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Aromatherapy is comprised of two words, Aroma-meaning fragrance or smell and Therapy-meaning treatment. Aromatherapy was utilized by the earliest civilizations and is believed to be at least 6000 years old. Most people also believe that its origins began in Egypt. A medical papyri considered to date back to approximately 1555 B.C. contains treatments for all kinds of ailments and the methods of application are similar to the ones used in aromatherapy and herbal medicine today. The Egyptians used a method called infusion to remove the oils from aromatic plants and incense was probably one of the first methods of using aromatics. Frankincense was burned at sunrise as an offering to the sun god, Ra, and myrrh was offered to the moon. The Egyptians were experts at embalming using aromatics to help preserve flesh. The Egyptians used to be massaged with fragrant oils after bathing. The Greeks continued the use of aromatic oils and used them medicinally and cosmetically. A Greek physician, Pedacius Dioscorides, wrote a book about herbal medicine and for at least 1200 years as the Western world's standard medical reference. Many of the remedies he mentions are still in use today in aromatherapy.
The information obtained for this website was partially gathered from the book, Vitamins & Minerals, written by Sara Rose and published by Hamlyn in 2003. Other sources for this website were gathered from Reader's Digest The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs: The A-Z guide to enhancing your health and treating illness with nutritional supplements. Along with these two resource guides, material has been found in The Doctor's Complete Guide To Vitamins and Minerals, written by Mary Dan Eades, MD. Another resource for this website was The Complete Guide to Herbal Medicines, written by Charles W. Fetrow, PharmD and Juan R. Avila, PharmD. Along with these is a book written by Earl Meindell, RPh, PhD, Recipes for Healthy Living Dr. Earl MeindellŐs Natural Remedies For 101 Ailments. Plus, the Alternative Health Dictionary. Viable Herbal Solutions website was a great help as well with this information.
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