Monday, September 5, 2016

By Kenneth Schmidt


Essential oils have been used for centuries in products such as cosmetics and air fresheners. Only more recently has popularity grown in relation to using different essential oils for relief. For, research now shows that a number of different essences can benefit body, mind and soul.

There are a number of these natural essences. Although, most can be broken down into four categories. These four aspects include those named for the plant from which the essence was derived, ethereal, aetherolea and volatile. When it comes to the definition of the term essence, it generally refers to the fragrance of the flower which produced the oil. At the same time, it should be noted that the term essence in this case does not relate to essential fatty or amino acids.

While essential is a term used in association with fatty and amino acids, these are different than the essences which come from flora and fauna. For, in most cases, steam is used in a single distillation process to extract these oils. While this is the case, there are also other methods which include expression, solvent and absolute extraction, resin tapping and cold processing.

Essences have also been used in the holistic medical community for some time. In most cases, essences can be sold as remedies under a prescribed set of conditions as imposed by federal and state regulation. Although, as many have shown promise when it comes to treating cancer and other terminal illness, it may not be long before these products are accepted as a valid form of medication.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the United States went through a period of somewhat anti-nature before the trend became more popular in the 1990s. As such, there is now a revival of sorts when it comes to using the essence of flora and fauna as a valid form of mediation. Aromatherapy and success play important roles in the reality of this popularity. For, studies have shown that when aromatherapy is used in treatment, it can have a drastic effect on how the body acts and reacts over time.

In most cases, these essences are used to scent the air during various healing sessions. For example, massage therapists often either spray a scent or burn incense to create calm during treatment. Whereas, some individuals carry a nebulizer filled with a scent so that one can take a whiff when needing to feel calm or ease pain.

Eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree oil and lavender are the four most common of all essences. When desiring to use these products, it can often be beneficial to look at a comparison sheet online. In doing so, one can see which essences effect body, mind and spirit in different ways. After which, it is easier to determine which scent might be best suited for calming or healing an illness at any given time.

It is most likely Ibn a-Baitar whom we can thank for discovering the distillation process. Mr. A-Baitar is a well known Andalusian pharmacist, psychiatrist and chemist whom discovered the single distillation process to extract essences with the use of steam. Most chemists and others separating essence from flowers still use this process today.




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