Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is the use of essential oils (EOs) and other aromatic compounds from plants to affect someone's mood or health. The word was coined in the 1920s by French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé.

Related Topics:
Complementary and alternative medicine - Essential oils - 1920s

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The main branches of aromatherapy include:

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• Home aromatherapy (self treatment, perfume & cosmetic use)
• Medicinal aromatherapy (as part of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy)
• Aromachology (the psychology of odors and their effects on the mind)
 
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