Book reviews/ 17.02.24
The Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils
THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ESSENTIAL OILS (original version) by JULIA LAWLESS. Reviewed by Martin Watt Cert. Phyt. Medical Herbalist. Page 10. "Rosemary and Marjoram should be avoided in pregnancy" No evidence is provided as to why, and no mention is made that there are at least 3 major varieties of marjoram oil. There are also dozens of s...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Aromatherapy For All The Family
AROMATHERAPY FOR ALL THE FAMILY 1993 edition. ISBN 0-946-982-06-6 by J. Kusmirek Reviewed by Martin Watt. SUMMARY Any author makes mistakes, however, the errors made in this work are numerous and profound. This could only be due to his lack of knowledge of the issues surrounding the use of essential oils. He also lacked the ability to so...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Modern Essentials: A Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils
'Modern Essentials: A Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils' Author unknown but claimed to be "AromaTools". Published by http://www.aromatools.com/Default.asp of Utah, USA. A review by Martin Watt Introduction. This book looks like a mechanism to market DoTerra essential oils to their cult followers. They believe every...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
A practical Guide to Aromatherapy
A practical Guide to Aromatherapy by Lorrie Hargis ISBN 1-58054-070-8 A review by Martin Watt This book contains several formulas for the internal use of essential oils at extremely hazardous levels. Calculating potential toxicity or irritation levels is difficult because of the use of some kind of emulsifying agent which I have no infor...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Aroma & Clay Therapy
AROMA- & CLAY THERAPY by R.Ypma Reviewed by Martin Watt. I have not investigated the suggestions made for treating animals or many of the claims for the clay treatments. While being perfectly happy that clay used externally has some useful properties, it should NOT be recommended for INTERNAL use by aromatherapists who do not receive a soun...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Aromatherapy The Essential Beginning
AROMATHERAPY THE ESSENTIAL BEGINNING by GARY YOUNG. A review by Martin Watt Cert. Phyt. The whole of the book is packed with major errors. It gives advice on medical conditions that should only be treated by medical doctors. It provides information on, and recommends the use of, some extremely hazardous essential oils. The writer ignored sa...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
A MODERN HERBAL
A MODERN HERBAL by Mrs. Maud Grieve F.R.H.S. A brief review of the book and life of this writer and teacher. By Martin Watt Maud Grieve's writings on Herbal medicine are still second to none in the depth of knowledge encountered. I highly recommend her book to beginners or to students of herbal medicine. There are of course some errors in i...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Reshaping Herbal Medicine
Reshaping Herbal Medicine by Catherine O’Sullivan, PhD. Churchill Livingstone, Oxford, 2005. ISBN 0 4431 0135 3 Reviewed by Martin Watt. This book is really about statutory regulation of herbal medicine in the UK. Thus, my comments have to address some of the points the author raises. The text is an academic’s talk shop, often using words...
Education and training/ 17.02.24
AROMATHERAPY BLOGS
AROMATHERAPY BLOGS 1 Recompiled from 3 older articles Most of the blog type sites use various social media platforms. Never rely on such blogs for accurate information. The majority of these blogs are in the total control of whoever set them up. They will delete any negative comments from those who know better than themselves. Some blog...
Education and training/ 17.02.24
MAJOR ERRORS ON
MAJOR ERRORS ON learningabouteos.com now https://www.leajacobson.com First article below April 2017 One of several advice type sites linking to unscrupulous suppliers was: www.learningabouteos.com and nourishingtreasures.com These sites are run by Lea Harris who has links to and has accepted donations from distributors of Young Living...