Clinical Aromatherapy — Essential Oils in Practice
Jane Buckle brings a wealth of knowledge and clinical experience acquired over 25 years in the field. With a PhD in health service management, a background in critical care nursing, a teaching degree and degrees from the world of alternative medicine, she writes authoritatively, and speaks from the heart.
Enhance Patient Care With Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is one of the main complementary therapies used in hospital, hospice, and community settings. Written by a nurse, this clinical text highlights how the controlled use of essential oils can enhance care and the role of the healthcare professional. It examines key facts and issues in the clinical use of aromatherapy and applies these within a variety of contexts and conditions to ensure a holistic approach to integrative care.
Features
- The second edition is no longer written from a nursing perspective.
- There are specific sections for the physician, massage therapist, chiropractor and naturopath.
- The text has been reviewed and edited by experts in the field.
- Many new tables have been included.
- New sections on psychology, psychiatry and aromatic medicine.
Table Of Contents
Section 1: Overview: Introduction, The Nature of Aromatherapy, Basic Plant Taxonomy, Chemistry, Extraction, Biosynthesis, and Analysis, Essential Oil Toxicity and Contraindications, Psychology, Evidence-Based Aromatherapy in Nursing Practice, Oral and Internal Use of Aromatherapy, Manual Therapies.
Section 2: Clinical Use of Aromatherapy: Infection, Insomnia, Nausea and Vomiting, Pain and Inflammation, Stress Management, Cardiology, Care of the Elderly, Critical Care, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Hospice and End-of-Life Care, Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Psychiatric Care, Respiratory Care.
Appendixes: Education, Policies, Protocols and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, The White House Commission on Complementary Alternative Medicine Policy, Recommended Essential Oil Distributors, Useful Addresses, Databases and Websites, Hospitals and Other Institutions Employing Aromatherapy in Treatment.
ISBN 0443072361 416 pages Churchill Livingstone
Reviews
“Jane Buckle has written the definitive guide to clinical aromatherapy; her comprehensive treatment of the subject from its history and biochemistry, to its myriad practical applications illuminates this therapeutic modality as no text has before. Buckle’s book should be required reading for anyone interested in using aromatherapy in the clinical setting.”
Susan B. Frampton, PhD,
Executive Director, Planetree Hospital Group.
“At last! A thoughtful, evidence-based text for clinical aromatherapy. Healthcare practitioners and students interested in clinical aromatherapy will benefit greatly from this book.”
Roberta Lee, MD,
Medical Director, Beth Israel Center for Health and Healing in New York, New York.
“Dr Buckle brings together those elements most important to practicing clinicians — grounding in the physical sciences, safety information, evidence from the scientific literature, and a wealth of personal clinical experience… This work is an important addition to the aromatherapy practice literature, and I strongly recommend it to all health professionals who are interested in this rapidly expanding complementary therapy.”
Linda L. Halc n, PhD, MPH, RN,
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing University of Minnesota.