What is Aromatherapy?
[[File:Aromatas.JPG|thumb|right|160px]] '''Aromatherapy''' is a type of [[alternative medicine]] that uses the part of plants known as [[essential oils]]. Some people think that aromatherapy helps to change a person's mind, [[mood]] or [[health]] but this has not been proven scientifically. Some essential oils like tea tree<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Carson CF, Hammer KA, Riley TV |title=Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil: a review of antimicrobial and other medicinal properties |journal=Clinical Microbiology Reviews |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=50–62 |date=January 2006 |pmid=16418522 |pmc=1360273 |doi=10.1128/CMR.19.1.50-62.2006}}</ref> do have an anti-microbial effect, so they may be useful for the treatment of infections. Evidence that aromatherapy works in treating disease and other conditions is poor.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=van der Watt G, Janca A |title=Aromatherapy in nursing and mental health care |journal=Contemporary Nurse |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=69–75 |date=August 2008 |pmid=19072192 |doi=10.5172/conu.673.30.1.69|s2cid=41632283 }}</ref> ==Ways of using aromatherapy== The ways of using aromatherapy oils include: * ''Putting on the skin'' *''In the bath'' *''In a diffuser'' ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Burke, L., & Chambers, P. (1995). ''The very essence: A guide to aromatherapy''. Silver Link. {{OCLC|60274302}} * Lis-Balchin, Maria (2006). ''Aromatherapy science: A guide for healthcare professionals''. London: Pharmaceutical Press. {{ISBN|0-85369-578-4}} * Schnaubelt, Kurt (1998). ''Advanced aromatherapy: The science of essential oil therapy''. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press. {{ISBN|0-89281-743-7}} * Schnaubelt, Kurt (1999). ''Medical aromatherapy: Healing with essential oils''. Berkeley, CA: Frog. {{ISBN|1-883319-69-2}} * Valnet, Jean; & Tisserand, Robert (1990). ''The practice of aromatherapy: A classic compendium of plant medicines & their healing properties''. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press. {{ISBN|0-89281-398-9}} * {{Cite book|title=Food Chemicals Codex |