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HISTORY OF AROMATICS & HEALING PERFUMES 'ArÓmata' is an ancient Greek word that was used to describe all perfumes, perfumed drugs, ointments and incense. Aromatic plants, incense and perfumes have held a special place in the history of Mankind. Perfumes were treated as the messengers of the Gods or the mediators by many ancient religions. Scents were a heavenly mystery and a text from the 2nd century AD, reveals that Zeus lived in a 'heavenly attic' with many trap doors that only allowed certain beings into his realm, one of the doors was reserved for sacrificial smoke from the ritual fires of the priests on Earth... In ancient Egyptian medicine, the perfumes from trees (specially resins and gums) were rated above all other 'perfumes', the two most important were, Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and Frankincense (Boswellia carterii), and others Mastic (Pistachia lentiscus), Balm of Judea (Commiphora opobalsamum?) and Therebentine, also highly rated, were used to anoint and heal the sick. All of them are referred to on frequent occasions in many of the world's most sacred scriptures... more click here Aromatherapy History Aromatic plants are the 'fragrant breath' of the Earth. Essential Oil Therapy and Aromatherapy are the modern form of 'ArÓmata' as the fragrant oils from plants are used to prevent sickness and help the sick recover form illness Article continued below under Essential Oils, the 'moderators' of perturbed emotions; Stress and the Power of Scents....
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