Extracts for health through aromatherapy

• April 25, 2024

Known since ancient times in India, China and Egypt, the use with healing purposes of the essential oils of plants is a therapy that lives today its moments of glory. Its popularity is such that the United States Army itself is experimenting with techniques of aromatherapy , acupuncture and other methods "heterodox "to treat the post-traumatic stress of the soldiers, as recently reported by Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense of that country.

The first to coin the term aromatherapy was the French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé . In 1928, while conducting research in perfumery , Gattefossé burned his hands seriously and immediately sank them in lavender essential oil; feeling a great relief and noticing the fast healing of his burns was dedicated to know and propagate the properties of essential oils.

What is aromatherapy for?

Is alternative therapy , whose origin is in the herbal and the Phytotherapy , is a complementary means to help in different situations like antihistaminic, analgesic Y stimulating or aphrodisiac ; to counter the insomnia , reduce stress , reduce anxiety and relieve pain. Aromatherapy helps to remove the depression , increase immunological defenses, correct chronic stomach problems and, from the aesthetic point of view, is an effective anti-aging method thanks to its antioxidant properties. The aromatic extracts and natural oils of plants interact with the body mainly through the skin (through massage or the special formulation of products that are applied to it) and the smell (creating fragrant atmospheres that impact the nervous system and trigger welfare states conducive to balance).

Contraindications of aromatherapy

It is very important to find out the convenience of the use, application and origin of certain products because aromatherapy and its components also have side effects and contraindications. For example, excessive use of lavender produces insomnia and there are certain oils and essences that should not be used during the pregnancy since they have a strong action neurotoxic Y abortive , neither in premature babies or newborns. On the other hand, essential oils are complex and concentrated agents that can not be duplicated synthetically and that act at different levels. Never forget this fundamental point of aromatherapy .
 

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