Geranium vs Rose Geranium

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Hey Debbie, Effie .. other good folks ..

 

> Effie,

> I don't want to speak for Butch, but I am almost sure he has said

> positive things about Worwood in the past, particularly Fragrant Mind.

 

True .. Fragrant Mind or Fragrant Pharmacy .. depends on which continent

it was published is a good book for a starter set.

 

> I think what he is saying, and I agree, is that Worwood's books don't

> offer a lot of info on individual oils, like quality, chemical makeup,

> etc., so it is hard to use them to decide what to buy.

> She doesn't distinguish between different chemotypes, etc., so you

> need a much more comprehensive resource to help you know that you

> getting a quality oil. I like Worwood's books for the recipe ideas

> and the synergistic blends that I can use as remedies at a moment's

> moment's notice without researching to death if time is of the

> essence.

>

> Butch, please jump in here and tell me if I am on target with this.

> I think Worwood has her place, but if you are trying to use her books

> as your only reference, it is impossible.

 

I agree with you .. and really .. my comments on Worwood's book was as

you see below and in reply to what you see below:

 

> I have been reading Valerie Worwood's book The Complete Book of

> Essential Oils and Aromatherapy. At the same time I'm compiling a

> collection of EOs from various sources. I need to add geranium at

> this point.

 

And I replied:

If you are using Worwood's book to try to compile a collection of info

on EOs, you got a rough job cut out for you .. especially when it comes

to the Geraniums or Pelargoniums .. fact is, I think somewhere she even

lists Geranium as a mineral .. ;-) And she rarely discusses species or

types of the P. graveolens.

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And of course there is a place for it .. but it will merely tickle your

desire to learn more and maybe help you decide if you wanna continue on

the journey.

 

Rarely is an AT book out and out worthless .. cause they are normally

regurgitations or paraphrasing of previously published data .. ;-p But

now and then we find some that continue the rumors and misinformation

that helps keep the cottage-industry of aromatherapy from ever gaining

credibility.

 

Unfortunately, there is not enough new material .. and sometimes, we

find that we must accept less than we would like to have because it is

the only thing around. Below are some comments I made on a post a

couple of days ago to the Idma list .. reference Hydrosols:

 

Somebody wrote:

> Suzanne Catty will be in Calgary, Alberta Canada on

> June 22 & 23 to teach her Hydrosols-Masters Class.

 

And I asked:

What is a Hydrosols Master?

 

I have Suzanne's Book .. I'm glad that someone has written a book on

Hydrosols .. and I know it is easier to critique a book than it is to

write a book. So I'm not gonna do that .. I only made it through the

first 25 pages or so and then put it down for a while.

 

When she describes cohobation .. she describes exactly what it is NOT!

Means to me that she has not seen it, or she took someone else's word

who said they had but hadn't, or her editor screwed up the text. One or

the other is possible but my statement being wrong is impossible!

 

I'm not gonna go into the details of it and I bet she will correct it in

the next printing.

 

Still folks .. I think the book is worth buying .. its the only one on

the subject and Suzanne gets a salute for putting it out.

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And I believe what I wrote .. it is a book folks should buy because it

is the ONLY one out on Hydrosols. Some folks are now kicking themselves

in the butt for not writing one before .. and I'll give odds we'll see

another one afore the end of this year .. ;-p

 

One thing is for sure about aromatherapy .. we don't gotta be experts on

the subject to write a book .. unless we put out dangerous information

we can't really be criticized because there are no universal standards

upon which to base that criticizm. But this is not true for essential

oils and hydrosols .. if somebody wants to write on them, they better do

their homework first.

 

> Debbie

> deb

> http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

> > Thanks Butch for the info on Worwood's book. Naturally, I had

> > received it the day before your post!!!!! LOL. At least I know it

> > is not a reliable book and won't take it seriously.

> >

> > Blessings and love,

> > Smilin Effie

> > >

> > >If you are using Worwood's book to try to compile a collection of

> > >info on EOs, you got a rough job cut out for you .. especially when

> > >it comes to the Geraniums or Pelargoniums .. fact is, I think

> > >somewhere she even lists Geranium as a mineral .. ;-) And she

> > >rarely discusses species or types of the P. graveolens.