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Aromatherapy - Distance Learning Course #358
This course, #358 "Aromatherapy", is offered through distance learning.
Course Description
This course embraces the major concepts involved in this powerful therapeutic approach, in first describing some of its historical origins, methods of extraction and various therapeutic uses. The different properties of essential oils will be provided considering their specific chemical composition, which intimately depends on the presence of particular aromatic molecules. A classification of the principal therapeutic indications will be also presented as well as a complementary materia medica for most commonly used essential oils.
This course will offer the student the possibility of familiarizing himself with this extraordinary therapeutic tool, which could be integrated favourably to the practice, providing sufficient knowledge in the field since the effects of essential oils are substantial and require a lot of care.
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Course Information
- Credits: 6
- Hours of Study required: 90
Included with:
Tuition Fees
- 540.00$ CDN
- 540.00$ US
- 420.00€
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Course Description
- INTRODUCTION
- HISTORY
- THE RENEWAL
- REVISION
- ACTIVITY 1
- CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS
- INTRODUCTION
- DEFINITIONS
- AROMATIC PLANTS
- ESSENCES
- ESSENTIAL OILS
- AROMATIC HYDROSOLS
- AROMATIC MOLECULES
- AROMATIC MOLECULES
- (1) TERPENOID TYPES:
- (2) PHENYLPROPANOID TYPES
- CHEMOTYPES
- DEFINITION
- EXOGENOUS FACTORS MAKE THE CHEMOTYPE:
- EXAMPLE: THE THYME FAMILY
- PLANT CHEMOTYPES
- ASTERACEAES:
- LAMIACEAES:
- MYRTACEAES
- POACEAES
- TERMINOLOGY
- REVISION
- EXTRACTION METHODS
- COLD EXPRESSION
- SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION
- PERCOLATION OR HYDRODIFFUSION
- ENFLEURAGE
- DISTILLATION
- DIAGRAM OF AN “ESSENTIAL OIL” STILL
- AMOUNT OBTAINED FROM DISTILLATION
- QUALITY CRITERIA FOR ESSENTIAL OILS
- REVISION
- ACTIVITY 3
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS
- PHYSICAL STATE
- VOLATILITY
- STABILITY
- SOLUBILITY
- COLOUR
- ACTION ON POLARIZED LIGHT
- DENSITY
- RESISTIVITY
- PH
- REVISION
- AROMATIC MOLECULES
- ACTIVE MOLECULES
- ALCOHOLS AND PHENOLS
- PHENOL METHYL ETHERS AND ETHER-OXIDES
- ETHER-OXIDES
- ACIDS AND ESTERS
- OXIDES
- KETONES
- LACTONES
- COUMARINS
- PHTALIDS
- ALDEHYDES
- TERPENES
- CONCLUSION
- REVISION
- CLASSIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL OILS ACCORDING TO THEIR MAIN PROPERTIES
- PHYSICAL STATE
- VOLATILITY
- GENERALITIES
- CONTRAINDICATIONS
- CLASSIFICATION BY EO PROPERTIES
- THE BASIC AROMATHERAPY KIT
- ANIBA ROSAEODORA (ROSEWOOD)
- ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS (TARRAGON)
- CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA CINEOLIFERUM (RAVINTSARA)
- CITRUS AURANTIUM SSP AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE LEAF)
- EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA CITRONNELLALIFERA (LEMON-SCENTED EUCALYPTUS)
- EUCALYPTUS RADIATA SSP. RADIATA (EUCALYPTUS AUSTRALIANA)
- HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM SSP. SEROTINUM (IMMORTELL)
- LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA SSP. ANGUSTIFOLIA (TRUE LAVENDER)
- LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA SPICA CINEOLIFERA (ASPIC LAVENDER)
- LAVANDULA STOECHAS (FRENCH LAVENDER)
- MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE)
- MELALEUCA QUINQUINERVIA CINEOLIFERA
- MENTHA X PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT)
- ORIGANUM COMPACTUM CARVACROLIFERUM
- THYMUS VULGARIS THUJANOLIFERUM
- AROMATHERAPY AND THE HIPPOCRATIC TEMPERAMENTS
- REMEDIES FOR THE SANGUINE TEMPERAMENT
- REMEDIES FOR THE BILIOUS TEMPERAMENT
- REMEDIES FOR THE LYMPHATIC TEMPERAMENT
- REMEDIES FOR THE NERVOUS TEMPERAMENT
- REVISION
- THERAPIES
- GENERALITIES
- INTRODUCTION
- AROMATOGRAM
- GALENIC FORMS OF ESSENTIAL OILS
- PURE ESSENTIAL OILS
- ESSENTIAL OILS WITH AN EXCIPIENT
- PRECAUTIONS
- THERAPEUTIC FORM
- PROTOCOL FOR USING ESSENTIAL OILS
- DURING THE ACUTE INFECTIOUS PHASE
- DURING THE CHRONIC PHASE
- FOR PREVENTION
- REVISION
- MATERIA MEDICA OF AROMATHERAPY
- ABIES ALBA
- ABIES BALSAMEA
- ABIES SIBIRICA
- ALLIUM CEPA
- ALLIUM SATIVUM
- ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS
- ANETHUM SOWA
- ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA
- ANIBA ROSAEODORA PARVIFLORA VAR. AMAZONICA
- APIUM GRAVEOLENS, VAR. DULCE
- APIUM GRAVEOLENS, VAR. DULCE
- ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM THUJONIFERA
- ARTEMISIA ARBORESCENS
- ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS
- ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA DAVANONIFERA
- ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA THUJONIFERA
- BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS
- BOLDEA FRAGRANS
- CANANGA ODORATA
- CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE
- CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES, VAR. ANTHELMINTHICUM
- CHRYSANTHEMUM VULGARE THUJONIFERUM
- CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA CINEOLIFERUM
- CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA, VAR. GLAVESCENS HAYATA
- CINNAMOMUM CASSIA
- CINNAMOMUM VERUM (OR CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM)
- CINNAMOMUM VERUM EUGENOLIFERUM
- CITRUS AURANTIUM, SSP. AURANTIUM
- CITRUS AURANTIUM, SSP. BERGAMIA
- CITRUS AURANTIUM, SSP. BERGAMIA
- CITRUS LIMON
- CORIANDRUM SATIVUM
- CORYDOTHYMUS CAPITATUS OR THYMUS CAPITATUS
- CUMINUM CYMINUM
- CUPRESSUS ARIZONICA
- CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS, VAR. STRICTA
- CYMBOPOGON NARDUS
- CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS
- EUCALYPTUS CAMPANULATA
- EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA, CITRONNELLALIFERA
- EUCALYPTUS DIVES PIPERITONIFERUM
- EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS
- EUCALYPTUS RADIATA SSP. RADIATA CINEOLIFERA
- EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS
- FOENICULUM VULGARE SSP. CAPILLACEUM, VAR. DULC
- GAULTHERIA FRAGRANTISSIMA
- GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS
- HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM SSP. SEROTINUM
- HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS, VAR. DECUMBENS
- INULA GRAVEOLENS
- JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, VAR. MONTANA
- JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, SSP. COMMUNIS TERPINEOLIFER
- LAURUS NOBILIS
- LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA, SSP. AUGUSTIFOLIA
- LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA CINEOLIFERA
- LAVANDULA STOECHAS
- LAVANDULA X BURNATII, CLONE SUPER
- MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA
- MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA CINEOLIFERA
- MENTHA ARVENSIS, VAR. PIPERASCENS
- MENTHA X CITRATA
- MENTHA X PIPERITA, VAR. OFFICINALIS RUBESCENS
- MYRISTICA FRAGRANS
- OCIMUM BASILICUM, VAR. BASILICUM
- ORIGANUM COMPACTUM
- ORIGANUM HERACLEOTICUM CARVACROLIFERUM
- ORIGANUM MAJORANA
- PIMPINELLA ANISUM
- PINUS PINASTER
- PINUS PINASTER
- PINUS SYLVESTRIS
- PETASITES OFFICINALES
- ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS CAMPHORIFERUM
- ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS CINEOLIFERUM
- ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS VERBENONIFERUM
- SALVIA FRUCTICOSA
- SALVIA OFFICINALIS
- SALVIA SCLAREA
- SANTALUM ALBUM
- SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS
- SATUREJA MONTANA, CARVACROLIFERA
- THUYA OCCIDENTALIS
- THYMUS MASTICHINA CINEOLIFERA
- THYMUS SATUREIOIDES BORNEOL-CARVACROLIFERUM
- THYMUS VULGARIS GERANIOLIFERUM
- THYMUS VULGARIS LINALOLIFERUM
- THYMUS VULGARIS THUJANOLIFERUM
- TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI
- ZINGIBER CASSUMUNAR
- ZINGIBER OFFICINALIS
- REVISION
- ENGLISH/LATIN DICTIONARY OF ESSENTIAL OILS
- LATIN/ENGLISH ESSENTIAL OIL DICTIONARY
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