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Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of plant-derived,
aromatic essential oils to promote physical and
psychological well-being. Aromatic plants have been
utilised for their healing, preservative, and pleasurable
qualities throughout recorded history in both the East
and West. As early as 1500 BC the ancient Egyptians
used waters, oils, incense, resins, and ointments
scented with botanicals for their religious ceremonies.
There is evidence that the Chinese may have
recognised the benefits of herbal and aromatic remedies
much earlier than this. The oldest known herbal text,
Shen Nung’s Pen Ts’ao (c. 2700-3000 BC) catalogues
over 200 botanicals. Ayurveda, a practice of traditional
Indian medicine that dates back more than 2,500 years,
also used aromatic herbs for treatment. The Romans
were well known for their use of fragrances. They
bathed with botanicals and integrated them into their
state and religious rituals. So did the Greeks, with a
growing awareness of the medicinal properties of herbs.
Greek physician and surgeon Pedanios Dioscorides,
whose prominent herbal text De Materia Medica
(60 AD) was the standard textbook for Western
medicine for 1,500 years, wrote extensively on the
medicinal value of botanical aromatics.