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Essential oil safety : a guide for health care professionals / created by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Elsevier Ltd., 2013Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 780 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780443062414
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS162 TIS
Contents:
Introduction Essential oil composition Toxicity Kinetics and dosing The skin The respiratory system The cardiovascular system The urinary system The digestive system The nervous system The reproductive system Cancer and the immune system Essential oil profiles Constituent profiles General safety guidelines
Summary: The second edition of this book is virtually a new book. It is the only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils, the first review of essential oil/drug interactions, and it 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
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Book Book Medical School Open Shelf RS162 TIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 163944 Available BK152015

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction Essential oil composition Toxicity Kinetics and dosing The skin The respiratory system The cardiovascular system The urinary system The digestive system The nervous system The reproductive system Cancer and the immune system Essential oil profiles Constituent profiles General safety guidelines

The second edition of this book is virtually a new book. It is the only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils, the first review of essential oil/drug interactions, and it 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

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