A holistic aromatherapy treatment using essential oils (essential oils) which has a pleasant scent such as rose, lavender, lemon, or peppermint.
Essential oils for aromatherapy can be added to bath or massage. In addition, aromatherapy can also be inhaled directly or diffused to the entire room.
Aromatherapy can be used for pain relief, skin care, reduce tension and fatigue, as well as strengthening the overall body condition.
Essential oils can affect the mood, alleviate fatigue, reduce anxiety, and stimulate relaxation. When inhaled, essential oils work on the brain and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerve.
Essential oils extracted from plants, flowers, trees, fruits, bark, grasses and seeds that have therapeutic properties, psychological, and physiological specific, which can improve health and prevent disease.
There are about 150 essential oils. Most of these essential oils have antiseptic properties; several antivirus, anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, antidepressant and expectorant.
Other properties of the essential oils of the advantages of aromatherapy is the ability to stimulate relaxation, improve digestion, and diuretic properties.
To gain the benefits of essential oils to the maximum, then the raw materials essential oils should be pure and natural.
Therefore, oil made from synthetic materials will not provide health benefits.
In alternative medicine, aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing areas in the community.
Nowadays, aromatherapy is widely used in homes, clinics, and hospitals for a variety of purposes.
Some examples include the use of aromatherapy to reduce pain during labor, relieving pain caused by chemotherapy in cancer patients, and rehabilitation of cardiac patients.
Until the end of aromatherapy are slowly becoming mainstream in society. One obvious example in Japan, the engineers began using aromatherapy systems in office buildings.
They use the scent of lavender and rosemary to area customers with the aim of providing a calming effect while customers wait.
While the lemon scent is used in the area of bank teller counters to keep the staff and bank teller stay fresh and alert.
