This is another natural therapy being used by many arthritis sufferers. Aromatherapy is a treatment that is derived from plants and flowers, to create a variety of scents to treat many ailments including arthritis.
People, who are not familiar with aromatherapy, may think this seems like a weak therapy choice when compared to stronger treatments, like [...]
Aromatherapy is a modem name for the ancient knowledge of healing and’ improving health using fragrant natural ingredients. These ingredients, called essential oils, are found in herbs, plants, flowers, fruits and the bark, roots or resin of some trees.
Essential oils give the aroma to the plant, but they also contain dozens of complex chemicals that [...]
The biggest surprise with essential oils is that they are not oily at all. The majority are light liquids that don’t dissolve in water but evaporate instantly when exposed to the air. They come in many shades: patchouli oil is plum-colored, chamomile is clear blue, violet is forest green, sage is pale lime, sandalwood a [...]
Essential oils come from different parts of plants. In some they seem to accumulate in the petals, in others the roots, rinds, stalks, seeds, sap, nuts, leaves or bark. Sandalwood oil gathers in the heart wood of the tree, but only once the tree is 40 years old. Jasmine is most concentrated in the petals [...]
Essential oils are so complex and magical that no one really knows what they are. Romantics and enthusiasts say they are the life force of a plant, similar to the human spirit.
Researchers say they are a mixture of organic compounds, such as ketones, terpenes, esters, alcohols, aldehydes, and hundreds of other molecules, many too small [...]
Since the beginning of life on Earth, mankind has had to experiment with plants to find out which were edible and which were fatal. Along the way, some were put aside for magic or medicine, and it is from these that the many folk remedies evolved.
By the time most of the ancient civilisations were thriving, [...]
Although it is based on more than 6000 years knowledge, the term ’Aromatherapie’ was first used only 65 years ago by a French chemist named Gattefosse.
His family owned a perfumery business. One day, while working in the laboratory, Gattefosse badly burnt his hand and plunged it .into a vat of lavender essential oil. When the [...]