Aromatherapy for Women: How to use essential oils for health, beauty and your emotions. Maggie Tisserand
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AROMATHERAPY FOR WOMEN
How to use the remarkable
beautifying and healing qualities
of essential oils
Maggie Tisserand
Thorsons
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Published by Thorsons 1985, 1990, 1993
© Maggie Tisserand 1993
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CONTENTS
Chapter One GETTING THROUGH THE DAY
Chapter Two GYNAECOLOGICAL REMEDIES
Chapter Three SEXUALITY AND SENSUALITY
Chapter Five HEALTH AND HEALING
Chapter Six AROMATHERAPY AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Chapter Seven SKIN AND HAIR CARE
Chapter Eight PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
Chapter Ten REMEDIES FOR CHILDREN’S ILLNESSES
GLOSSARY OF METHODS OF TREATMENT
Thanks to my friend Sue Robinson, who helped to edit many of the chapters.
Grateful thanks to my three children for being so trusting in me, and for the opportunities given to me to treat them, even for serious illnesses, and to put my faith to the test.
Firstly, I would like to explain my reasons for the title of my book, and apologize to all those men who have said to me ‘What about aromatherapy for men?’ Of course, aromatherapy is not only for women: it is for any human being – woman, child or man – and also for animals, in certain circumstances. I chose the title as there is a large proportion of the book relating to pregnancy, childbirth and gynaecological problems, which are only pertinent to women, but there is much information contained in the book which will be of benefit to men, especially the section about ‘Aromatherapy and the immune system’ (Chapter 6).
For much of the book I have drawn largely on my own experiences during pregnancy, childbirth and in bringing up three children; in the visible improvements in my appearance and the general state of my health; and also on feedback from friends and relatives who have benefited from using essential oils.
In a nutshell, aromatherapy means ‘a therapy using aromas’. The aromas come from the plant kingdom – flowers, trees, bushes, and herbs. The relevant part of the plant (the wood of the sandalwood tree; the petals of the rose; the peel of the lemon; the leaves of rosemary bushes; berries of the juniper tree, etc) is put through a process of distillation, where the volatile, odiferous substance is captured. It is this liquid which is known as an essential oil.
Essential oils have many uses, although our sense of smell, being linked to our emotions, plays the largest part in recognizing the power of aromatherapy and it is here that we can discover how certain essences have the power to lift depression, or which essences have a calming influence on troubled emotions. Aromatherapy is a mixture of aromas, massage and medicine.
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