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Aromatherapy - Ancient Holistic Healing

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



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