Aromatherapy is another branch of herbal medicine which utilizes the medicinal properties that comes from special herbs and plants which produces the essential oils.

The use of these oils was dated back from ancient times in China, Italy and Egypt. It was the French chemist Rene Maurice Gattefosse who invented the term aromatherapy in 1937.

At present, aromatherapy is widely acceptable in Europe and North America. It is now part of holistic treatments and it is commonly used in treatments done at various spas and it also known to be produced as massage oils, candles and other relaxation products.

Some of the sources of essential oils are:

oils from flowers
stems
leaves
branches
buds
roots of plants which are extracted through steam or
Cold pressing

Aromatherapy is used to treat various conditions which include:

bronchitis
joint pain
insect bites
diarrhea
sinusitis
wounds
allergies
nausea
stress
insomnia
flu
scars
colds
arthritis
nervousness
headache
burns
premenstrual syndrome