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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.
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