Complete Guide to Aromatherapy 3rd Edition Vol.1
Complete Guide to Aromatherapy 3rd Edition Vol.1
Complete Guide to Aromatherapy 3rd Edition Vol.1

Complete Guide to Aromatherapy 3rd Edition Vol.1

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The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy Third Edition is internationally acclaimed, authoritative, and comprehensive textbook on aromatherapy.

The 3rd edition, now over 630 pages, provides us with the most comprehensive essential oil monographs ever published. Each monograph includes a description of the botany and origins, organoleptic profile, chemical composition, a detailed history and traditional uses, a comprehensive review of the pharmacological and clinical studies, a detailed discussion on the actions and aromatherapy uses, blending tips and advice for the safe use and much more.

Other topics covered in Volume I include:

  • the role of aromatherapy in promoting health and wellbeing
  • detailed history of aromatherapy
  • the botanical origins of essential oils
  • the methods of essential oil extraction
  • quality of essential oils for aromatherapy use
  • guidelines for the safe practice of aromatherapy
  • how to use essential oils in aromatherapy.

The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy Third Edition is written for everyone who is passionate about aromatherapy and essential oils, whether it be for personal use, for the student of aromatherapy, for the professional aromatherapist or for the health professional.

About Salvatore Battaglia

Salvatore Battaglia has been passionate about natural therapies for most of his life. He holds qualifications in natural therapies, herbal medicine, acupuncture and aromatherapy. Salvatore’s dedication to aromatherapy has seen him hold positions in professional associations and government committees to ensure that the educational standards of professional aromatherapy are maintained and improved.

Salvatore has been teaching aromatherapy since 1988. He is often called upon to speak at international conferences about aromatherapy, running a holistic and ethical business and what it means to go natural and organic.

Salvatore has been an advisor to hospital boards and nursing homes to establish aromatherapy clinical trials for pain management, intensive care and depression and for the management of dementia and aged care.

He is the author of The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, which was first published in 1994. To date, more than 130,000 copies of The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy have been sold. The book is internationally acclaimed as a textbook and has now been translated into Japanese and Korean.