Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

What is Aromatherapy?
*Use fragrances and essences *Effects person's mood or behaviour *Physical and mental benefits

What are Essential Oils?

*100% natural *100% pure *Come from aromatic plants, trees and grasses *'Essences' are highly odoriferous (which provides odors) *Concentrated liquid components *Contains chemicals

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Experiencing the aromatherapy of full-body massage was really good!

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Olfactory System Skin System

Aromatherapy enters into your body through either olfactory or skin systems. The essential oils will then absorbed by blood system and will circulate throughout the entire body

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

4 Methods
Massage
*How to do *Types of massage *Physical and mental benefits *Promote *Activate *Softens

Inhalation
*Easy to do! *Tissue *Types of inhalation *Cover up the room *Change *Disinfect

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

4 Methods
Compress
*How to do *Types of compress *Directly heal! *For specific symptoms *Sprain *Tired eyes

Aroma Bath
*How to do
*Types of aroma bath *Promise to have a pleasant time! *Skin care *Pain-reflexology points *Tiredness

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

*Guessing Game*
What do you think it is? What do you think they are good for?

~Essential Oils~

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Trial Study1-Lower Blood Pressure

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

100 80 60 40 20 0 Royal Sussex County Hospital Lavender Oil Vegetable Oil Just Rest

Does foot massage with lavender oil could lower the blood pressure, heart and respiratory rates? *2 treatments for 20mins/day *3 groups 1. Lavender oil 2. Vegetable oil 3. Rest only

The Results Group1 showed the greatest benefits of lowering the blood pressure.
Conclusion
It proved that the validity of aromatherapy and that it is not a placebo.

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Trial Study2-Stress Project
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Severe anxiety Depression Insomnia Pain Tiredness Confidence Coping Skill Before After

Does aromatherapy help physical symptoms people having tranquillise and hypnotics? *Full-body massage *Lavender, geranium, sandal wood and clary oils

The ResultsReduced all of the symptoms dramatically.

Therefore, aromatherapy is scientifically valid.

Conclusion Essential oils can significantly reduce stress levels of the patients

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Where do you think it was used in the ancient ages? Where do you think it is popularly used currently?

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

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Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

The ancient uses since 4500B.C.
Egypt Greece Rome China India America

Mummy Plant therapy Herbal Medicine Aroma bath Massage Ayurveda

They had been using because there were no western medicine/chemic treatment using chemical drugs were available.

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Current Uses

France *Rene-Maurice Gattefosse *Indo-China war(1946~54) *Hospitals and Pharmacies *Covered by insurance

England *Mainly massage and non-scientific

*Hospitals are accepting it *In 1985, the International Federation of Aromatheapists was established

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Current Uses

Japan *'Yuzu' bath *It became popular in 1980s *Japanese Aromatherapy Council was established in 1997

United States of America *Got popular in the last 20 years *A national association was set up in California in the late 1980s *Lots of shops now carries them

Aromatherapy

Is Aromatherapy Scientifically Valid or Just a Placebo?

Future of Aromatherapy What did you find interested in my presentation? Are you going to experience it in the future? What do you think of aromatherapy in America?

How do you think our society can adapt aromathera

I recommend you to at least go and try it!!