Pretty impress with this book, good for a beginner like me. This pocket reference is a simplified version of the Essential Oil Desk Reference. The publisher is from LSP Life Science Publishing, shipped all the way from US. Just a quick glance through, the book sorts mainly by the essential oil types (chapter 4 and 5) and also sorted by the symptoms (chapter 6). I am just so amazed at the different kinds of symptoms it can help with.
For example, it talks about men and women issues. Eg impotency, infertility, menopause, menstrual and hormone issues, ovarian and uterine issues, sexual dysfunction), it includes those big illness like AIDS, cancer, stroke, thyroid problems etc. I love especially the part they have for irritable bowel syndrome which I suspect I have. (Pardon the poor pictures, I will tried to get better ones to replace them when I have time!)
Basically on the content page are 7 chapters.
Chapter 1: Yesterday’s Wisdom, Tomorrow’s Destiny
Plants not only play a vital role in the ecological balance of our planet, but they also been intimately linked to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of mankind since the beginning of time. An essential oil is that aromatic, volatile liquid that is within many shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds that is usually extracted through steam distillation. The chemistry of an essential oil is very complex and may consists of hundreds of different and unique chemical compounds. They are highly concentrated and far more potent than dried herbs.
Essential oils are not simple substances. Each oil is a complex structure of hundreds of different chemicals. A single eo may contain anywhere from 80 to 300 or more different chemical constituents. Essential oils derived from a second or third distillation of the same plant material are usually not as potent as oils extracted during the first distillation. Yet with certain oils, there may be additional chemical constituents that are released only in the second or third distillation.
Unfortunately, a large percentage of essential oils are adulterated, engineered, or “extended” with the use of synthetic-made compounds added with the oil.
This chapter also talks about the different schools of application which I shall discuss more in my future post.
Chapter 2: How Essential Oils Work
This chapter talks about the chemical constituents of essential oils. There are 13 categories of essential oils constituents which I will not discuss here as it is too technical.
The chemical constituents can be affected by a vast number of variables including the part(s) of the plant, soil condition, fertilizer (organic or chemical), geographical region, climate, altitude, harvesting methods and distillation process. The key to producing a therapeutic-grade essential oil is to preserve as many of the delicate aromatic compounds within the essential oil as possible. The plant material should be free of herbicides and other agrichemicals which can react with the essential oil during distillation to produce toxic compounds. Because many pesticides are oil-soluble, they can also mix into the essential oil.
Essential oils have a unique ability to penetrate cell membranes and diffuse throughout the blood and tissues, When topically applied, it can travel throughout the body in a matter of minutes. 98% of essential oils produced today are used in the perfume and cosmetic industry. Only 2% are produced for therapeutic and medicinal applications.
Then it goes on about the standards and testing of YL’s oil. It also discuss about adulterated oils and their danger.
This chapter also talks about the powerful influence of aromas and the limbic system which i will discuss in future. The 3 models were also discussed.
Chapter 3: How to safely use Essential Oils
This chapter talks about basic guidelines for safe use. I will do up a post on the FAQ for this and also guidelines on how to use them.
Chapter 4: Single Oils
This chapter describes over 80 single essential oils, including botanical information, therapeutic and traditional uses, chemical constituents of each oil, extraction method, cautions and application instructions.
Chapter 5: Essential Oil Blends
This chapter describes specific blends that were formulated after years of research for both physical and emotional health.
Chapter 6: Techniques for Essential Oil Application
This is definitely a chapter worth exploring! It includes
1) Neuro Auricular Technique
2)Lymphatic Pump
3) Vita Flex Technique
4) Raindrop Technique
It comes with detailed pictures too. Here is any example.
(I have replaced the original snap shot from the book which is in black and white to a colored version)
Chapter 7: Personal Usage
Many people think that by taking supplements, they can solve their health challenges. They do not consider the negative impact of the environment and what they can do to change it. Why? You gotta read the book to find out… too much information overloaded already!! It then talks about development your program and the methods of using the oils. And following that are all the symptons that were listed in the content i posted above.
Appendix A: Product Usage for Body Systems
Appendix B: Single Oil Data
Appendix C: Essential Oil Blends Data
Total of 394 pages bounded by a ring. Easy to flip.
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