Hardcover, 7.5 x 10.25", 344 pages, over 80 line drawings
ISBN 1-890029-44-0
A comprehensive clinical reference that ...
• Skillfully integrates essential oil therapy with the practice of Chinese medicine
• Explores the potent energetic synergy of essential oils and the acupuncture
point-channel system
• Presents the specific, detailed functions and indications of over 80 essential oils
• For each oil, describes the indicated Chinese medicine patterns, acupuncture
points, and complementary oils for clinical practice
“Channeling Fragrance creates the foundation for a quantum leap in the therapeutic use of essential oils ... a bold and original work that creates a challenging fusion of essential oil medicine with a comprehensive energetic medical model, Chinese medicine.”
– Randall Barolet, co-author, Chinese Herbal Medicine – Formulas and Strategies
“Peter Holmes has masterfully crafted a book that is sure to be on the shelf of every serious practitioner. Exploring the use of both fragrance and herbal constituents in historical Chinese medicine, Channeling Fragrance makes a compelling case for incorporating contemporary essential oils as an important adjunct to traditional treatment methods.”
– Tracy Soltesz DAc, LAc, Member at Large, The Dr. Leon Hammer Legacy Foundation
“In Channeling Fragrance, Peter Holmes combines decades of knowledge and clinical expertise in Chinese medicine and essential oil therapy. Magnificent, comprehensive, this is the essential oil textbook that Chinese medicine clinicians and educators alike have been waiting for!”
– Melanie A. Gold DO, DMQ, DABMA, Special Lecturer in Pediatrics and in Population and Family Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York
“Peter Holmes has written a remarkable book that arrives on the stage of natural medicine at just the right time! ... Channeling Fragrance serves as an example of true integration.”
– Heiner Fruehauf PhD, Founding Professor, College of Classical Chinese Medicine, National University of Natural Medicine
“Peter treats us to a sublime tapestry of useful insights gleaned over decades of exploring essential oils by the light of Chinese medicine’s clinical depth ... He moves us into the future by allowing the use of the oils to grow in the life of a Chinese medicine practitioner.”
– Charles Lev LAc, Faculty Instructor, Oregon Health Science University
