ACHS.edu Latin Names for Aromatherapy and Herbal Medicine

Join Dorene Petersen, ACHS President as she harvests Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) for distillation. In this clip, Dorene discusses the importance of Latin binomial or scientific names for botanicals used in aromatherapy and herbal medicine. Other clips from this rosemary harvest include a range of uses for rosemary, for herbal medicine, aromatherapy, home use, and more. Filmed in the ACHS herbal teaching garden at the campus of the American College of Healthcare Sciences (Formerly Australasian College of Health Sciences) in Portland, Oregon.

Dorene Petersen is President of the American College of Health Sciences, founded in New Zealand in 1978 and based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. since 1991. Dorene is recognized as an aromatherapy expert and speaks internationally on essential oils and their use in Aromatherapy. She teaches classes at ACHS, including study abroad programs.

The Australasian College of Healthcare Sciences is now the American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS). ACHS was founded in 1978 by Dorene Petersen and is an accredited online college providing holistic health programs in the areas of aromatherapy, holistic nutrition, complementary alternative medicine, herbal medicine, health and wellness, and much more. To learn more about these online programs, visit http://www.achs.edu/.