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Peter Holmes, LAc, MH

Peter Holmes researches, writes and lectures extensively on the clinical uses of essential oils and herbal medicines. He is author of The Energetic of Western Herbs: Treatment Strategies Integrating Western & Oriental Herbal Medicine, Jade Remedie: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West and The TCM Materia Medica Clinical Reference & Study Guide. He is also author of Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oil Profiles, and coauthor of the forthcoming Principles and Practice of Aromatherapy.

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Essential Oils In Chinese Medicine
October 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 10)
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