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The Future of Aromatherapy - 7 World Renowned Experts Speak Out!

When asked to contribute to a Professional Compendium on the ‘Future of Aromatherapy’ I jumped at the chance. The assortment of contributions you'll discover in the compendium are tremendously varied and cover a broad range of aromatherapy topics that I’m sure will interest you. The ‘Future of Aromatherapy’ Professional Compendium Topics: Brief History of Aromatics History of Clinical Aromatherapy Clinical Uses Education Essential Oil Safety Integrative Medicine Research Protecting Threatened Plant Species As the compendium includes contributions from aromatherapy experts from around the world, please keep in mind that several contributions advocate pharmacological usage, including ingestion. The practitioners making these contributions live in countries with completely different standards for regulatory guidelines regarding usage of aromatherapy for its practitioners. In the United...

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Ancient Use of Aroma for Healing Disease

Ancient Use of AromaThe use of aromatic plants, herbs and flowers is the oldest form of healing disease and pain. Knowledge about the medicinal effects of flowers, plants and herbs have been recorded in the oldest writings in history, myth, and folklore.Shamans from pre-historic days of humans on planet earth were probably the first aromatherapists and perfumers.Records found in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese manuscripts show that priests and physicians were using plant aromatics thousands of years before birth of Christ to heal the sick and infirm.  In ancient times certain plant balms and fragrances like Frankincense and Myrrh were considered more valuable than gold. There are numerous references to plant substances in the Bible. Finally now with the advent of...

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