| Much of the ancient use of aromatherapy | | | | the healing oil of plants in their |
| developed from the scented smoke that rose | | | | concentrated studies. |
| from ancient fires of leaves, wood, flowers, | | | | |
| roots and tree sap. If you close your eyes | | | | For protection of the black plague, many |
| and imagine sitting at a campfire, and | | | | people used an application of herbal oils in |
| inhaling the different scents as they burn, | | | | the middle ages. The use of herbs were very |
| you can understand how natural it must have | | | | popular at that time, and every well to do |
| been to want to learn more about the smells | | | | family kept distilled herbs and used them |
| arising from an ancient fire, since certain | | | | daily form may purposes, such as personal, |
| scents can be neutral, depressing or | | | | medicinal and household uses. Although, |
| uplifting to those exposed to them. | | | | unfortunately the use of healing oils took a |
| | | | downward spiral during the time of snake oil |
| Aromatherapy has been around for a very long | | | | tradesmen and fake medicine men. As the use |
| time, whether we study the ancient Egyptian, | | | | of essential herbs and oils seem to almost |
| Asian, Greek, Roman, Indian and many other | | | | disappear when modern medicine, gained a |
| cultures. People have been using the essence | | | | toehold in healing procedures. However, |
| of plants for many different reasons and in | | | | natives of many lands have used herbs and |
| many different ways. However, more than | | | | aromatherapy for centuries, for their |
| likely it, they did not call it aromatherapy | | | | spiritual and healing purposes. |
| in those times. | | | | |
| | | | Nevertheless, back in the 1920's a scientist |
| They had other names for it, no doubt, or | | | | burned himself badly and immediately put the |
| just a phrase for using the herbs they used | | | | burn area into a container of lavender oil, |
| naturally on a daily basis. For instance, the | | | | this was the birth of aromatherapy, since he |
| Egyptians distilled their essential oils for | | | | found the oil to not only sooth the pain, but |
| their many cosmetic and perfume purposes, as | | | | it had an unusual quickness in healing the |
| well as using forms of aromatherapy for | | | | afflicted area. Aromatherapy uses variable |
| healing and spiritual purposes and for their | | | | essential oils of plant compounds to |
| embalming procedures. The Romans and Greeks | | | | influence the mood and health of a body in a |
| learned aromatherapy from the Egyptians; they | | | | positive manner. |
| soon recognized the influence and precious | | | | |
| use of herbs in honor of their deities in | | | | Although, aromatherapy has gone through its |
| their temples and the healing properties in | | | | different stages of growth and decline over |
| their bathing and body massage. | | | | the years, there are millions of people who |
| | | | have enjoy the natural use of herbs and |
| The Greeks eventually took their knowledge of | | | | aromatherapy in their lives for spiritual, |
| aromatherapy to Arabia, where they added | | | | healing, cosmetic and perfume products, of |
| their own knowledge and innovations, which | | | | course today these products use carrier oils |
| increased the popularity of perfumes from the | | | | such as rosehip seed, citrus, almond and |
| east. Nuns and monks of the 12th century used | | | | olive. |