Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Medical Aromatherapy
Medical Aromatherapy by Kurt Schnaubelt. 1999 edition Reviewed by Martin Watt. I had high hopes for this book as it was only published in 1999 years after other aromatherapy books. It therefore had a chance to correct errors made by previous authors. Sadly I was disappointed as it contains the same old recopied errors on the therapeutic us...
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...