Aromatherapy

Morsi Huss ​​is a Naturopath and has an ‘Adv. Dip. of Aromatherapy’ and ‘Adv. Dip. of Bach Flower Remedies’, is a current member of ‘Complimentary Medicine Association (CMA) Australia’ and ‘American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) USA‘, and has many years of experience using Aromatherapy as part of his patients’ treatment.

To book an appointment for an aromatherapy consultation, please contact us by email or phone Morsi Huss on 0403 330 524 to arrange an appointment.

What is Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is derived from the ancient practice of using natural plant essences to promote health and wellbeing. It consists of the use of pure essential oils obtained from a wide assortment of plants, which have been steam distilled or cold-pressed from flowers, fruit, bark and roots. Aromatherapy can help ease a wide assortment of ailments; easing aches, pains, and injuries, while relieving the discomforts of many health problems. Aromatherapy also acts on the central nervous system, relieving depression and anxiety, reducing stress, relaxing, uplifting, sedating or stimulating, restoring both physical and emotional wellbeing.

The Aromatherapeutic effects of essential oils can be administered in different ways, depending on the oil and the effect. Skin absorption is one of the most common methods – a dilute blend of essential oils and carrier oils are massaged into the skin, which absorbs the active ingredient of the essential oil into the bloodstream. Inhalation of steam containing vaporised essential oils is often a very effective way to treat respiratory complaints, and is also one of the most widely used methods of using essential oils for their mood- enhancing and emotion-stabilising effects. A few drops of essential oil in a small glass bowl of water over a tealight candle is all you need to infuse your surroundings with a lovely scent that can calm or invigorate, depending on the oil you choose.

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History of Aromatherapy

Many such oils are described by Dioscorides, along with beliefs of the time regarding their healing properties, in his De Materia Medica, written in the first century. Distilled essential oils have been employed as medicines since the invention of distillation in the eleventh century, when Avicenna isolated essential oils using steam distillation.

The concept of aromatherapy was first mentioned by a small number of European scientists and doctors, in the early 1900s. In 1937, the word first appeared in print in a French book on the subject: “Aromathérapie: Les Huiles Essentielles, Hormones Végétales” by René-Maurice Gattefossé, a chemist. An English version was published in 1993. In 1910, Gattefossé burned a hand very badly and later claimed he treated it effectively with lavender oil.

A French surgeon, Jean Valnet, pioneered the medicinal uses of essential oils, which he used as antiseptics in the treatment of wounded soldiers during
World War II.

Aromatherapy: modes of application

The modes of application of aromatherapy include:
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Aerial diffusion: for environmental fragrancing or aerial disinfection
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Direct inhalation: for respiratory disinfection, decongestion, expectoration as well as psychological effects
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Topical applications: for general massage, baths, compresses, therapeutic skin care