The Practice of Aromatherapy

The Practice of Aromatherapy
A Classic Compendium of Plant Medicines and Their Healing Properties

Foreword
English and Botanical Names of Plants
Part One
1 The Healing Power of Plants
2 The Facts About Essential Oils
3 Nature's Antiseptics
4 Some Drawbacks of Modern Medication
5 A Multitude of Uses
Part Two
1 (A) Essences Classified by their Principal Properties
(B) Principal Indications
2 Studies of Individual Essences; Botanic Name and Genus; Principal Known Constituents; Properties; Indications; Methods of Use; Formulae and Recipes, Ancient and Modern; Additional Notes
3 Therapeutic Index of Ailments and the Aromatic Essences used in their Treatment
4 Some Formulae for Prescriptions in Current Use
5 Some Case Histories: Essences used on their own and in association with Phytotherapy (herbalism), Clay, Trace Elements, Fresh Cells and Diet
6 Some Fromulae for Medicinal Wines and Vinegars, Elixirs and Compound Preparations, Medicinal Wines
7 How to Gather and Preserve Aromatic Plants, Using Plants in Infusions or Decoctions, Definitions of the Various Methods of Preparing Plants, and their Uses
8 Conclusions
9 Glossary of Medical Terms used in this Book
Appendices
Bibliography
Where to obtain Essential Oils