History Of Aromatherapy

History Of Aromatherapy

History of Aromatherapy

It is believed that the Chinese were the first civilization to use aromatic plants for health related reasons, such such as burning incense for harmony. But it was the Egyptians who invented the first distillation techniques, allowing the extraction of essential oils. Their methods were crude distillation, but allowed them to use oils of cedar, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and myrrh to embalm their dead. Open graves by archaeologists in the twentieth century revealed traces of herbs and a faint herbal aroma.

The Egyptians also used essential oils and infused oils for spiritual, medicinal and cosmetic. Aromatic teas began creating more than 5,000 years ago. Many believe that developed the perfume term, originating in the Fumum America ', ie through the smoke. Perfumery was closely linked to the ancient Greek religion, and each deity was assigned a fragrance.

Aromatic smells were the center of the Greek aromatherapy, used in medicine, food preservation, cosmetics, cuisine, and religion. Aromatherapeutic ideas also played an important role in the design and layout of cities, with large spaces devoted to the burning of herbs to keep the germ Outdoor.

Ancient Egyptian rulers imported exotic aromas of countries that had gained as a symbol of his power, both economically and politically.

The Greeks learned a lot from the Egyptians. After visiting the Nile Valley in 500 BC established a medical school on the island of Cos, which the most famous graduate was Hippocrates, the father of medicine. "recommend a daily bath and massage with essential oils for a healthy life.

The Romans promoted the knowledge they gained from the Egyptians and Greeks. Wrote a dissenting treatus called De Materia Medica, which refers to more than 500 medicinal plants. Romano herbalist Galen was influenced by this treatus and wrote what became the referral in the world for over 1,500 years.

The Romans actually took the use of aromatic essences to a new level. Spice scented guests with tubes in his palace of Nero, fragrant cups were very popular, and there were stains fragrant irrigation around the city. aromatic perfumes continued to be popular when the learning object is moved from Rome to Constantinople (now Istanbul).

The Arabs were the first to distill alcohol from fermented sugar. This discovery created a solvent for oils and waxes for infusions, leading to popular luxuries such as floral waters. This distillation of the powerful odors and therapeutic skills of the essential oils were brought to light and explored.

Distillation essential oils

Distillation techniques are encouraged in the eleventh century by a Persian physician Avicenna invented a coiled tube that allows for more cooling effective and efficient steam plant and steam. This created greater technical efficiency greater attention to essential oils and their benefits.

In the thirteenth century, industry drug began to encourage the distillation of essential oils great. This created a solid base of knowledge about the use of essential oils for the Black Death XIV century, which killed 80 million people across Europe. Aromatherapy is used for allieve situation. herbs and scented candles were burned to combat odor and help disinfect the air. It is believed that some perfumers avoid the plague because of their constant contact with natural aromatics.

herbs were used in a similar manner during the bubonic plague in the sixteenth century when doctors used large huge beak hats filled with herbs to disinfect the air. At this stage an actual connection between aromatics and health was established as the scented air was recognized as an antiseptic and enjoyable. In 1700, oil core were used in conventional medicine. However, the development of chemistry at this time weakened the use of essential oils for medicinal purposes.

Popular Uses Aromatherapy

It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century and aromatic essential oils regained its popularity. A French chemist named Rene Maurice Gattefosse studied aromatic essential oils to use. However, its focus shifted to its medicinal properties after an accident at work. The badly burnt arm and plunged it reflects the most liquid turned out to be lavender essential oil. His arm healed very quickly and not scar, leading to study the medicinal uses of essential oils. Gattefosse coined "aromatherapy" the term in 1928, and in 1937 wrote a book called 'Gattefosse Aromatherapy, which is still in print and widely read.

In late 1950, Mrs. Marguerite Maury studied how Essential oils can be used to penetrate the skin to health and beauty reasons. She developed methods of massage that are still used by aromatherapists today. In his book 'The Secret of Life and Youth "which develops the concept of individual prescription, a specific blend for each patient.
Dr. Jean Valnet, a French doctor who treated soldiers in World War II with essential oils, documented the antimicrobial action of the oils in his book practice , 1964 'of Aromatherapy. As a result of his work, France developed a successful medical aromatherapy, in which essential oils are used by the medical profession.

For most of the last century, aromatherapy has been restricted to beauty industry and largely not accepted in the medical profession. It is a combination Maury development of the concept of individual prescription and the success of medical aromatherapy in France, which has led to a more medical and acceptance of aromatherapy in Britain and the United States in recent years. Aromatherapy has been divided into two key areas, beauty and health, which are also important and increasingly recognized as areas and techniques that complement each other.

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