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