AROMATHERAPY

Plants were used for thousands of years in the most ancient healing practices of mankind.

There is evidence of the use of essential oils in the archaeological discoveries of ancient cultures such as Egypt, China, India, Babylon and Greece. The evidence suggests that the oils were part of sacred ceremonies, not only for embalming but also fur treating mania, depression and nervousness.

Modem Aromatherapy was fathered by the French chemist Dr Rene-Maurice Gattefosse. He discovered the healing properties of Lavender oil, when he burnt his hand on a burner and thrust it into a vat of lavender oil. He immediately felt relief from the pain and the bum healed quickly with no scarring.

Dr Jean Valnet took the discoveries further and used oils in the treatment of war injuries and disease during World War 2. As far back as the fourth century BC, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said that…..”the way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day”. He noted then the burning of certain aromatic substances offered protection against contagious diseases.

“Aromatherapy is a natural practice which touches our soul with the scented energies of the earth. It is an aged old art, only now resurfacing in these trying times, offering hope in the use of our plants in the form of essential oils”.