Essential Oil Safety - A Guide for Health Care Professionals- (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

The second edition of this book is virtually a new book. It is the only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils and the first review of essential oil/drug interactions and provides detailed essential oil constituent data not found in any other text. Much of the existing text has been re-written, and 80% of the text is completely new. There are 400 comprehensive essential oil profiles and almost 4000 references. There are new chapters on the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the digestive system and the nervous system. For each essential oil there is a full breakdown of constituents, and a clear categorization of hazards and risks, with recommended maximum doses and concentrations. There are also 206 Constituent Profiles. There is considerable discussion of carcinogens, the human relevance of some of the animal data, the validity of treating an essential oil as if it was a single chemical, and the arbitrary nature of uncertainty factors. There is a critique of current regulations. The only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils The first review of essential oil/drug interactions Detailed essential oil constituent data not found in any other text Essential oil safety guidelines 400 essential oil profiles Five new chapters 305 new essential oil profiles, including Cedarwood, Clary sage, Lavender, Rose, Sandalwood, Tea tree 79 new constituent profiles Five new chapters: the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the digestive system, the nervous system. Significantly expanded text

General

Imprint:	Churchill Livingstone
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Robert Tisserand • Rodney Young
Dimensions:	285 x 225 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	784
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-443-06241-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	0-443-06241-2
Barcode:	9780443062414

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