aromatherapy
n. therapeutic use of fragrances and plant essences to improve mood or physical and emotional health (alternative medicine technique) | ||||
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Aromatherapy Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Subtle Aromatherapy
Form of vibrational healing (vibrational medicine) expounded by Patricia Davis in her book of the same name. Subtle Aromatherapy is any use of essential oils with the purported aim of: (a) healing the "physical body" by affecting the "subtle body" ("energetic body"), or (b) contributing to personal and spiritual growth.
Form of vibrational healing (vibrational medicine) expounded by Patricia Davis in her book of the same name. Subtle Aromatherapy is any use of essential oils with the purported aim of: (a) healing the "physical body" by affecting the "subtle body" ("energetic body"), or (b) contributing to personal and spiritual growth.
aromatherapy (aromatic medicine, conventional aromatherapy, holistic aromatherapy)
"Branch" of herbal medicine that centers on using fragrant substances, particularly oily plant extracts, to alter mood or to improve individuals' health or appearance. The alleged benefits of aromatherapy range from stress relief to enhancement of immunity and the unlocking of "emotions from past experiences." Although aromatherapy has ancient roots, proponents did not call it "aromatherapy" before the 1930s. The expression "aromatherapy" is an umbrella used by the cosmetics, fragrance, and alternative-medicine industries. It derives from the French word aromatherapie, coined by Rene Maurice Gattefosse, a French chemist whose book of the same name was published in 1928. After a lab explosion Gattefosse conveniently plunged his badly burned hand into a vat of lavender oil. He noticed how well it healed, and thus began the development of modern aromatherapy, which French homeopaths Dr. and Mme. Maury revived in the 1960s.
In the aromatherapy industry the odorous substances of choice are essential oils (oils that are volatile, aromatic, and flammable) from flowers, fruits, grasses, leaves, roots, and wood resins. Manners of use of such oils include sniffing, ingestion, addition to bathwater, and application to the skin (typically with massage). One of aromatherapy's postulates is that essential oils have a "spiritual dimension" and can restore "balance" and "harmony" both to one's body and to one's life. One of its principles, the "doctrine of signatures," holds that a plant's visible and olfactory characteristics reveal its "secret" qualities. For example, because the configuration of the violet suggests shyness, aromatherapists hold that its scent engenders calmness and modesty. Some proponents have characterized essential oils as the soul or spirit of plants.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
aromatherapy
noun
treatment to relieve tension, etc., in which fragrant oils and creams containing plant extracts are massaged into the skin
noun
treatment to relieve tension, etc., in which fragrant oils and creams containing plant extracts are massaged into the skin
| Aromatherapy Glossary |
Aromatherapy
The practice of using Essential oils from plants for improving or maintaining health and beauty.
The practice of using Essential oils from plants for improving or maintaining health and beauty.
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Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of ESSENTIAL OILS extracted from the flowers, stems, leaves, roots, or fruits of a plant or tree. These oils are the most potent form of herbal use and are known for their beneficial healing properties. The physiological and psychological benefits of the Essential Oils are achieved by absorption through the skin and inhalation. The latter can be accomplished through either natural evaporation or some type of diffusing device.
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of ESSENTIAL OILS extracted from the flowers, stems, leaves, roots, or fruits of a plant or tree. These oils are the most potent form of herbal use and are known for their beneficial healing properties. The physiological and psychological benefits of the Essential Oils are achieved by absorption through the skin and inhalation. The latter can be accomplished through either natural evaporation or some type of diffusing device.
Aromatherapy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other scented compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health. Essential oils differ in chemical composition from other herbal products because the distillation process only recovers the lighter phytomolecules. For this reason essential oils are rich in monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, as well as other VOC substances (esters, aromatic compounds, non-terpene hydrocarbones, some organic sulfides etc.).
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