Essential Chemistry for Aromatherapy

Essential Chemistry for Aromatherapy

by Clarke, Sue

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This new edition of ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY FOR SAFE AROMATHERAPY provides an accessible account of the key theoretical aspects of chemistry and their application into the safe practice of aromatherapy. For readers with a limited science background, this book offers a clear and concisely written guide to essential information in chemistry. For practitioners, the book applies chemistry to the practical and therapeutic use of essential oils, and leads to a better understanding of composition, propert…

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  • Full title :Essential Chemistry for Aromatherapy.

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This new edition of ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY FOR SAFE AROMATHERAPY provides an accessible account of the key theoretical aspects of chemistry and their application into the safe practice of aromatherapy. For readers with a limited science background, this book offers a clear and concisely written guide to essential information in chemistry. For practitioners, the book applies chemistry to the practical and therapeutic use of essential oils, and leads to a better understanding of composition, properties and technical data related to essential oils. Takes the fear and mystery out of chemistry.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.
  • Edition:2nd ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (317 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780702037054, 0702037052, 0443104034, 9780443104039
  • oclc:ocn882771350
  • LC Classification:RM666.A8
  • Dewey Decimal:547.71

Table of Contents

Front Cover; Essential Chemistry for Aromatherapy; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Fundamentals of chemistry; Organization of Matter; Compounds; Types of Chemical Bonding; Mixtures; Chapter 2: Organic chemistry; Important Concepts in Organic Chemistry; Representing Organic Molecules; Functional Groups; Homologous Series; Chapter 3: Families of compounds that occur in essential oils; The Terpenes; Oxygenated Compounds; Other Compounds; Chapter 4: Processing, extraction and purity; Extraction From Natural Products; Terminology of Extracts.

Essential OilsThe Effects of Processing and Manipulation on oil Composition; Chapter 5: Analytical techniques; Chromatography; Mass Spectrometry (MS); Optical Rotation; Specific Gravity (SG); Refractive Index; The Sense of Smell; Chapter 6: Health, disease and therapy; Health; Disease; Therapy; Sources of Information; Research and Clinical Trials; Safety; Training and Regulation; Chapter 7: Composition of essential oils and other materials; Quality Control; Background to Composition; Organic Oils; Special Properties of Essential Oils: Synergy and Quenching.

Chemical Purity and Standard SamplesRegulat…

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Clarke, Sue

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