Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oils In Practice, Second Edition

CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE An Imprint of Elsevier Science Publishing Manager: Inta Izols Development Editor: Karen Gilmour Project Manager: Peggy Fagen Design Manager: Mark Bernard Design: Sheilah Barrett Design CLINICAL AROMATHERAPY 2e Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science. ISBN 0-443-07236-1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission of the publisher (Churchill Livingstone, The Curtis Center, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106). Churchill Livingstone and the sailboat design are registered trademarks. NOTICE Complementary and alternative medicine is an ever-changing field. Standard safety precautions must be followed, but as new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, change in treatment and drug therapy may become necessary as appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current product information provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the licensed prescriber, relying on experience and knowledge of the patient, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient. Neither the publisher nor the editors assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from this publication. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Buckle, Jane, RGN, MA, BPhil, Cert Ed, MISPA, MIScB. Clinical aromatherapy / Jane Buckle.—2nd ed. p. ; cm. Rev. ed. of: Clinical aromatherapy in nursing / Jane Buckle. c1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-443-07236-1 1. Aromatherapy. 2. Nursing. I. Buckle, Jane, RGN, MA, BPhil, Cert Ed, MISPA, MIScB. Clinical aromatherapy. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Aromatherapy—methods. WB 925 B924ca 2003] RM666.A68B83 2003 615⬘.321—dc21 2003043823 Printed in the United States of America. Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is for all those who walk the path with me. Thank you. W Foreword A romatherapy is possibly the most simple of all complementary therapies to integrate because when we inhale air, we inhale aroma, although we are usually unaware of it. However, aromatherapy is rarely presented in a cogent, scientific way; as a result, it has been difficult for physicians and nurses to take the field seriously, or to understand how we could use it in our practice. Here is a book from a health professional who writes about aromatherapy in a way that we can understand and apply. As a small boy growing up in Turkey, I had my own special paradise—my grandfather’s walled garden—where I became aware of the power of the senses; in particular, how the fragrance of plants made me feel good. Now, as a cardiovascular surgeon, I work on repairing the heart. I know the heart is perceived by many to be more than a pump, the epicenter of emotion, and I continue to be aware of how important our senses are to our well being, and how feeling good can help recovery. The very smell of many hospitals is unpleasant, alien, or distressing to our patients. Patients feel at their most vulnerable in a hospital’s high-tech sur