On APA’s bookshelf: Understanding Hydrolats by Len and Shirley Price

Today we take a closer look at one of our newly arrived books in our library. “Understanding Hydrolats: The Specific Hydrosols for Aromatherapy” is an exhaustive guide for aromatherapy students & graduates as well as health professionals who are interested to learn more about the art of distilled waters and their uses.

Book Description:

This comprehensive book gives a clear understanding of distilled plant waters – or hydrolats – and explains why they are therapeutic in many ways, although little has been written in the past to make clear their properties and clinical applications.

Written by two well-known and experienced authors in the field, it dispels confusion over what distilled waters (hydrolats) actually are and equips aromatherapists and health professionals with profound knowledge to make accurate choices for therapeutic treatments.

Contents:

Len and Shirley Price start with a general introduction to distilled plant waters, explaining their advantages and composition. 

An overview of the history of aromatic medicine is given followed by an exhaustive discussion about the nature of water, its terminology and nomenclature as well as extraction processes. 

The authors also provide a complete alphabetical listing of hydrolats with descriptions, properties and indications. 

In the final chapters the reader can find methods, recipes and case studies as well as a quick reference guide to the therapeutic properties of hydrolats.

About the Authors:

Len Price (MIT FIFPA LIAM) and Shirley Price (FIFPA LIAM MIFA) are experienced and well-respected lecturers and authors on aromatherapy in the UK. They are well known for their contributions and pioneering work in the realm of aromatherapy.


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