Aromatherapy - Organic Essential Oils
For thousands of years ancient cultures including the Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese have known of the beneficial properties of certain aromatic plants. Aromatherapy has an array of benefits and works through the sense of smell and skin absorption. It’s said to:
· manage pain
· improve sleep quality
· reduce stress, agitation, and anxiety
· soothe sore joints
· treat headaches and migraines
· alleviate side effects of chemotherapy
· ease discomforts of labor
· fight bacteria, virus, or fungus
· improve digestion
· improve hospice and palliative care
· boost immunity
What is Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. Sometimes it’s called essential oil therapy. Aromatherapy uses aromatic essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. It enhances both physical and emotional health. Aromatherapy is thought of as both an art and a science. Recently, aromatherapy has gained more recognition in the fields of science and medicine.
We have used Aromatherapy for thousands of years and incorporated aromatic plant components in resins, balms, and oils. These natural substances were used for medical and religious purposes. They were known to have both physical and psychological benefits.
Medical doctors became more established in the 19th century and focused on using chemical drugs. However, the French and German doctors still recognized the role of natural botanicals in treating illness. The term “aromatherapy” was coined by a French perfumer and chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé in a book he wrote on the topic that was published in 1937. He had previously discovered the healing potential of lavender in treating burns. The book discusses the use of essential oils in treating medical conditions.
Precious plants were burned in rituals, or used in preparations for healing and beauty. The experiments of French chemist René Gattefossé in the 1920’s led to the development of Aromatherapy as the modern art and science of using natural aromatic essences. These essential oils are extracted from select plants to balance, harmonise and promote the health of body, mind and spirit.