Plant Safety Information:

BoDD is an electronic re-incarnation of BOTANICAL DERMATOLOGY by J Mitchell & A Rook, which was originally published in 1979 by Greengrass Ltd, Vancouver [ISBN 0-88978-047-1]. This updated on-line version is made available to you with the kind permission of the original authors.

Pubmed: The PubMed search system provides access to the PubMed database of bibliographic information, which is drawn primarily from MEDLINE and PREMEDLINE. In addition, for participating journals that are indexed selectively for MEDLINE, PubMed includes all articles from that journal, not just those that are included in MEDLINE. Finally, PubMed also provides access to the molecular biology databases included in NCBI's Entrez retrieval system. It is expected that access to additional National Library of Medicine databases will be added in the future.

General Aromatherapy Information:

NAHAThe National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA)
AromaWeb

Distillation Supplies

• Newhouse Equipment 541-548-1055
  Variety of stills, stainless steel, varying sizes available.
• ForaGenics 916-685-5611 Small Stills.
• Benzalco 765-497-1313 Small to Medium size stills.
• Criveller Company Canada 905-357-2930
  Copper alemibic and Stainless steel stills, varying sizes available.

BOTANICAL PHOTOGRAPHY

• Holistic Photo www.HolisticPhoto.com
  High Quality Botanical Stock Photography for Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Garden Lover or Enthusiast.

Olfaction and Fragrance Research and Studies:

Allured Publishing Digiscents
The Fragrance Foundation
Leffingwell & Associates
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Seeing, Hearing & Smelling the World

Websites about the Brain and Nervous System

http://www.thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_d.html
Every living being has several different levels of organization. One goal of this Web site is to help you understand how every thought you have and every behaviour you display is accompanied by a multitude of events at each of these levels of organization.

http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/hypoANS.html
This website details some basics on the hypothalamus and autonomic nervous system

http://www.fi.edu/brain/index.htm
A great website to discover some ideas on keeping the brain healthy.

http://apu.sfn.org/
The Society for Neuroscience website.

http://www.solbaram.org/articles/motvtnsu.html
Summary of the role of motivation.

http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html
This website provides basic quizzes to test your knowledge of the nervous system.

http://salmon.psy.plym.ac.uk/year1/neurotr.htm#midsagital
Learn about the brain and nervous system in this lecture. Learning objectives of this website include:
· identify the major brain areas visible on a mid-sagittal section of the brain
· describe how the brain is cut to create coronal, horizontal and sagittal sections
· explain the directional terms: Ventral, Dorsal, Rostral, Caudal, Lateral, Medial, Bilateral, Ipsilateral and Contralateral
· list the parts of a neuron
· describe the location of the synaptic cleft
· describe Loewi's experiment on vagal nerve stimulation and explain the significance of his findings
· describe the location of neurotransmitters and their role in neurotransmission

Website about the Sense of Smell

http://chemse.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/4/487
Article entitled: Psychophysical and Behavioral Characteristics of Olfactory Adaptation

http://chemse.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/8/703
Article entitled: Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Odours: the Role of Pleasantness and Arousal

http://chemse.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/3/327
Article entitled: Basic Emotions Evoked by Eugenol Odor Differ According to the Dental Experience. A Neurovegetative Analysis

http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Smell/smell.html
Our sense of smell is something that many of us take for granted, because it doesn't seem to be necessary for our survival the way our other senses are. However, odors do indeed have an effect on our daily lives. Imagine what it would be like walking into a movie theater or a bakery and not being able to smell each of their distinct odors. Or what if you couldn't smell the flowers in the spring or the smell of a brand new book. The sense of smell adds a richness to our lives that we aren't always conscious of, but as soon as it's taken away it dramatically changes our quality of life.

Evolutionarily speaking, smell protected our primitive ancestors from predators and helped them find food. Today it's not as important to our survival as it used to be, however we still rely on it more than you would probably think. Smell affects many aspects of life such as attraction, memories, and emotions. The purpose of this website is to introduce you to some of these areas and hopefully answer some of your questions regarding the sense of smell.

http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Smell/AROMAT~1.HTM
A review on the possible therapeutic implications of aromatherapy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/01/980112064707.htm
Article entitled: Research Uncovers Details Of How Sense Of Smell Works -- Columbia Biologists Match Odor Receptor To Odor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030313081429.htm
Article entitled: Smell, Emotion Processor In Brain May Be Altered In Depressed Patients

http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/suppl-4/649-653shusterman/shusterman-full.html
Website on Environmental health perspectives: This link will lead you to an article entitled: Review of the Upper Airway, Including Olfaction, as Mediator of Symptoms

Website about Psychoneuroimmunology

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro99/web2/Kinser.html