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title: "Essential Oils and Human Physiology: An Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy"
description: Watch this archived ACHS Master Lecture webinar and learn how essential oils work in the body.
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# Essential Oils and Human Physiology: An Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy

A Free ACHS Master Lecture Video Recording

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In this interactive* webinar recording presented by ACHS faculty Amanda Lattin, you will learn:

- Plant biochemical synthesis of essential oils
- Phytochemistry and mechanisms of action for commonly used essential oils
- Scientific research on essential oils as anxiolytics and anti-MRSA agents
- Precautions, contraindications, and quality control
- New research from the 2014 International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO)

*This webinar video is interactive and will include prompts to participate by inhaling cinnamon *Cinnamomum zeylanicum* (Blume) and basil *Ocimum basilicum* (L.) essential oils. If you have these oils in your personal essential oil kit, have them at the ready when you watch the video.

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