What is aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is short for Aromatherapy Physical Therapy, which is actually Western herbalism.

Aromatherapy is a discipline that originated in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago and focuses on the use of aromatic extracts from plants to treat physical and mental ailments. It has also been described as "the deliberate use of essential plant oils to maintain and enhance physical, mental and spiritual health".

Modern aromatherapy was discovered by accident in 1937 by French chemist Renee Maurice Gattefosse. The public's understanding of aromatherapy is generally the use of natural plant essential oils and the healing power of the plant itself, with special massage techniques, through the olfactory organs and skin absorption, into the nervous system and blood circulation, in order to help people physically and psychologically relieved, to achieve the purpose of skin care and to improve the health of the body efficacy, so that the person mind three balanced and unified.

Aromatherapy has a wide range of adaptability, regardless of men and women, young and old, strong and weak, with or without disease can choose this therapy. Particularly suitable for people who have too much mental labor, poor sleep and poor mental state.

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The establishment of Aromatherapy and Aromatherapy Industry Branch:

March 30, 2018 - On the morning of March 30, 2018, China Folk Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmaceutical Research and Development Association The inaugural meeting of the Aroma and Aromatherapy Industry Branch was held in Beijing. The branch is a national industry group jointly initiated and established by the planting, production, sales, research and development, service units and enthusiasts of the national aroma and aromatherapy industry.

At the inaugural meeting, Chen Luojia, president of the China Association of Folk Chinese Medicine and Pharmaceutical Research and Development, issued a certificate of establishment to Wang Xiaolong, president of the branch of the aroma and aromatherapy industry, and issued certificates to the president of the branch, the vice-president and the secretary-general.

Chinese folk medicine medicine research and development association was founded in 1985, 1991 by the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine approval, the state ministry of civil affairs approved registration as a national, industry, non-profit legal person social groups, now has branches (professional committee) 75.

Membership of more than 30,000 people, 96 group membership units. The establishment of the aromatherapy industry branch, Chen Luo Jia combined with the current national development strategy and the public health concept of change, said the Chinese medicine health services have great potential.

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