The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (46 page)

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Tilia vulgaris
122

Tillet 122

Tolu Balsam 21, 50, 51–2, 64, 187, 199, 200, 202

Toluifera balsamum
51

Toluifera pereira
50

Tonka 181

Tonquin Bean 181

Trachyspermum ammi
39

Trachyspermum copticum
39

Tree of Life 178

Treemoss 140

Trilisa odoratissima
89

Tripoli Onion 141

Tropical Verbena 122

True Bay 54

True Camphor 68

True Chamomile 80

True Cinnamon 81

True Lavender 115, 117–18, 167, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204

True Mandarin 125

True Sage 164

True Sweet Basil 52

Tsuga canadensis
173

Tsuga heterophylla
173

Tubereuse 182

Tuberosa 182

Tuberose 63, 92, 101, 167, 181–2, 189, 194

Turkish Geranium 149

Turkish Sweetgum 174

Turmeric 182–3, 201, 202, 203

Turpentine 13, 16, 37, 156, 183–4, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204

Turpentine Balsam 183

Umbellularia california
54

Unona odorantissimum
193

Urtica dioica
108

Usnea barbata
140

Usnea ceratina
140

Valerian 15, 24, 184–5, 192, 203, 204

Valeriana fauriei
184

Valeriana officinalis
172, 184

Valeriana officinalis var. angustifolium
184

Valeriana officinalis var. latifolia
184

Valeriana wallichii
172, 184

Vanilla 32, 50, 84, 177, 185, 190

Vanilla fragra
89, 185

Vanilla Leaf 89

Vanilla planifolians
185

Vanilla pompona
185

Vanilla tahitensis
185

Vanilla Trilisa 89

Vanillons 185

Velvet Dock 91

Verbena 186

Verbena officinalis
186

Verbena triphylla
186

Vervain 186

Vervain Sage 163

Verveine citronelle
186

Verveine indienne
120

Verveine odorante
186

Vetiver 32, 44, 63, 75, 76, 77, 80, 99, 104, 115, 118, 142, 149, 152, 167, 173, 186, 187–8, 192, 194, 199, 200, 201, 204

Vetiveria zizanoides
187

Vetivert 187

Viola odorata
188

Violet 50, 57, 62, 63, 74, 92, 101, 109, 129, 149, 167, 174, 182, 187, 188–9, 199, 200, 202, 204

Violet Leaf (oil) 189

Virginian Cedarwood 75, 76–7, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204

Virginian Snakeroot 171

Vosges Turpentine 97

Washington Cedar 178

Wax Myrtle 55, 136

Weaver’s Broom 62

Weisstanne 97

West Indian Bay 27, 54, 55–6, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204

West Indian Lemongrass 120

West Indian Lime 121

West Indian Nutmeg 139

West Indian Rosewood 42

West Indian Sandalwood 42, 166

Western Hemlock 173

Western Red Cedar 178

Whart’s Tongue 89

White Birch 21, 29, 59–60, 199, 200, 201

White Cedar 178

White Melilot 128

White Mustard 134

White Pepper 153

White Sandalwood 166

White Saunders 166

White Spruce 97, 173

White Tea Tree 65

White Thyme 179

White Wood 65

Wild Basil 66

Wild Bluebell 109

Wild Cardomon 71

Wild Carrot 72

Wild Chervil 80

Wild Cinnamon 55

Wild Garlic 102

Wild Ginger 171

Wild Labernum 128

Wild Marjoram 127, 146, 147

Wild Sunflower 91

Wild Thyme 180

Wild Vanilla 89

Wild Wormwood 133

Winter Marjoram 146

Winter Rue 162

Winter Savory 66, 169, 170

Wintergreen 189–90

Wolf’s Bane 46

Wood Garlic 102

Wormseed 60, 190–91

Wormseed Levant 190

Wormwood 35, 133, 191

Yarrow 20, 21, 192–3, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204

Yellow Flag Iris 148

Yellow Melilot 128

Yellow Sandalwood 166

Yellow Saunders 166

Yellow Starwort 91

Yemen Myrrh 135

Ylang ylang 21, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 50, 51, 55, 69, 74, 75, 79, 82, 84, 86, 101, 109, 119, 129, 137, 144, 174, 182, 187, 189, 193–4, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204

Zalou Root 100

Zingiber officinale
100, 103, 182

A
CKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I should like to sincerely thank the following people who have made the book possible by contributing their time and energy in various ways: Barbara Austin MNIMH of the Herbal Treatment Centre, Cheltenham, for her creative criticism and suggestions regarding the relationship between aromatherapy and medical herbalism; John Black and Roger Dyer for their valuable expertise and careful corrections concerning the production and chemistry of essential oils; Jill Harvey and John Hughes BAALA of the Gloucestershire County Library for helping sort through all the early herbals in the ‘Hartland’ collection; and Merilyn King RMN of Coney Hill Hospital, Gloucester, for her painstaking work on the medical terminology and usage.

I would also like to thank all my friends who have been so encouraging, especially my father for all his help; Judith Allan for her editorial notes; Cara Denman for her guidance; Jill Purce for her initial assistance; and last but not least my husband Alec, for his constant support, and our daughter Natasha, for putting up with me.

My appreciation also goes to the services of the British Library, the Chelsea Physic Garden, the Royal Horticultural Society and my local Minchinhampton Library in Gloucestershire. It is my hope that this book will contribute a little to the current knowledge about aromatic plants and essential oils, and help bridge the gap between their different areas of application.

About the Author

Julia Lawless
has been interested in aromatic oils since she was a child, when her mother, who was a biochemist, became involved in research in essential oils. In 1983 she took over the responsibility for the formulation of natural products using the oils for Aqua Oleum, the family business. She has studied the Western and Tibetan herbal medicine, and is a qualified aromatherapist and member of the Interanational Federation of Aromatherapists.

Copyright

Published by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
First published 2002
© Julia Lawless 2001

This 2013 edition published by Conari Press,
an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC with offices at:
665 Third Street, Suite 400,
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.redwheelweiser.com

© Julia Lawless 1992, 2013
Cover design by Jim Warner
Essential oil laurel © Lucenet Patrice/Oredia Eurl/SuperStock
Botanical illustrations by Sarah Roche

Julia Lawless asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Conari Press. Reviewers may quote brief passages.

ISBN: 978-1-57324-614-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request

Printed and bound in China by South China Printing Co. Ltd.

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