WHAT IS CLINICAL AROMATHERAPY?
CLINICAL AROMATHERAPY is the therapeutic use of essential oils as complimentary healing remedies. Inhaling the fragrance of our earth’s beautiful flowers, herbs, and trees for their healing effect is as old as human existence, and extracting plant essences for their properties has been in practice since antiquity. Essential oils contain hundreds of chemical compounds.
Recent research has been able to verify that these compounds contain many healing properties such as these and many others:
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By combining a few of these healing essential oils, it is possible to develop an array of blends that can relieve some of our most common ailments, such as colds, flu, rheumatism, sprains, and digestive disorders. In a gentle way and with correct application, essential oil blends can and do relieve symptoms and bring comfort.
For example, the essential oils of Lavender and Chamomile may be blended with a carrier of almond oil for a relaxing massage; Eucalyptus and Ravensara can be diffused to relieve respiratory congestion; Orange and Clary Sage can be add to bath salts for an over all toner; and Helichrysum and Tea Tree should be kept on hand for burns, abrasions, and insect strings.
For example, the essential oils of Lavender and Chamomile may be blended with a carrier of almond oil for a relaxing massage; Eucalyptus and Ravensara can be diffused to relieve respiratory congestion; Orange and Clary Sage can be add to bath salts for an over all toner; and Helichrysum and Tea Tree should be kept on hand for burns, abrasions, and insect strings.