A Guide to Essential Oils - 150 of the World's Best Plant Essential Oils

Author: (DE) Jürgen von Braunswig, (DE) Wen Youjun
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book starts from rigorous scientific facts and divides it into 15 main chapters based on the primary aromatic chemical components of plant essential oils. These chapters include Monoterpenes, Esters, Phenyl Esters, Monoterpenols, Sesquiterpenones, Coumarins and Lactones, Aldehydes, Oxides, Phenols, Monoterpenones, Ethers, Sesquiterpenes, and Sesquiterpenols. It also utilizes the "Jürgen's Egg," a copyrighted work registered in Germany, to introduce the different properties, aromas, effects, and clinical applications of 150 essential oil components, listing the essential oil components and their therapeutic attributes. Most of the selected information in the book has been clinically verified by the authors and their students.