Jeanne Rose is a respected authority on using herbs for medicine and beauty. In this book, she profiles 375 essential oils by botanical family, properties, actions, chemical components and by appearance. Historical notes and lore, often from Chinese alchemy and Five Element theory, as well as Western botanical sources, are included in all the entries. The book is illustrated with graceful line drawings and historically important botanical drawings.
Jeanne Rose is a respected authority on using herbs for medicine and beauty. In this book, she profiles 375 essential oils by botanical family, properties, actions, chemical components and by appearance. Historical notes and lore, often from Chinese alchemy and Five Element theory, as well as Western botanical sources, are included in all the entries. The book is illustrated with graceful line drawings and historically important botanical drawings.
Jeanne Rose has also written Jeanne Rose's Herbal Guide to Food, Jeanne Rose's Kitchen Cosmetics, Jeanne Rose's Herbal Body Book, and The Aromatherapy Book.
"Jeanne Rose does it again, detailing the aromatic world in a new
light! In this book she combines ancient and modern biochemical
knowledge with decades of her own hands-on involvement in aroma and
body products, natural cosmetics, and medicinces to make a
wonderful whole."
- James A. Duke, Ph.D.
"Thanks to her encompassing understanding of the vegtal kingdom and
its powerful resources, Jeanne Rose takes the reader on a travel
that is always refreshing and exciting."
- Daniel Penoel, M.D.
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