It is a therapeutic treatment focused on the use of natural essential oils extracted from plants, flowers, the grass or trees. It aims to improve health and well-being in general. It is very effective to relieve some physical ailments or diseases and at the same time to boost morale and to balance our emotions. You know what are the main benefits of aromatherapy.
Characteristics of aromatherapy
This alternative therapy that uses different scents and oils, which are inhaled, swallowed, or are added to the bath water, promotes the physical and psychological well-being. You can use aromatherapy along with other techniques to an approach more holistic any treatment or to "help" to modern medicine.While the aromatherapy "has become a fashion" in the West for some time, the truth is that a practice is not to nothing new in the East. It is that it was already used in 4500 B.C. in China. It is also said that the ancient Egyptians used essential oils to embalm and therapeutic purposes. In Greece, physicians such as Galen and Hippocrates leveraged the benefits of herbs to treat their patients. In the middle ages in Europe, were used to combat diseases and during the Renaissance, it is known that Queen Isabel I (of England) supported its use.
"Medical" aromatherapy, studied from the point of view of chemistry or pharmacology of essential oils is fairly recent, but many followers around the world. And even in the United Kingdom or France has been incorporated to the "official" Medicine Primer.
Oils can be applied in different ways:
- By inhalation: is the basic method in aromatherapy, it may or may not be direct (mixing with water for example). Diffusers or steam can also be used. This alternative is for problems in the respiratory apparatus or for some skin conditions.
- By massage: diluted in water or some lotion and the massage is performed either strong or soft, according to the ailment. Ideal for contractures.
- As aromatic baths: the hot tub is filled and some drops of oil are cast. Then it alternates with warm water. For circulation and relaxation.
- As poultices (hot or cold): for disease in the skin or muscle problems.
- Internal use: only indicated in some cases and with certain oils. You should not eat without guarantee of a professional.
Essential oils and aromatherapy: what is each
The following list offers you the main oils used in aromatherapy techniques and what are its healing properties:- Bergamot: is stimulant, revitalizing, energy and refreshing. It is used to relieve stress, depression and anxiety and restore appetite.
- Cypress: relaxing, invigorating and purifying. Calms the nervous system, reduce the symptoms of menopause, stress and allergies.
- Geranium: balancing and stimulating. It relieves the symptoms of menstruation, depression and anxiety. Lifts the mood and calms the nervous system.
- Ginger: promotes circulation, is relaxing, helps prevent dizziness and nausea on a trip, alleviates digestive problems, improves blood circulation and stimulates the immune system, in addition to treating flu and colds.
- Grapefruit: stimulating, balancing is emotional and purifying. It adjusts the emotions like anger, relieve stress and combat breathing problems such as colds.
- Lavender: is harmonizing, cleansing, balancing, sedative and relaxing. It relieves headaches caused by tension or stress, regulates high blood pressure, is sedative for laboring women and soothes burns and insect bites.
- Lemon: stimulating, refreshing and purifying. It relieves stress, reduces mental fatigue, improves blood circulation.
- Mint: antiseptic, decongestant and digestive. It is effective to treat the flu, relaxes and soothes the muscles of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract, as well as the nerve disorders.
- Sandalwood: is a decongestant, aphrodisiac, balancing, relaxing and purifying. Relieves emotional problems, it calms the nervous system, balances the mind, spirit and body, preparing for meditation.
- Romero: is encouraging. It relieves rheumatic and muscular, it helps those who suffer from low blood pressure. It also increases the circulation of blood to the brain.
- Ylang Ylang: aphrodisiac, invigorating, purifying, balancing, addictive and calming. It is effective for the (mostly male) reproductive system problems, calms anxiety, regulates pulse, alleviate depression and prevent panic attacks.
How is an aromatherapy session
Before attending a session of this technique, you should know that it is not a "simple massage". Throughout the process you just concentrate on your feelings at that moment in the sensations that produce you oils and scents, massages, in the heat of the room, in faint music, etc. Book a time for you once you finish and do not go running to the office because you won't have good results.First a specialist is responsible for making an analysis of the health status of each patient. Question about physical problems, illnesses or medical conditions, and based on this orients the session using specific oils. It is likely that five different are placed during the session, which can last an hour (there are from 30 minutes to the hour and a half, according to parts of the body are treated). Surely you should return to a new appointment for the results will be longer lasting, or really the problem go away.
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