| Aromatherapy is the practice of using the | | | | oil as a base. Romans learned these methods |
| scents of various plant extracts to assist in | | | | from Greece and were soon using scented oils |
| healing the mind, body, and soul. The use of | | | | in their famous baths. Although Native |
| aromatherapy dates back over 5,000 years and | | | | Americans and other native cultures around |
| has recently been rediscovered as a method of | | | | the world continued to utilize the effects of |
| holistic healing.The most famous Egyptian | | | | plant extracts, after the fall of the Roman |
| technique using aromatherapy was embalming. | | | | Empire the recorded information on |
| However evidence exists to show that | | | | aromatherapy was lost and Western |
| aromatherapy was also used in cosmetic and | | | | Civilization would have to re-learn |
| medicinal applications. During the same | | | | everything. (Not one of the most efficient |
| time, records from China indicate that | | | | cultures, eh?)It took the scourge of the |
| hundreds of plants were identified to exude | | | | plague during the Middle Ages to begin to |
| healing aromatic properties. Ayurvedic | | | | rekindle an interest in this ancient |
| medicine, which spans the history of India, | | | | technique. It was discovered then that |
| has always incorporated aromatherapy into its | | | | certain plant extracts seemed to prevent the |
| healing methods and spiritual practices.The | | | | spread of infection and assist in |
| ancient Greeks were quick to adopt | | | | decontaminating a house after its occupants |
| aromatherapy from Egypt and began using olive | | | | had been afflicted. |