During the 16:th to 18:th centuries the art of distilling plants had grown to become an every-day matter. Every mansion had its own distillery and the pharmacies of the time distilled essential oils for medicinal purposes. The doctor would make out a recipe, and the pharmacies would blend the medicines. In this time herbal medicine [...]
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ESSENTIAL OIL & SCENT HISTORY part 4
Posted in Aromatherapy, Massage, tagged antiseptic, Aromatherapy, blends, chemistry, distillation, essential oils, healing, herbal, history, Massage, textbook, training on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AROMATHERAPY & ANIMALS
Posted in Animals, Aromatherapy, tagged Animals, antibiotic, Aromatherapy, bacteria, chemistry, emotion, fear, horses, insecurity, molecules, pressure, training, trauma on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I get a lot of questions about animals and how I treat them. The first and main reason I even came to Luxembourg was because of horses and treating them; mainly one big very sad horse. Animals are individuals with very diverse personalities; some are pushy and some are shy – like the big sad [...]
ESSENTIAL OIL QUALITY – Ravensara/Ravintsara
Posted in Aromatherapy, tagged Aromatherapy, botanical, chemistry, confusion, essential oil, ravensara on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I wrote in an earlier post about an essential oil I picked up: Ravintsara (cinnamomum camphora). I couldn’t really get this oil out of my head so I have been doing some research. As usual there is plenty of misunderstandings between different oils, popular names, botanical names and the chemical properties. What continues to confuse [...]
