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What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy means "treatment using scents". It is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant
smelling botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lavender and peppermint. The essential oils are added to the bath
or massaged into the skin, inhaled directly or diffused to scent an entire room. Aromatherapy is used for the
relief of pain, care for the skin, alleviate tension and fatigue and invigorate the entire body. Essential oils can
affect the mood, alleviate fatigue, reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. When inhaled, they work on the brain
and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerves.

The essential oils are aromatic essences extracted from plants, flowers, trees, fruits, bark, grasses and seeds
with distinctive therapeutic, psychological, and physiological properties, which improve and prevent illness.
There are about 150 essential oils. Most of these oils have antiseptic properties; some are antiviral,
anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, antidepressant and expectorant. Other properties of the essential oils which
are taken advantage of in aromatherapy are their stimulation, relaxation, digestion improvement, and diuretic
properties. To get the maximum benefit from essential oils, it should be made from natural, pure raw materials.
Synthetically made oils do not work.

Aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing fields in alternative medicine. It is widely used at home, clinics and
hospitals for a variety of applications such as pain relief for women in labor pain, relieving pain caused by the
side effects of the chemotherapy undergone by the cancer patients, and rehabilitation of cardiac patients.

Aromatherapy is already slowly getting into the mainstream. In Japan, engineers are incorporating aroma
systems into new buildings. In one such application, the scent of lavender and rosemary is pumped into the
customer area to calm down the waiting customers, while the perfumes from lemon and eucalyptus are used in
the bank teller counters to keep the staff alert.

History of Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy had been around for 6000 years or more. The Greeks, Romans, and ancient Egyptians all used
aromatherapy oils. The Egyptian physician Imhotep recommended fragrant oils for bathing, massage, and for
embalming their dead nearly 6000 years ago. Imhotep is the Egyptian god of medicine and healing.
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used aromatherapy baths and scented massage. He used
aromatic fumigations to rid Athens of the plague.

The modern era of aromatherapy is dawned in 1930 when the French chemist Rene Maurice Gattefosse coined
the term aromatherapy for the therapeutic use of essential oils. He was fascinated by the benefits of lavender oil
in healing his burned hand without leaving any scars. He started investigating the effect of other essential oils for
healing and for their psychotherapeutic benefits.

During world war II, the French army surgeon Dr. Jean Valnet used essential oils as antiseptics. Later, Madame
Marguerite Maury elevated aromatherapy as a holistic therapy. She started prescribing essential oils as remedy
for her patients. She is also credited with the modern use of essential oils in massage.

Aromatherapy works the best when it works on the mind and body simultaneously.

How Does Aromatherapy Work?

Essential oils stimulates the powerful sense of smell. It is known that odors we smell have a significant impact
on how we feel. In dealing with patients who have lost the sense of smell, doctors have found that a life without
fragrance can lead to high incidence of psychiatric problems such as anxiety and depression. We have the
capability to distinguish 10,000 different smells. It is believed that smells enter through cilia (the fine hairs lining
the nose) to the limbic system, the part of the brain that controls our moods, emotions, memory and learning.

Studies with brain wave frequency has shown that smelling lavender increases alpha waves in the back of the
head, which are associated with relaxation. Fragrance of Jasmine increases beta waves in the front of the head,
which are associated with a more alert state.

Below is a list of a few of the essential Oils we use and there properties.

Eucalyptus - Eucalyptus Globulus

Antiseptic, analgesic, anitneuralgic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, antiviral, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant,
deodorant, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, parasiticide, prophylactic, rubefacient,
stimulant, vermifuge, vulnerary.

Lavender - Lavendula Vera Officinalis

Analgesic, anticonvulsive, antidepressant, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic,
carminative, cholagogue, choleretic, cicatrisant, cordial, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, hypotensive,
insecticide, nervine, rubefacient, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vulnerary. An excellent first aid oil. It soothes cuts,
bruises and insect bites.

Lemon - Citrus Limonum

Refreshing, antiseptic, stimulating, anti-anaemic, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antisclerotic, antiscorbutic,
antispasmodic, antitoxic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic,
febrifuge, haemostatic, hypotensive, insecticidal, rubefacient, stimulates white corpuscles, tonic.

Peppermint - Mentha Piperita

Digestive, cooling, refreshing, mentally stimulating, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic,
antiviral, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, cordial, expectorant, hepatic, nervine, stomachic,
sudorific, vermifuge and antispasmodic.

Rosemary - Rosmarinus Officinalis

Analgesic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent,
carminative, choleretic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, hepatic, hypertensive, nervine,
parasiticide, restorative, rubefacient, stimulant of circulatory, adrenal cortex and hepatobiliary systems,
stomachic, tonic.

Sandalwood - Santalum album

antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative,
diuretic, expectorant, fungicidal, insecticidal, sedative and tonic.

Tea tree - Melaleuca Alternifolia

Antifungal, antiseptic, anti-infectuous, anit-inflammatory, antiviral, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant, diaphoretic,
expectorant, fungicidal, immono-stimulant, parasiticide, vulnerary.

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