Essential oils used in aromatherapy: A systemic review
10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.05.007
- Author:
Babar ALI
1
;
Naser Ali AL-WABEL
1
;
Saiba SHAMS
2
;
Aftab AHAMAD
3
;
Shah Alam KHAN
4
;
Firoz ANWAR
5
Author Information
1. College of Pharmacy and Dentistry, Buraydah Colleges
2. Siddhartha Institute of Pharmacy
3. Health Information Technology Department, Jeddah Community College, King Abdulaziz University
4. Department of Pharmacy, Oman Medical College
5. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aromatherapy;
Complementary therapy;
Essential oils;
Inhalation
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2015;5(8):601-611
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nowadays, use of alternative and complementary therapies with mainstream medicine has gained the momentum. Aromatherapy is one of the complementary therapies which use essential oils as the major therapeutic agents to treat several diseases. The essential or volatile oils are extracted from the flowers, barks, stem, leaves, roots, fruits and other parts of the plant by various methods. It came into existence after the scientists deciphered the antiseptic and skin permeability properties of essential oils. Inhalation, local application and baths are the major methods used in aromatherapy that utilize these oils to penetrate the human skin surface with marked aura. Once the oils are in the system, they remodulate themselves and work in a friendly manner at the site of malfunction or at the affected area. This type of therapy utilizes various permutation and combinations to get relief from numerous ailments like depression, indigestion, headache, insomnia, muscular pain, respiratory problems, skin ailments, swollen joints, urine associated complications etc. The essential oils are found to be more beneficial when other aspects of life and diet are given due consideration. This review explores the information available in the literature regarding therapeutic, medical, cosmetic, psychological, olfactory, massage aromatherapy, safety issues and different plants used in aromatherapy. All the available information was compiled from electronic databases such as Academic Journals, Ethnobotany, Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and library search.
