Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries
The term “aromatherapy” means healing with the use of essential oils. At the turn of the century, people were discovering the healing influence of different plants, and then great opportunities that essential oils (which are obtained from those plants) gives. Essential oils are very strong substanc...
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| author | Katarzyna Urtnowska-Joppek |
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| description | The term “aromatherapy” means healing with the use of essential oils. At the turn of the century, people were discovering the healing influence of different plants, and then great opportunities that essential oils (which are obtained from those plants) gives.
Essential oils are very strong substances that used in diluted form, strictly into the skin or through inhalation process, influence on the whole human organism. With a development
of different cultures and civilizations, they gained more applications. Starting from interfering in the religious rituals, by embalming corpses in ancient Egypt,
up to the greater flowering of aromatherapy in the XX century in the form known to us.
Nowadays, aromatherapy is widely used in the treatment of infectious diseases.
In cosmetics and physiotherapy - to relax, strengthen the blood supply of the skin, warming
up or cooling the skin and muscles. Fragrances are also popularly used
in relieving anxiety, depression, stress or insomnia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbb3ba9288a44a7cb77633764686bb2b2022-12-22T02:56:43ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062018-08-0188Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuriesKatarzyna Urtnowska-Joppek0Collegium Medicum im. L. Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w ToruniuThe term “aromatherapy” means healing with the use of essential oils. At the turn of the century, people were discovering the healing influence of different plants, and then great opportunities that essential oils (which are obtained from those plants) gives. Essential oils are very strong substances that used in diluted form, strictly into the skin or through inhalation process, influence on the whole human organism. With a development of different cultures and civilizations, they gained more applications. Starting from interfering in the religious rituals, by embalming corpses in ancient Egypt, up to the greater flowering of aromatherapy in the XX century in the form known to us. Nowadays, aromatherapy is widely used in the treatment of infectious diseases. In cosmetics and physiotherapy - to relax, strengthen the blood supply of the skin, warming up or cooling the skin and muscles. Fragrances are also popularly used in relieving anxiety, depression, stress or insomnia.https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/26438aromatherapyessential oilshistory |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Urtnowska-Joppek Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries Journal of Education, Health and Sport aromatherapy essential oils history |
| title | Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| title_full | Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| title_fullStr | Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| title_short | Aromatherapy - therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| title_sort | aromatherapy therapy development at the turn of centuries |
| topic | aromatherapy essential oils history |
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