Ways of Using Aromatherapy Oils for Healing

Ways of Using Aromatherapy Oils for Healing

Aromatherapy is basically a form of alternative medicine in which aromatic plant materials or oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant are used for the purpose of altering a person’s mind, mood, cognitive function or health. This is a natural healing therapy where various kinds of therapeutic essential oils are used to enhance individual’s psychological and physical well-being. Health conditions like lymphatic congestion, reduced peripheral circulation, muscle spasms, tension and anxiety, flaccid musculature and backache are known to be very well treated with the use of essential aromatherapy oils. Use of aromatherapy oils is widely done for pain relief, mood enhancement and increased cognitive function applications.

There are different ways of using aromatherapy oils for body healing. They can be inhaled directly for essential aroma which is known to stimulate brain function or can be used in massages or baths for absorption by the skin where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote whole-body healing. Continue reading