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Aromatherapy Applications and Essential Oils

Aromaterapi Uygulamaları ve Uçucu Yağlar

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With this study, in today's healthcare, the most used essential oils and their properties in aromatherapy applications are reviewed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aromatherapy is one of the therapies that use essential oils as therapeutic agents to prevent and treat various diseases among complementary medicine practices.
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Key Findings & Data:Aromatherapy has a history of about 6000 years, dating back to the ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Conclusion & Impact:With this study, in today's healthcare, the most used essential oils and their properties in aromatherapy applications are reviewed.
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⚙️Variables:Tamamlayıcı tedavi · Aromaterapi · Uçucu yağlar

Abstract

Aromatherapy is one of the therapies that use essential oils as therapeutic agents to prevent and treat various diseases among complementary medicine practices. Essential oils are secondary metabolites usually obtained by distillation from various parts of aromatic plants. To protect and restore the natural balance of the body on a physical and psychological level, it shows its effect with the sense of smell, ie inhalation, as well as massage, compress, and bath applications. Aromatherapy has a history of about 6000 years, dating back to the ancient Egyptian civilization. Each essential oil used in aromatherapy has its scent and therapeutic properties. In aromatherapy, essential oils are used in various combinations in the treatment of many diseases such as psychological disorders (anxiety, depression, attention and concentration problems, insomnia), digestive problems, headaches, muscle and joint pains, respiratory tract infections, and skin ailments (wounds, burns, alopecia, eczema). Among the essential oils used in aromatherapy, those with antiviral and antimicrobial properties are tea tree and eucalyptus essential oils; chamomile, lavender, lemon and rose essential oils for anxiety, depression, insomnia and concentration problems; frankincense essential oil for asthma and shortness of breath, and peppermint essential oil for migraine. Essential oils are considered safe to use with minimal side effects. However, aromatherapy applications are performed externally and essential oils are not used internally in this form of therapy. With this study, in today's healthcare, the most used essential oils and their properties in aromatherapy applications are reviewed.

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Aromaterapi, tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamaları arasında çeşitli hastalıkları önlemek ve tedavi etmek amacıyla terapötik ajanlar olarak uçucu yağları kullanan terapilerden biridir. Uçucu yağlar, aromatik bitkilerin çeşitli kısımlarından genellikle distilasyon yöntemi elde edilen sekonder metabolitlerdir. Fiziksel ve psikolojik düzeyde vücudun doğal dengesini korumak ve onarmak için, etkisini koku duyusu yani inhalasyon ve bununla birlikte masaj, kompres ve banyo uygulamaları ile göstermektedir. Aromaterapi eski Mısır Uygarlığı’na kadar uzanan yaklaşık 6000 yıllık bir geçmişe sahiptir. Aromaterapide kullanılan her bir uçucu yağın kendine has kokusu ve tedavi edici özelliği vardır. Uçucu yağlar, anksiyete, depresyon, dikkat ve konsantrasyon problemleri, uykusuzluk gibi psikolojik rahatsızlıklar, sindirim problemleri, baş ağrısı, kas ve eklem ağrıları, solunum yolu enfeksiyonları, yara, yanık, alopesi, egzema ve diğer bazı cilt rahatsızlıkları gibi çok sayıda hastalıkların tedavisinde çeşitli kombinasyonlarda kullanılmaktadır. Aromaterapide kullanılan uçucu yağlardan antiviral ve antimikrobiyal özellikleri taşıyanlara çay ağacı ve ökaliptus uçucu yağları; anksiyete, depresyon, uykusuzluk problemleri ve konsantrasyon artışı için tıbbi papatya, lavanta, limon ve gül uçucu yağları, astım ve nefes darlığında günlük uçucu yağı, migrende ise tıbbi nane uçucu yağı örnek verilebilir. Uçucu yağlar, genellikle, minimum yan etkileri ile kullanımı güvenli kabul edilen sekonder metabolitlerdir. Ancak aromaterapi uygulamaları haricen gerçekleştirilmekte olup uçucu yağlar bu terapi biçiminde dahilen kullanılmazlar. Bu çalışma ile günümüz sağlık hizmetlerinde, aromaterapi uygulamalarında en çok kullanılan uçucu yağlar ve özellikleri derlenmiştir.

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KURT, N. C., ÇANKAYA, İ. (2021). Aromatherapy Applications and Essential Oils. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 2, 230–241. https://ajindex.com/articles/341107

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