Alex Ram

Aromatherapy may be something that you've heard about but don't know very much about. You may like to know more about aromatherapy so I'd like to tell you a little of the history and applications for aromatherapy.The word aromatherapy was 1st coined by chemist in France in'20. It refers to the use of various plant substances and in particular oils which are distilled from plants which are called essential oils. The chemist was called Maurice Gattefosse and it was he who discovered some of the healing quality of essential oils after a fire in his laboratory. At the time of the fire he had lavender oil there as he was studying the use of essential oils in healing.There was a fire at the laboratory and his arm was burnt, so he plunged his arm into the vat of lavender oil, experiencing immediate pain relief from the burns. Not only that but the burns healed very fast and left virtually no scarring.Following the work of Maurice Gattefosse more work was done by other scientists studying the effects of using essential oils from plants on burns and wounds suffered by soldiers during the Second World War.Aromatherapy has been around for thousands of years under different names. It has always been used for its occasional healing effects on people with health conditions. This comes from the essential oils found in a range of plants.However, despite claims to the contrary, aromatherapy is not actually a "cure" for any particular diseases. Rather what it does is to help sufferers of illnesses cope with their illnesses by aiding their mental state.It seems that there are indeed a range of psychological benefits from the beautiful scents derived from essential plant oils and these psychological benefits to assist sufferers of illnesses to cope with their disease. Whilst aromatherapy does not cure the disease it does elevate the mood, reduce fear and stress and relax disease sufferers. This helps them cope with the illness.And in some cases aromatherapy can also help reduce a sufferers dependence on prescription drugs such as painkillers, indigestion tablets and sleeping tablets.Particular scents have a different effect on different people. Do you find, for example, that a perfume that relaxes you that you love just doesn't do it for your friends? Everyone has a different reaction to various scents, and so aromatherapy is a very personal thing. And many people apply the principles of aromatherapy to their lives without even knowing it. For example many use various oils, perfumes and lotions with all sorts of soothing scents in their homes because the nice smell makes them feel good. That's aromatherapy at work.Maybe it's you that has an illness that you are dealing with. I won't claim that aromatherapy will be a magic cure. It isn't. However don't give up on aromatherapy just because it won't cure the disease. It can still do many magical things fir your overall psychological well-being and mental state. It is that affect will help you deal with your illness.I have a book on my website all about AromatherapyPeter offers 2 books about Aromatherapy on his website http://www.heavenlyaromatherapy.com/ which together make up a complete Aromatherapy How To