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Aromatherapy is the use of the essential oils to help bring
about better health.
Aromatherapy is making a positive impact in the world today,
and as it becomes popular more and more people are starting to
believe in the power of aroma and smell to heal illness and
disease. So by using liquid plant extract (essential oils), we
can change a persons mental or physical health in a very
positive way. The different plant extracts can be blended
together to help many types of illness, including stress.
The three basic styles of aromatherapy:
*Home aromatherapy.
*Clinical.
*Aromachology
We will discuss each of these 3 types of aromatherapy in this
article and this will hopefully serve as an overview of this
topic.
Clinical aromatherapy:
A knowledge of plant extracts and their synergistic effects on
the body is required for making decisions in the clinical use
of aromatherapy. It is very important to know the correct
dosage and duration of the oil in terms of which essential oils
to use for a treatment.
However, aromatherapy it is regarded as an “alternative or
complementary treatment” to the main stream medical practices,
and is not seen as valid healing science by many doctors. It is
also very unlikely that aromatherapy will be used as a treatment
in any major clinical facilities, It is more likely you will
find it in use at some of the more holistic healing centers in
your area. At this time it would probably be better to only use
aromatherapy as a complement to excepted medical treatments,
until the medical proof is established to enable it to be used
as a comprehensive treatment.
Using aromatherapy in the home:
The name “home aromatherapy” describes the use of essential
oils, absolutes and aromas in a simple and basic way.
Aromatherapy massage is the technique often used when someone
is feeling stressed and in need of relaxation, and it works. A
few of the oils used in home aromatherapy are essential oils
like basil oil, lavender oil, bergamot oil and absolutes.
Absolutes are oils extracted using alcohol extraction, this
helps to stop the distillation process distorting the delicate
perfume, and also makes them stronger then the other oils.
Aromachology:
This is described as the study of how a variety of plant
extracts used in aromatherapy actually affects the brain and
the physiological makeup of the human body. Simply put, it is
about how we act and react to individual fragrances and how our
body and brain reacts when we experience them.
Also known as the basics for studying the effects smell and
aromas has on human behavior patterns. It seems that some
plants have a stimulating affect, whilst other plants create a
relaxing affect. Aromachology, focuses and studies this to
establish what the value will be to general medicine in the
future.
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