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Book Review of The Art of Aromatherapy: The Healing and Beautifying Properties of the Essential Oils of Flowers and Herbs

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This is the first comprehensive guide to Aromatherapy. Twenty-nine exxences are described in detail, with a list of their properties, applications and an explanation of how and why they work. Tables of evaporation rates, odor intensities, ruling planets and yin-yang qualities are provided. Included are a complete glossary of medical terms and a therapeutic index, listing over one hundred illnesses and the essential oils used in treating them.