AROMA 304

Aromatherapy III Online

Overview

This course provides essential oil materia medica training including the therapeutic uses, active constituents, methods of administration, and cautions and contraindications for each of the oils studied. Materia medica training includes botanical information, identification, sources, historical uses, parts used, cultivation, harvesting, production, characteristics, active constituents, therapeutic actions, medicinal uses, evidence-based uses, household uses, and perfumery. It is recommended that students also complete AROMA 303 to study the full complement of essential oils taught at ACHS.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify, discuss, and safely use the organic or wildcrafted essential oils studied, including: Botanical information, identification, sources, historical uses, parts used, cultivation, harvesting, production, characteristics, active constituents, therapeutic actions, medicinal uses, evidence-based uses, household uses, and perfumery

  • Create lifestyle plans and aromatherapy programs to support optimal health

  • Identify, describe, and discuss appropriate and safe uses of a full range of administrative methods for the oils studied

  • Synthesize the aspects of the body of aromatherapy research

  • Build on skills gained in Aroma 303 and continue to learn to interpret and evaluate aromatherapy research

  • Discuss the concepts in evaluating the validity of aromatherapy research

  • Demonstrate the ability to critically review aromatherapy research

  • Explain the hierarchy of research (case study, a case series, pilot study, and trials)

  • Understand the importance of and perform aromatherapy research in order to maintain a practice of independent study to maintain and further develop expertise in the clinical uses of essential oils

  • Understand the critical process and evaluate it with a critical eye and identify ways to perform your own research study

  • Understand the importance of and perform aromatherapy research in order to maintain a practice of independent study to maintain and further develop expertise in the clinical uses of essential oils

  • Demonstrate the ability to write a case study and/or report on aromatherapy

Prerequisites

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Required Course Pack:

  • ACHS eTextbook: Petersen, D. (2020). Aromatherapy Materia Medica: Essential Oil Monographs (20th Edition). Portland, OR: American College of Healthcare Sciences. [You should already have this from the AROMA 303 course. Students will have access to download the eTextbook in the online classroom] (Optional: Printed copy available for an additional fee)
  • AROMA Case Study Companion Kit III

This AROMA Case Study Companion Kit III contains the following certified organic or sustainably wildcrafted essential oils:

  • Buddha Wood Eremophila mitchellii
  • Immortelle Helichrysum italicum ct. neryl acetate
  • Jasmine Absolute Jasminum grandiflorum
  • Juniper Berry Juniperus communis
  • Lavender Lavandula angustifolia
  • Lemon Citrus limonum
  • Marjoram Origanum majorana
  • Neroli Citrus aurantium var. amara
  • Niaouli Melaleuca quinquenervia ct. 1,8-Cineole
  • Nutmeg Myristica fragrans
  • Oregano Origanum vulgare
  • Patchouli Pogostemon cablin
  • Peppermint Mentha xpiperita var. Black Mitcham
  • Pine Pinus sylvestris
  • Rose Attar Rosa damascena
  • Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis ct. Cineole
  • Sandalwood Santalum album
  • Spearmint Mentha spicata 
  • Spikenard Nardostachys jatamansi 
  • Tea Tree Australia Melaleuca alternifolia ct. Terpinen-4-ol
  • Tea Tree New Zealand Leptospermum scoparium ct. Triketones
  • Thyme Thymus vulgaris
  • Vetiver Vetiveria zizanioides 
  • White Sage Salvia apiana var. typica
  • Yarrow Achillea millefolium
  • Ylang Ylang COMPLETE Cananga odorata var. genuina

The practical lab kit also includes the following experiential learning supplies: 

  • 1 oz Amber bottles (Qty 4)
  • 10 ml Roll-on bottles (Qty 3)
  • 16 oz Sweet Almond Oil (may contain multiple bottles to total 16oz)
  • 2 oz Anhydrous Lanolin
  • 2 oz Organic Argan Oil
  • 4 oz Beeswax Pearls
  • 2 oz Apricot Kernel Oil
  • 2 oz Citric Acid, Non-GMO
  • 4 oz Organic Cocoa Butter
  • 2 oz Organic Corn Meal
  • 2 oz Corn Starch, Non-GMO
  • 4 oz Baking Soda
  • 4 oz Epsom Salts
  • 1/2 oz White clay
  • 2 oz Mineral Bath Salts (Coarse)
  • 2 oz Mineral Bath Salts (Fine)
  • 2 oz Lavender Hydrosol in cobalt spray bottle
  • 2 oz Lavandin Hydrosol in cobalt spray bottle
  • 5 ml Amber glass bottles (Qty 6)
  • 2 oz Cobalt spray bottle (Qty 2)
  • 8 oz Cobalt jar
  • 4 oz round tin with container
  • 25 ml glass beaker
  • Disposable 3 ml pipettes (Qty 6)
  • 4 oz Round stainless steel tin
  • Nasal Inhalers (Qty 3)
  • Aromatherapy Diffuser
  • Perfume Test Strips
  • Jasmine Perfume Oil
  • Rose Perfume Oil

Required Textbooks:

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Admissions Requirements:

Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency and recommendation for admission by the ACHS Admissions Committee.

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