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Article #153: Interesting History on the Origins of Aromatherapy

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Much of the ancient use of aromatherapy Nuns and monks of the 12th century used
developed from the scented smoke that the healing oil of plants in their
rose from ancient fires of leaves, wood, concentrated studies.
flowers, roots and tree sap. If you close For protection of the black plague, many
your eyes and imagine sitting at a people used an application of herbal oils
campfire, and inhaling the different in the middle ages. The use of herbs were
scents as they burn, you can understand very popular at that time, and every well
how natural it must have been to want to to do family kept distilled herbs and
learn more about the smells arising from used them daily form may purposes, such
an ancient fire, since certain scents can as personal, medicinal and household
be neutral, depressing or uplifting to uses. Although, unfortunately the use of
those exposed to them. healing oils took a downward spiral
Aromatherapy has been around for a very during the time of snake oil tradesmen
long time, whether we study the ancient and fake medicine men. As the use of
Egyptian, Asian, Greek, Roman, Indian and essential herbs and oils seem to almost
many other cultures. People have been disappear when modern medicine, gained a
using the essence of plants for many toehold in healing procedures. However,
different reasons and in many different natives of many lands have used herbs and
ways. However, more than likely it, they aromatherapy for centuries, for their
did not call it aromatherapy in those spiritual and healing purposes.
times. Nevertheless, back in the 1920's a
They had other names for it, no doubt, or scientist burned himself badly and
just a phrase for using the herbs they immediately put the burn area into a
used naturally on a daily basis. For container of lavender oil, this was the
instance, the Egyptians distilled their birth of aromatherapy, since he found the
essential oils for their many cosmetic oil to not only sooth the pain, but it
and perfume purposes, as well as using had an unusual quickness in healing the
forms of aromatherapy for healing and afflicted area. Aromatherapy uses
spiritual purposes and for their variable essential oils of plant
embalming procedures. The Romans and compounds to influence the mood and
Greeks learned aromatherapy from the health of a body in a positive manner.
Egyptians; they soon recognized the Although, aromatherapy has gone through
influence and precious use of herbs in its different stages of growth and
honor of their deities in their temples decline over the years, there are
and the healing properties in their millions of people who have enjoy the
bathing and body massage. natural use of herbs and aromatherapy in
The Greeks eventually took their their lives for spiritual, healing,
knowledge of aromatherapy to Arabia, cosmetic and perfume products, of course
where they added their own knowledge and today these products use carrier oils
innovations, which increased the such as rosehip seed, citrus, almond and
popularity of perfumes from the east. olive.






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