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LESSON ONE ESSENTIAL OILS

LESSON ONE ESSENTIAL OILS. Megan Donahue Unit 5 Kaplan University. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine 101. What is Complimentary and Alternative Medicine? What do you think it is? Who do you think practices it? Why would someone want this type of medicine?. CAM 101.

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LESSON ONE ESSENTIAL OILS

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  1. LESSON ONEESSENTIAL OILS Megan Donahue Unit 5 Kaplan University

  2. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine 101 • What is Complimentary and Alternative Medicine? • What do you think it is? • Who do you think practices it? • Why would someone want this type of medicine?

  3. CAM 101 • CAM is a term used for medical products and practices that are not used in a typical hospital or outpatient care setting (www.medlineplus, 2014). • Standard care is given by doctors, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals in a hospital or doctor’s office.

  4. CAM 101 • Complementary Medicine is when two different forms of practices are used to aide in healing. • Acupuncture is used in treating side effects of cancer (www.medlineplus, 2014). • Alternative Medicine is used instead of standard medicine. • Chiropractors would use manipulation in order to treat pain in the lower back rather than a standard doctor writing a prescription for pain or surgery.

  5. Practitioners • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). • “complimentary health approaches” • Two subgroups • Natural Products • Mind and Body Practices

  6. Natural Products • Natural Products • Herbs (botanicals), vitamins, minerals and probiotics. • Widely available • Sold as supplements • Not regulated by the FDA

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  8. Essential Oils • History (www.essentialoils.co.za, 2014) • The Mesopotamians had distillation pots in order to extract oils from herbs; these pots were found at TepeGawra dating back to around 3,500 BC. • The Egyptians used aromatherapy and aromatic herbs in their religion, makeup and for medicinal reasons and *** • China and India both used herbs and aromatic plants where were used in medicine, especially in Ayuvedic medicine.

  9. Essential Oils • Greeks (www.essentialoils.co.za, 2014) • Hippocrates (c.460-377 BC) • First well known physician • Treated patients holistically and with aromatherapy massage • Arabian Empire • The perfect distillation process is being credited to Aviccena, a Persian physician (980-1,037 AD). • The Dark Ages • During this period, people used the oils to keep their body odor at bay because the church saw bathing as sinful

  10. Essential Oils • The Dark Ages • Most of the oils had anti-bacterial and anti-pesticide properties • During this time in history, there wasn’t much use of the oils in a holistic or medicinal sense…UNTIL • The Renaissance • Paracelsus looked at folk medicine and all the information that came with it. Good thing because he was able to cure leprosy!

  11. Essential Oils • Flower Therapy (www.bachcentre.com, n.d.) • Dr. Edward Bach • 38 remedies connected to a particular characteristic or emotional state • Aromatherapy (most modern) • Term given by Rene Maurice Gattefosse in 1937 • French chemist and perfumer • Lavender Oil • Eased pain and healed hand without infection and scar

  12. Essential Oils • Aromatherapy (modern) continued… • Dr. Jean Valet • Treated injured soldiers with essential oils • Marguerite Maury (1950’s) • Vegetable carrier oil, helped to dilute essential oils • First person to “individually prescribed” combinations of oils to help a particular person’s needs • Late 1970 and early 1980’s • Alternative and holistic health systems

  13. USES • Air fresher • Bathing • Compresses • Foot and Hand baths • Hair Care • Jacuzzis • Massage • Saunas • Showers

  14. USES • Sitz Bath • Skin Care • Steam inhalations • Vaporization • 6 minute video: Steam Inhalation Using Essential Oils • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgoAsr0d2w • Aromatherapy Oasis, 2012

  15. TREATMENT • Acne • Addictions • Bronchitis • Cold sores • Fever • Influenza • Pneumonia • Varicose veins • NO CERTIFICATION OR LICENCE REQUIRED

  16. Assignment • Pick a health issue • Find the essential oils used in treatment • Write a one or two page essay • Cover page and reference page • Graded • Due: Wednesday before class

  17. REFRENCES: • www.medlineplus. (2014). Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativemedicine.html • www.nccam.nih.gov. (2014). What is CAM? Retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam • www.essentialoils.co.za (2014). The history of essential oils and aromatherapy. Retrieved from http://www.essentialoils.co.za/history-essential-oils.htm • www.backcentre.com. (n.d.). Guide to Remedies • Rawforbeauty.com. (2013). Image of Lavender Oil. • Aromatherapy Oasis. (2012). Steam Inhalation Using Essential Oils. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgoAsr0d2w

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