The Practice of Aromatherapy: A Classic Compendium of Plant Medicines and Their Healing Properties
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0892813989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. From Scientific American Flowers and herbs have long been noted for their healing properties. Discover the wonders of floral remedies and some very unconventional, but often effective, medicine
Classic on Medical Aromatherapy Here is one book that just about everyone who writes on Medical Aromatherapy refers to. The book is written by a medical doctor and the initial chapter (about 50 pages) of the book deal with drawbacks of modern medication. One of the chief drawbacks mentioned is that as the body becomes used to certain medication it requires more and more of it to produce therapeutic effect; meanwhile as more medications are added, there is a greater chance of undesirable side-effects. He also mentions instances where the use of essential oils has given better and faster results, as well as times when they were useful because nothing else was av. "Average" according to T. Lohman. Written in British terms, it's not always easy to understand. Case studies don't share specifics. I didn't read every word.. Dr. Valnet was an Army Surgeon I read this book in french. What can be more convincing than an Army Surgeon studying plants and effectsand saving soldier's limbs from amputation. Amputation is when infections spreads and endangers life.He was a pragmatic Doctor and started scientific study of effects and side effects.I guess he read extensively anything about plants.His book in French is giving accurate bio chemistry details on many essential oils.How he treated cancer and other on patients, improving their lives.He was a scienfific mind if that means the ability to observe experiments and draw facts from them with scientificmethod.This book is a classic and
This classic manual provides detailed evidence for the efficacy of plant medicine. Valnet effectively bridgesthe gap between the tradition of healing with herbs and the advances of modern medicine, showing, in scientific terms, why plant medicine works, and making an impassioned plea for curtailing our use of dangerous chemical therapies.