| Aromatherapy is not just some new age | | | | few. For anti-fungal help you can look to essential oils |
| phenomenon, but the ancient natural and potent plant | | | | of juniper, tea tree oil, clove thyme and lavender. |
| extracts of essential oils are the best methods for | | | | Several anti-viral essential oils are sandalwood, ginger |
| physical healing and mental well-being. Aromatherapy | | | | lemon grass, peppermint, hyssop, tea tree oil and |
| has been a big part of many world cultures dating | | | | thyme. For anti-inflammatory essential oils there are |
| back to even 6000 years and more. The cultures of | | | | several including sage, black cumin, clove assays, |
| Greece, Rome, Egypt, Japan, China and India all used | | | | eucalyptus, bay leaf and cinnamon. |
| aromatherapy in many variations for health and | | | | There are individual uses of oils but some of the |
| wellness. Many of these cultures still consider | | | | most well-known essential oils are citronella oil, |
| aromatherapy as an important therapy and as good | | | | eucalyptus oil, jasmine oil, lavender oil, geranium oil, |
| as or even better than most western ways of | | | | tea tree oil and lemon oil. Citronella oil is well known |
| medicines. There are now many western doctors and | | | | as a natural insect repellent that can be applied |
| specialists adjoining aromatherapy with their western | | | | topically and made into candles for keeping insects |
| medical knowledge for taking a holistic approach that | | | | away from certain areas naturally. |
| has been known to work very well. | | | | Eucalyptus oil is often combined with the peppermint |
| Aromatherapy eases many different types of pains, | | | | oil for cold and flu relief. This is a healthy combination |
| aches and even several types of injuries. It is also | | | | for putting into a humidifier with water as it helps in |
| known to cure central nervous system that improves | | | | better breathing by decongesting. Lavender oil is an |
| or cures depression and brings anxiety relief. It aids in | | | | excellent antiseptic for burns and cuts while Geranium |
| stimulating, uplift your spirits, and helps to relax your | | | | oil is equally good as an anti-septic, but works well as |
| mental and physical being. | | | | a diuretic and stringent too. Tea tree oil does many |
| There are a number of pharmacological effects | | | | different healing jobs, depending on what the |
| directly derived from many essential oils. Some of the | | | | combination with other essential oils may be. Lemon |
| best antibacterial oils are known to be tea tree oil, | | | | oil works as an anti/depressant and anti-stress agent. |
| lime, cinnamon, clove and rosemary, to name just a | | | | So adapt these in your life to benefit naturally. |