Rose Oil. Julia Lawless

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      Copyright © Julia Lawless 1995

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Dedication

       To ‘Didi’

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Rose Oil – An Introduction

Part I: A Medical and Historical Background

1 Legend, Myth and Symbolism

2 The Traditional Medicinal Uses of the Rose

3 The Rose as a Twentieth-Century Remedy

       4 Cultivation, Production and Quality Control

       5 A Summary of the Properties and Applications of Rose Oil

       6 Methods of Use, Safety Data and Storage Precautions

       Part II: A – Z of Health and Beauty Applications:

      acne/blemished skin; ageing/mature skin; amenorrhoea (absent periods); anorexia/loss of appetite; anxiety; asthma; blepharitis; bruises; children; cold sores; conjunctivitis/ophthalmia; cuts and wounds; depression; dermatitis and eczema; dry/cracked skin; dysmenorrhoea (painful periods); faintness and dizziness; haemorrhoids; hangover; hay fever; headaches; heat rash; high blood-pressure; immune system (to strengthen); infectious illness; insomnia; leucorrhoea and pruritis; menopausal problems; menorrhagia (heavy periods); menstruation problems; migraine; mouth ulcers; palpitations; perfume uses; perspiration (excessive); pregnancy and childbirth; premenstrual tension (PMT); scars; sensitive skin; sexual problems; skin care; stress; thread veins; varicose veins

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       Appendix A: Different Types of Rose Species

       Appendix B: Comparative Constituents