About the Author

Dorene Petersen , BA, Dip.NT, Dip.Acu, RH (AHG), ACHS President and CEO

Figure 1: ACHS President and Founder Dorene Petersen in Australia 2018 Image by American College of Healthcare Sciences. © 2018

ACHS President and Founder Dorene Petersen graduated as a New Zealand trained Naturopath from the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies in Auckland, New Zealand and ran a busy clinic for 15 years before moving to the USA. Read more about Dorene at: https://achs.edu/staff/dorene-petersen

Contributing Faculty

The following faculty have edited and contributed to this course: Deborah Halvorson BA, RA Amanda Lattin, BA, MAT, Dip. Aroma., MH, RA Oleg Maksimov, PhD Arianna Staruch, ND Erika Yigzaw, B.Com, LL.B. (Hons)

Getting Started

The following pages contain what are called monographs and provide detailed information about each essential oil studied in this micro-credential course. The ACHS essential oil monographs for this introductory course include the following for each essential oil studied:

Latin Name Plant family Pronunciation Common Names Sources History Parts Used

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Cultivation Harvesting & Production Characteristics Active Constituents Storage Therapeutic Uses Household Uses Perfumery Recommended Daily Use Cautions and Contraindications ACHS Toxic Rating Formulas

We recommend keeping this eTextbook as a handy reference tool long after you’ve completed the course.

We hope you enjoy learning to master the basics of aromatherapy and the power of smell!

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