How Aromatherapy Works:Synthetic and Efficacious Pathways of Essential Oils in the Human Physiology.

Volume I: Principal Mechanisms in Olfaction

8 1/2" x 11" softcover edition, over 600 pages, book weight: 4.4 lbs.

Includes full glossary, references, index - over 100 illustrations and tables.

An in-depth text supported by the latest scientific research on:

How the processes of olfaction through both psychophysiological and pharmacological actions of essential oils affect the mind and brain chemistry.

Emphasizes how odors influence the nervous, endocrine and immune systems and affect health and disease.

Examines olfactory practices and their relation to psychological principles, the mind- body connection.

Relates neuroanatomy of sense of smell with performance, their dynamic mechanisms and biological functions which effect ultimate behavior.

Ideal for teachers, students, practitioners and users of aromatherapy who want a scientific and medical understanding of how essential oils affect health and disease through the sense of smell.

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