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Abstract
Enhance patient care with the help of aromatherapy! Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oils in Healthcare is the first and only peer-reviewed clinical aromatherapy book in the world and features a foreword by Dr. Oz. Each chapter is written by a PhD nurse with post-doctoral training in research and then peer reviewed by named experts in their field. This clinical text is the must-have resource for learning how to effectively incorporate aromatherapy into clinical practice. This new third edition takes a holistic approach as it examines key facts and topical issues in aromatherapy practice and applies them within a variety of contexts and conditions. This edition also features updated information on aromatherapy treatments, aromatherapy organizations, essential oil providers, and more to ensure you are fully equipped to provide patients with the best complementary therapy available.
- Expert peer-reviewed information spans the entire book. All chapters have been written by a PhD nurse with post-doctoral training in research and then peer reviewed by named experts in their field.
- Introduction to the principles and practice of aromatherapy covers contraindications, toxicity, safe applications, and more.
- Descriptions of real-world applications illustrate how aromatherapy works in various clinical specialties.
- Coverage of aromatherapy in psychiatric nursing provides important information on depression, psychosis, bipolar, compulsive addictive, addiction and withdrawal.
- In-depth clinical section deals with the management of common problems, such as infection and pain, that may frequently be encountered on the job.
- Examples of specific oils in specific treatments helps readers directly apply book content to everyday practice.
- Evidence-based content draws from thousands of references.
- NEW! First and only totally peer-reviewed, evidence-based, clinical aromatherapy book in the world.
- NEW Chapter on integrative Healthcare documenting how clinical aromatherapy has been integrated into hospitals and healthcare in USA, UK and elsewhere.
- NEW Chapter on the M Technique: the highly successful method of gentle structured touch pioneered by Jane Buckle that is used in hospitals worldwide.
- All chapters updated with substantial additional references and tables.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front\rCover | Cover | ||
| IFC | IFC | ||
| CLINICAL\rAROMATHERAPY | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| Dedication | iii | ||
| Foreword | iv | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| REFERENCES | viii | ||
| Acknowledgments | x | ||
| Reviewers | xi | ||
| Contents | xiii | ||
| Section I -\rOverview | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Aromatherapy | 2 | ||
| ANCIENT HISTORY | 2 | ||
| FOURTEENTH CENTURY TO PRESENT DAY | 7 | ||
| RENAISSANCE OF AROMATHERAPY | 9 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY TODAY | 11 | ||
| TYPES OF AROMATHERAPY | 12 | ||
| REFERENCES | 13 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 - HOW ESSENTIAL OILS WORK | 15 | ||
| HOW ESSENTIAL OILS WORK | 15 | ||
| APPLICATIONS | 25 | ||
| HOW ESSENTIAL OILS ARE EXCRETED | 30 | ||
| REFERENCES | 31 | ||
| Chapter 3 - Basic Plant Taxonomy, Basic Essential Oil Chemistry, Extraction, Biosynthesis, and Analysis | 37 | ||
| BASIC PLANT TAXONOMY | 38 | ||
| EXAMPLES OF WHY THE BOTANICAL NAME IS IMPORTANT | 39 | ||
| REFERENCES | 42 | ||
| BASIC ESSENTIAL OIL CHEMISTRY | 43 | ||
| ESSENTIAL OILS COMPONENTS | 43 | ||
| NONTERPENOID HYDROCARBONS | 44 | ||
| APART FROM CHEMISTRY | 56 | ||
| REFERENCES | 56 | ||
| EXTRACTION, BIOSYNTHESIS, AND ANALYSIS | 60 | ||
| EXTRACTION | 60 | ||
| TERPENE BIOSYNTHESIS: HOW AND WHY PLANTS MAKE ESSENTIAL OILS | 64 | ||
| BUYING ESSENTIAL OILS | 71 | ||
| REFERENCES | 72 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Essential Oil Toxicity and Contraindications | 73 | ||
| PART 1: ESSENTIAL OIL TOXICITY AND TOXICOLOGY | 74 | ||
| DERMAL TOXICITY | 76 | ||
| ORAL TOXICITY | 78 | ||
| MEASURING TOXICITY | 83 | ||
| INHALATION TOXICITY | 84 | ||
| CONCLUSION | 85 | ||
| PART 2. CONTRAINDICATIONS & SAFETY | 85 | ||
| GENERAL CONTRAINDICATIONS | 89 | ||
| SAFETY AND STORAGE OF ESSENTIAL OILS | 90 | ||
| REFERENCES | 91 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Aromatherapy and Integrative Healthcare | 95 | ||
| INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE—WHAT’S IN A NAME? | 95 | ||
| WHY DO WE NEED IH? | 97 | ||
| WHERE DOES AROMATHERAPY FIT IN AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF HEALTHCARE? | 97 | ||
| MODELS OF INTEGRATION | 97 | ||
| EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATION | 101 | ||
| HOSPITAL SYSTEMS | 104 | ||
| SUMMARY | 107 | ||
| EXAMPLES OF HOW AROMATHERAPY CAN BE USED IN HOSPITALS | 108 | ||
| HOW TO BEGIN INTEGRATION | 109 | ||
| CONDUCTING A PILOT STUDY | 109 | ||
| REFERENCES | 114 | ||
| Chapter 6 - The ‘M’ Technique® | 117 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 117 | ||
| WHERE DID THE ‘M’ TECHNIQUE COME FROM? | 118 | ||
| WHERE IS THE RESEARCH? | 119 | ||
| WHERE IS IT USED? | 120 | ||
| THE ‘M’ TECHNIQUE AS PART OF NURSING CARE | 125 | ||
| REFERENCES | 127 | ||
| Section II -\rClinical Use of\rAromatherapy | 129 | ||
| Chapter 7 - Infection | 130 | ||
| BACTERIAL CLASSIFICATION | 142 | ||
| BACTERIA AND ANTIBIOTICS | 143 | ||
| ESSENTIAL OILS AS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS | 144 | ||
| RESEARCH ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS | 145 | ||
| VIRUSES | 148 | ||
| ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS | 150 | ||
| FUNGAL INFECTIONS | 152 | ||
| CANDIDA ALBICANS | 153 | ||
| EVOLUTIONARY PHARMACOLOGY | 154 | ||
| REFERENCES | 155 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Insomnia | 168 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY FOR INSOMNIA | 171 | ||
| REFERENCES | 178 | ||
| Chapter 9 - Nausea and Vomiting | 182 | ||
| CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO TREATING VOMITING | 182 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY FOR NAUSEA | 184 | ||
| REFERENCES | 192 | ||
| Chapter 10 - Pain and Inflammation | 195 | ||
| PAIN | 195 | ||
| INFLAMMATION | 212 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 215 | ||
| REFERENCES | 215 | ||
| Chapter 11 - Stress and Well-Being | 223 | ||
| REFERENCES | 234 | ||
| Section III -\rAromatherapy in\rClinical Specialties | 239 | ||
| Chapter 12 - Care of the Elderly | 240 | ||
| THE ELDERLY | 240 | ||
| REFERENCES | 248 | ||
| Chapter 13 - Critical Care/ICU | 252 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY FOR DRUG-RESISTANT PATHOGENS IN CRITICAL CARE | 254 | ||
| FEAR | 259 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY IN ICU | 260 | ||
| REFERENCES | 264 | ||
| Chapter 14 - Dermatology | 270 | ||
| ACNE | 271 | ||
| ATHLETE’S FOOT AND ONYCHOMYCOSIS | 273 | ||
| HERPES | 276 | ||
| WRINKLES | 279 | ||
| REFERENCES | 281 | ||
| Chapter 15 - Mental Health | 286 | ||
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 286 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY AND MENTAL ILLNESS | 288 | ||
| REFERENCES | 301 | ||
| Chapter 16 - Oncology | 306 | ||
| AROMATHERAPY AND CANCER TREATMENT | 307 | ||
| REFERENCES | 318 | ||
| Chapter 17 - Palliative, Hospice, and End-of-Life Care | 324 | ||
| PALLIATIVE CARE | 325 | ||
| HOSPICE CARE | 328 | ||
| END-OF-LIFE CARE | 330 | ||
| REFERENCES | 334 | ||
| Chapter 18 - Pediatrics | 338 | ||
| HYPERACTIVITY | 341 | ||
| ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER | 342 | ||
| PEDICULOSIS (HEAD LICE) | 344 | ||
| INFANTILE COLIC | 347 | ||
| BABY BATHS WITH LAVENDER | 348 | ||
| BABY APNEA, PEDIATRIC VIRAL PNEUMONIA, AND REDUCTION OF SEDATION DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF A YOUNG CHILD | 348 | ||
| REFERENCES | 349 | ||
| Chapter 19 - Respiratory Care | 353 | ||
| CHRONIC BRONCHITIS | 356 | ||
| ASTHMA | 358 | ||
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE | 360 | ||
| SINUSITIS | 361 | ||
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | 363 | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS | 364 | ||
| FORCED VITAL LUNG CAPACITY | 367 | ||
| REFERENCES | 367 | ||
| Chapter 20 - Women’s Health | 373 | ||
| PREGNANCY AND LABOR | 376 | ||
| POSTPARTUM CARE | 382 | ||
| MENOPAUSE | 383 | ||
| VAGINAL INFECTIONS | 385 | ||
| REFERENCES | 389 | ||
| Appendix - Recommended Essential Oil Distributors and Resources | 395 | ||
| Suppliers for USA Courses | 395 | ||
| Other Recommended Distributors | 395 | ||
| Diffusers | 396 | ||
| Aromapatches | 396 | ||
| Aromapackets | 396 | ||
| Recommended Essential Oil Journals | 396 | ||
| Essential Oil Research Database | 397 | ||
| Index | 398 | ||
| IBC | IBC |