Aromatherapy – The Useful Application of Essential Oils
Natural plants and herbs are used in curing diseases from ancient time. Natural plants and herbs are the gifted medicines from nature. They are less risky, economical with easy availability and more effective with prompt relief in pain than medicines made from chemicals. India has expertise in cultivation of different plants used as medicine in form of the leaves, roots, branches, flower etc. Essential oils are the extraction of these parts of plants. Our rishis were ancient scientists and found the use of these parts in curing human diseases. Ayurveda have also shown the importance of these essential oils and aromatherapy oils in medicine books. India had great knowledge about these natural oils used in medicines and remedy in various diseases. Aromatherapy is one of the sections of medicine science.
History shows the usage of these aromatherapy oils even 2000BC. In ancient times these plants and extracted oils (also referred as essential oils today) are used to treat illness and religiously to praise the God. Many religious books have notations of using various fragrance oils and perfume oils to make happy the ancient Gods. All ancient cultures including Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, and Romans & Indians were using essential oils in one or other ways. Aromatherapy is one of the major applications of Essential oils, where inhalation of volatile essential oils from aromatic plants to restore and improve health, beauty and well-being. The extracted odoriferous substances from flowers, plants and aromatic shrubs are used for therapeutic. It not only treats the illness but also keeps us healthy and prevents diseases on regular usage.
Aromatherapy involves various forms of its applications like Skin Massages with aromatherapy oil, which is actually the diluted essential oil in the carrier vegetable oil. Inhalation through nose is second most used way of aromatherapy. Compresses and Aromatic baths are also some of the aromatherapy forms for effective application that is used now in beauty parlors and spa now days. Essential oil is the best to harmonize your body for normal and balancing metabolic process of your body. There are various types of essential oils more than 300. Essential oils are chemically complex in structure containing hormonal properties, vitamins, minerals and natural antiseptics. Its aroma activates the senses within our brains specifically serotonin and endorphins useful in brain communication with body. Essential oils have the properties to stimulate self healing powers in body which affect psychologically and physiologically process for best medication.