Aromatherapy

General

Aromatherapy is part of phytotherapy (herbal medicine). In this form of therapy essential oils are used for therapeutic purposes.



These oils are ingested, inhaled or used in massages or baths. A distinction between scientifically defined complementary and aromatherapy.
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In ancient times the specific effect of plant fragrances on the physical and mental condition of the people was known. Because of traditional writings, we know that Arabs, Greeks and Romans plant fragrances inserting targeted medicine. The French chemist Gattefossé, however, was which defined the name of aromatherapy in 1928. He was convinced that diseases can be treated using only essential oils. The French physician Jean Valnet took up this method in 1964, and published a book on aromatherapy. The term of aromatherapy has since been used for many areas in which essential oils are used.