Aromatherapy: discover the function of 5 essential oils

Natural and complementary therapy helps improve physical and mental health

Aromatherapy is a therapy that uses essential oils extracted from plants, flowers, fruits, roots, resins and bark. The technique helps to balance, harmonize and promote well-being for physical, mental and emotional health. It can be used, for example, to relieve anxiety, depression and stress.

However, the benefits depend a lot on the type of oil used. Therefore, aromatherapist Solange Lima cites some of the most popular oils and the function of each of them. Watch!

1. Lavender

Soothing, relaxing, helps to rebalance emotions, relieve stress and relieve states of anxiety.

Two. Orange

Calming and anxiolytic, it brings movement and helps to get out of stagnation.

3. Rosemary

Stimulating and invigorating, brings energy and helps those who need to study and concentrate.

4. Peppermint

Stimulating, brings concentration and concentration. It can be used against some respiratory diseases.

5. vetiver

Oil that helps bring movement and energy, work anxiety and connect with the energy of the earth, bringing it into the present moment, here and now.

Straight: Solange Lima clarifies that despite being a natural practice, aromatherapy has contraindications. Pregnant women, children and the elderly, for example, need to be careful with the use of essential oils.

“Since essential oils are concentrated and each drop can have more than 200 chemical components in its composition, they can, yes, have different contraindications, it will depend on the individuality of each person,” he says.

Solange Lima

Integrative therapist and numerologist. For over 10 years he has been dealing with holistic therapy associated with natural techniques: Chromotherapy, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Flowers to help relieve and balance emotions.

Source: Terra

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