Complimentary Therapies
Introduction
(PLANS AND AIMS)
For this assignment I aim on researching and finding out more information on two different forms of complimentary medicine that suits my interest. For my first choice, I chose Aromatherapy. I find Aromatherapy interesting but I hope to find much more information on how it treats people physically and psychology. For my second choice, I chose meditation because I know very little about it yet its one of the most popular forms of complimentary therapy known today.
I hope to find information on these two topics from as much secondary sources as possible, including books, websites, documentaries etc. I also hope to include at least one primary source of information for each topic. An interview, or survey will be my favourable approach for finding a primary source of information on this subject.
TOPIC 1: AROMATHERAPY
HISTORY
The information on the history of Aromatherapy is gathered from the website www.essentials-of-aromatherapy.com. Aromatherapy has been well known for thousands of years as a treatment of plant oils and their healing powers. Aromatherapy is also an integral part of many systems of medicine, including Ayurveda in India and traditional Chinese medicine. Essantial oils were used by many ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire. Aromatherapy was used in medieval Europe to ward off plague and in World War one to help treat burnsand skin infections in the pre-antibiotic era.
The word ‘aromatherapy’ was introduced in the early 20th century by a French chemist, Rene-Maurice Gattefosse. It comes from the Greek words ‘aroma’, meaning ‘pleasant smell’ and ‘therapeia’ meaning healing. Gattefosse worked in a perfume factory and one day while working he accidentally burnt his arm and drenched it in lavender oil which happenend to be nearby. He was so impressed by the resulting pain relief and rapid healing that he began studying the therapeutic potential of essesntial oils. He published a
(PLANS AND AIMS)
For this assignment I aim on researching and finding out more information on two different forms of complimentary medicine that suits my interest. For my first choice, I chose Aromatherapy. I find Aromatherapy interesting but I hope to find much more information on how it treats people physically and psychology. For my second choice, I chose meditation because I know very little about it yet its one of the most popular forms of complimentary therapy known today.
I hope to find information on these two topics from as much secondary sources as possible, including books, websites, documentaries etc. I also hope to include at least one primary source of information for each topic. An interview, or survey will be my favourable approach for finding a primary source of information on this subject.
TOPIC 1: AROMATHERAPY
HISTORY
The information on the history of Aromatherapy is gathered from the website www.essentials-of-aromatherapy.com. Aromatherapy has been well known for thousands of years as a treatment of plant oils and their healing powers. Aromatherapy is also an integral part of many systems of medicine, including Ayurveda in India and traditional Chinese medicine. Essantial oils were used by many ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire. Aromatherapy was used in medieval Europe to ward off plague and in World War one to help treat burnsand skin infections in the pre-antibiotic era.
The word ‘aromatherapy’ was introduced in the early 20th century by a French chemist, Rene-Maurice Gattefosse. It comes from the Greek words ‘aroma’, meaning ‘pleasant smell’ and ‘therapeia’ meaning healing. Gattefosse worked in a perfume factory and one day while working he accidentally burnt his arm and drenched it in lavender oil which happenend to be nearby. He was so impressed by the resulting pain relief and rapid healing that he began studying the therapeutic potential of essesntial oils. He published a
Bibliography: • www.essentials-of-aromatherapy.com • Encyclopedia of new medicine by center for integrative medicine at Duke University. • www.serenearomatherapy.com • www.thaimassagenortheast.com • www.aromatherapyworld.net • www.deep-zen.com • www.ineedmotivation.com • www.freemeditation.com • www.modermeditation.com • www.ehow.com