Aromatherapy

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Aromatherapy

• A therapy that uses aroma, or essential oils, to
  improve your quality of life.

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History

• Aromatherapy is thought to be at least 6,000
  years old.
• The Egyptians where discovered to use it.
• A medical papyri from around 1555BC contained
  remedies for various types of illnesses.

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Changes

• The technique to extract oil from plants have
  changes since that time.
• They uses to squeeze the oils from the plants
  with their hands Which was known as Expression.
• We now have more modern techniques.

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Hysterical Applications

• The Egyptians were fond of the perfumes made
  from these oils.
• Traces have been found in perfume bottles in
  their burial tombs.
• Paintings on the walls show ladies with elaborate
  head wear that was thought to be perfume
  distributors.

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Other People

• Indians of North America also used Aromatherapy.
• Aromatic oils where used to produce herbal
  remedies.

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More History

• A French chemist, Rene Maurice Gattefosse found
  that lavender oil when applied to a burn had
  healing properties.
• In 1937 he published a book about anti-microbial
  effects of oils and coined the term
  Aromatherapy.
• He went on to set up a business selling essential
  oils.

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Opinions

• Many doctors say that Aromatherapy has no
  significant effect on health.
• Relief stems from emotional response to the
  pleasing scents, rather than any physiological
  effects.

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Uses for Aromatherapy

• Reduction of stress
• Enhance relaxation
• Relive anxiety
• Improving well-being
• Relieving psychosomatic symptoms
• Relieves emotionally related disorders

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In some cases it helped

• Insomnia
• Impotence
• Pain of arthritis
• Postpartum discomfort
• However, medical science can find no physical
  reasons for these effects.

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Common Essential Oils and Uses

• Lavender- heals burns and cuts, destroys
  bacteria
• Peppermint- alleviates digestive problems
  relieves headaches, and muscle pain
• Eucalyptus- lowers fever
• Tea Tree- Fights fungal, yeast, and bacterial
  infections
• Thyme- relieves pain in joints

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Warning

• High concentrated oils, when taken internally can
  cause toxic overdoses.
• Do Not ingest even the tiniest amount without
  your doctors approval.

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Ways of Treatment for Aromatherapy

• Inhalation- add essential oils to bowl of
  steaming water, place towel over head and bowl,
  and breath deeply the scented vapors
• Diffusion- spraying oil- containing compounds
  into the air
• Message- Rubbing aromatic oil into the skin
• Bathing- Add oil to a tub of water. Full bath,
  hand, foot, or sponge bath.

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More

• Hot Cold Compresses- for muscle aches and
  pains, bruises, or headaches

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Aromatherapy Recipes

• Acne Blend
• Air Freshener
• Bath Oil
• Carpet Deodorizer
• Dry Hand Lotion
• Facial Scrub
• Shampoo

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Licensing

• There is no formal licensing procedure for
  Aromatherapy in the United States.
• Aromatherapy is usually combined in other
  licensed fields of practice
• Chiropractors
• Psychologists
• Message Therapists

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