The Fragrant Pharmacy opens the way to a whole world of freshpossibilities. It is a new approach to nature through one of its mostpowerful forms - those fragrant 'essential oils' drawn from flowers andgrasses, trees and roots, leaves and fruit, that remain the great untappedresources of our planet. The Fragrant Pharmacy shows how each essential oilcan offer many diverse benefits. One of the most holistic of all systems ofmedicine, the oils can alleviate symptoms, prevent many illnesses anddisorders and help in their healing process. But more than that, they canprovide all of us - our families, our homes, even our pets - with theprotections and pleasures we need...without the chemical pollution of ourbodies or our envirnment. This illuminating and imaginative book ofaromatherapy is the household manual of the future. It is a treasury ofinformation about precious life- and health-enhancing liquids that work incomplex harmony with people and planet alike. Here is a comprehensiveencyclopaedia of 'medicines out of the earth', those miracles of creationwhich revitalise and rejuvenate, enhance our emotions and help our workand play. It charts out for all of us a fragrant way to family health andhome delights.