Both the English and French "schools" of thought about essential oils
have their followers. One good general resource for the "english" is
"Aromatherapy, an A-Z" by Patricia Davis. It is an excellent book
because it gives the chemical constituents of each oil. However the oil
constituents are even more complex than that, and one could go very
deeply into it. Even if one chooses to follow the "french" school of
thought, ithe Davis book valuable for the general chemical info on each
oil. I obviously follow the english way, Christine the french, so she
may be able to recommend other resources pertaining to that way.
Here are a few resources, there are probably newer ones, I'm no longer
active in pursuing the latest info, but these may be a place to start.
There are also national associations of aromatherapists and so on.
<http://www.naturesgift.com/RDT.htm#_ftnref1>Essential Oils Desk
Reference, Second Edition. Compiled by Essential Science Publishing, 2001
Buckle, J. 1997: Clinical Aromatherapy in Nursing. San Diego, CA:
Singular Publishing Group
Tisserand, R. and Balacs, T. 1995: Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for
Healthcare Professionals. London: Churchill Livingstone,
Sheppard-Hanger, S. 1995:
<http://www.naturesgift.com/RDT.htm#_ftnref34>Aromatherapy Practitioner
Reference Manual. Tampa, FLA: Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy
Watt, M. 1996: Essential Oil Monographs. Tampa, FLA, Atlantic Institute
of Aromatherapy
Regardless of which way of dealing with essential oils seems best to you
it is important to note that essential oils are unsafe for cats.
http://www.thelavendercat.com/generic.htm And it has recently come to
my attention that dogs have died from applications of even diluted tea
tree oil. I'm not saying essential oils are not powerful and valuable
quite the opposite: they are indeed just that, and so require respect
and knowledge. Any essential oil in my view, can be toxic used
inappropriately or carelessly.
There are various sources of good quality oils. It is important to
choose unadulterated pure essential oils, organic is best.
For really good quality oils if you can afford them:
http://www.kobashi.co.uk/
sol
ch wrote:
Where is the best place to learn about Essential Oils? Ya'll are
making them sound effective but dangerous, why?
Thanks,
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