63: Essential Oil Plant Families: A Guide to Aromatherapy's Building Blocks

Join Liz as she takes you on a journey into the enchanting and diverse world of essential oil plant families.

What You Will Hear in Episode 63:

• What is a plant family?
• What quantifies a plant to be included in a specific botanical family?
• Examples of human families vs plant families
• Why you should not automatically substitute one essential oil for another from the same plant family. 
• Understanding how plant families can deepen your relationship with aromatics and the natural world
• Eight Plant Families and their characteristics
• Essential Oils from the plant families featured in the episode

Resources and Links

• Patreon.com/aromaticwisdom for a 5-page printable of all the plant families and their corresponding essential oils. 
• Liz's Blog post on Plant Families 

Transcript

For a full, printable transcript of this episode, go to Patreon.com/AromaticWisdom.

The printable transcript is a wonderful tool that you can add to other aromatherapy study materials, a  resource binder, highlighting key points or simply making your own notes in the margin.