 'd have to pick one by one, oil by oil, through the book for which ones do what. Not the most Leggi tutto
A fantastic book if you want to primarily use essential oils, with a little reference to the plant as a whole. I enjoyed reading the historical sections about how past civilizations used herbs and am looking forward to learning more in the subject of herbalism.
Good info on eo's, but uses under-defined terms and processes
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