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# Hundreds of essential oil recipes Comprehensive aromatherapy guide Safety & usage warnings included The Fragrant Pharmacy

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> 🌿 Unlock the power of nature’s pharmacy—don’t miss out on holistic wellness!

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## Key Features

- • **Beginner Friendly:** Clear, easy-to-read format perfect for newcomers and enthusiasts alike
- • **Holistic Wellness:** Covers beauty, health, pet care, and eco-friendly gardening solutions
- • **Expert-Backed Safety:** Includes critical warnings and safe usage guidelines for all users
- • **Versatile Applications:** From stress relief to antibacterial sprays and even cooking tips
- • **Master Aromatherapy Basics:** Your go-to daily reference for essential oils and blends

## Overview

The Fragrant Pharmacy by Valerie Ann Worwood is a bestselling, beginner-friendly aromatherapy guide featuring hundreds of essential oil recipes and practical uses for health, beauty, home, and garden. With expert safety advice and versatile applications, it empowers you to harness natural remedies confidently and creatively.

## Description

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Review: Fantastic book which I refer to on a daily basis! - I bought this book because I have recently discovered aromatherapy. At first I had thought that aromatherapy was sort of a silly thing that didn't really work, but as I began to play about with oils I realised that there was a lot of potential for using them to enhance my life. For instance, as a student I have to spend a lot of time in libraries reading, which does tend to make me a little sleepy! I realised that keeping basil oil in my pocket keeps me awake and focused. When I realised they worked this well I was keen to find out more and sought a book a bit like a dictionary but with a directory of uses for each oil, including inspiration for recipes. Well this book certainly delivers. There are hundreds of pages listing various ailments and the different combinations of oils that can be used to help. The author gives advice on how to use specific blends of oils (massage, diffuse etc.) and she also provides alternative oils. This is especially useful if you don't have all the oils. I've got about 20 of the main ones, and find that I can do most things the book suggests. I also like that she has a big list of the main oils at the start of the book, so when purchasing useful oils for my collection, I populated my desertcart basket with these first. Worwood also includes recipes for the kitchen (I never knew you could cook with essential oils!), though of course, check the purity of your oils before ingesting!! At the back of the book are a number of tables setting out oils that are good for various general jobs, like killing bacteria, improving skin etc., and this is great if you want to have a bash at mixing your own recipes. I used the 'bacteria Busters' table to make an essential oils antibacterial spray, which I spray on my desk, phone, linen, door handles frequently. (A cheeky inhale of the mist also helps with clearing a blocked nose!) This book has loads of useful tips and if you are a student like me (or indeed anyone prone to stress, worry, anxiety), there are loads of recipes for helping you to get life back under control. And they WORK. I used a sleeplessness recipe last night and I had a very good sleep! I use the ME concentration recipe when I study (I don't have ME, but I find that the recipe is fantastic for staying alert and focused when put in an ultrasonic diffuser). All in all, this book does everything that you would need. There is even a list of dangerous oils at the back (like nightshade, which was used in the medieval/early modern period--ladies used to drip it in their eyes to make their pupils bigger, but it actually led to blindness!!!). The index can point you to more or less anything you can think of, making this book something to peruse at leisure or flick through like Harry Potter did with the Half Blood Prince's 'Advanced Potion Making'!!
Review: A good, introductory Primer for understanding and using Essential Oils, but take great care you buy quality oils. - It's easy to be critical of an introductory book, so I'm not going to flag up any warnings other than to say that it is really, really important that if you are planning to use any Essential oils, get good ones from a dedicated aromatherapy specialist or supplier. Don't be fooled by cheap pricing. Since this book was published, the manufacture of essential oils has risen exponentially and there are a lot of fakes and adulterated copies, along with synthetics and 'nature identical' factory blends from industrial manufacturers out there masquerading as the real thing. These are unlikely to have any therapeutic qualities at all. They'll be fine for cleaning and deodorising your house, might even be good enough as a skin oil - but unless you get good, safe oils from a reputable supplier, don't even think about using them in food or as therapeutics as described in the book. Just don't go there. "The Fragrant Pharmacy" was my first book when I first got interested in using essential oils for cleaning, fragrancing and skin care. It was an excellent primer, a really good introduction to the basics. It doesn't go into a vast amount of detail or have much in the way of the science of plant oil dynamics - and it could do to be revised and updated. But it's really easy to read, and if you're a complete beginner, this is as good a start as any. There are sections on everything - household use, beauty care, basic health care, pet care and a good section on the use of essential oils in deterring fungal, viral and pest problems in the garden and greenhouse - in fact my OH has found this old book of mine, dusted it off and is thoroughly studying it for keeping pests and disease off his 'show' veg without having to resort to chemical attack.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 35,825 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 113 in Wildlife Gardening 1,663 in New Age (Books) 3,333 in Health Issues |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (719) |
| Dimensions  | 12.88 x 3.38 x 19.81 cm |
| Edition  | New Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0553403974 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0553403978 |
| Item weight  | 385 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 560 pages |
| Publication date  | 14 Nov. 1991 |
| Publisher  | Bantam |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic book which I refer to on a daily basis!
*by K***E on 8 August 2015*

I bought this book because I have recently discovered aromatherapy. At first I had thought that aromatherapy was sort of a silly thing that didn't really work, but as I began to play about with oils I realised that there was a lot of potential for using them to enhance my life. For instance, as a student I have to spend a lot of time in libraries reading, which does tend to make me a little sleepy! I realised that keeping basil oil in my pocket keeps me awake and focused. When I realised they worked this well I was keen to find out more and sought a book a bit like a dictionary but with a directory of uses for each oil, including inspiration for recipes. Well this book certainly delivers. There are hundreds of pages listing various ailments and the different combinations of oils that can be used to help. The author gives advice on how to use specific blends of oils (massage, diffuse etc.) and she also provides alternative oils. This is especially useful if you don't have all the oils. I've got about 20 of the main ones, and find that I can do most things the book suggests. I also like that she has a big list of the main oils at the start of the book, so when purchasing useful oils for my collection, I populated my Amazon basket with these first. Worwood also includes recipes for the kitchen (I never knew you could cook with essential oils!), though of course, check the purity of your oils before ingesting!! At the back of the book are a number of tables setting out oils that are good for various general jobs, like killing bacteria, improving skin etc., and this is great if you want to have a bash at mixing your own recipes. I used the 'bacteria Busters' table to make an essential oils antibacterial spray, which I spray on my desk, phone, linen, door handles frequently. (A cheeky inhale of the mist also helps with clearing a blocked nose!) This book has loads of useful tips and if you are a student like me (or indeed anyone prone to stress, worry, anxiety), there are loads of recipes for helping you to get life back under control. And they WORK. I used a sleeplessness recipe last night and I had a very good sleep! I use the ME concentration recipe when I study (I don't have ME, but I find that the recipe is fantastic for staying alert and focused when put in an ultrasonic diffuser). All in all, this book does everything that you would need. There is even a list of dangerous oils at the back (like nightshade, which was used in the medieval/early modern period--ladies used to drip it in their eyes to make their pupils bigger, but it actually led to blindness!!!). The index can point you to more or less anything you can think of, making this book something to peruse at leisure or flick through like Harry Potter did with the Half Blood Prince's 'Advanced Potion Making'!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good, introductory Primer for understanding and using Essential Oils, but take great care you buy quality oils.
*by M***E on 14 December 2016*

It's easy to be critical of an introductory book, so I'm not going to flag up any warnings other than to say that it is really, really important that if you are planning to use any Essential oils, get good ones from a dedicated aromatherapy specialist or supplier. Don't be fooled by cheap pricing. Since this book was published, the manufacture of essential oils has risen exponentially and there are a lot of fakes and adulterated copies, along with synthetics and 'nature identical' factory blends from industrial manufacturers out there masquerading as the real thing. These are unlikely to have any therapeutic qualities at all. They'll be fine for cleaning and deodorising your house, might even be good enough as a skin oil - but unless you get good, safe oils from a reputable supplier, don't even think about using them in food or as therapeutics as described in the book. Just don't go there. "The Fragrant Pharmacy" was my first book when I first got interested in using essential oils for cleaning, fragrancing and skin care. It was an excellent primer, a really good introduction to the basics. It doesn't go into a vast amount of detail or have much in the way of the science of plant oil dynamics - and it could do to be revised and updated. But it's really easy to read, and if you're a complete beginner, this is as good a start as any. There are sections on everything - household use, beauty care, basic health care, pet care and a good section on the use of essential oils in deterring fungal, viral and pest problems in the garden and greenhouse - in fact my OH has found this old book of mine, dusted it off and is thoroughly studying it for keeping pests and disease off his 'show' veg without having to resort to chemical attack.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than the Doctors!
*by C***E on 3 January 2014*

Ive wanted this book for a very long time, i already had Valerie's book The Fragrant Heavens and i kept meaning to buy this one too, finally i bought it and im not disappointed at all. Its perfect for looking up an ailment and treating it naturally. Of course it can be expensive buying all of the oils suggested but if you just buy the basic you can adapt certain oils with the ones you already have. plus once youve bought the basic oils, they do last a long time. Ive always used essential oils and particularly for my children im always using lavander and eucalyptus for everything, but now i have this book im going to add a few more oils to my collection and try out some other things. Highly recommended!

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