Essential Oils and Their medical Importance

Abstract

Aromatherapie is one of branches of medicine. Its base is medical effects of essential oils. Although the application of this term concerns new period, the use of essential oils as a kind of treatment or even in corpses mummifying has being used for long time ago. The application of this compounds could be in two forms: Internal and External. Internal way contains oral, inhalatia, vaginal and rectal. External way includes massage, aromatic bath, aromatic compresses and pulversation. This compounds can perform their effects in two ways: causing pharmacologic effects after absorbing in blood stream, stimulating effects on smelling. Some of the most important effects of essential oils are: disinfecting antibacterial and ant fungus antidepression soothing, etc. Some plants of labiatae, umbeliferae and compositae families are full of essential oils and they are native plants of arid and semi-arid regions.