| When it comes to learning Latin Binomials people | | | | Store in my area. I saw a bottle of chamomile and |
| usually aren't too excited. Who really wants to learn | | | | asked the store clerk if it was Roman Chamomile, or |
| an outdated language? Why would you possibly want | | | | German Chamomile. She did not know. So, I asked |
| to learn about Botanical Nomenclature? | | | | her if inside the bottle is the color yellowish or blue. |
| When taking aromatherapy courses there are actually | | | | She did not know. I asked her if she could look it up |
| two views on learning Latin Binomials. | | | | in her order book to see if the manufacturer had any |
| The First View is: Why should we learn the Latin | | | | more information that might help. No, it just said |
| Binomial of an Essential Oil when it doesn't exactly tell | | | | Chamomile. I could not believe that this was a Health |
| us where it is grown or if that is the exact plant that | | | | Store. (This is why it's so important to take a good |
| it came from? | | | | aromatherapy course, even if you are just working in |
| The Second View is: It is best to know the scientific | | | | a shop.) |
| name of the Essential Oil so that we know that it is | | | | As I learned more about essential oils I obviously |
| the correct essential oil we need. | | | | went on to learn the Latin Binomials for the different |
| It seems that a lot of aromatherapy courses are not | | | | Essential Oils in common use. This comes in very |
| spending too much time emphasizing the importance | | | | handy sometimes. |
| of learning Latin Binomials, but it is truly important | | | | It is said that if you wish to take the "ARC" exam |
| that we take the time to really get to know them. | | | | for aromatherapy you must know your Latin |
| From personal experience I remember the first | | | | Binomials. None of the questions refer to the |
| Aromatherapy book I received for Christmas was | | | | common name of the Essential Oil. Even the National |
| "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils" by Julia | | | | Association of Holistic Aromatherapy now has their |
| Lawless. I found it quite difficult to find what I | | | | list of mandatory essential oils to learn of in |
| wanted in the book because the Essential Oils were | | | | aromatherapy courses written in Latin. |
| listed by their Latin Binomials in Alphabetical Order. | | | | So we can see how using the scientific name of the |
| This might be nice for someone who has taken | | | | Essential oils can help us and give us a better |
| aromatherapy courses, but for a novice it was very | | | | understanding of what we are dealing with when we |
| frustrating. | | | | purchase an essential oil. It is always better to take |
| Another time, I was searching for a chamomile | | | | an aromatherapy course and learn. |
| essential oil and had run into the Natural Health Food | | | | |