It is the use of medicine through essences using different plant organs; which are found in flowers, leaves, stems, and rhizomes. Generally, the essences are inhaled or applied to the skin through lotions, balms, dressings, or poultices.
From a scientific point of view, aromatherapy has the ability to possess essences that activate the peripheral circulation in the area of applications and attacks the conditions of the body through the dermal or olfactory route, hence its action. Through the essences we can find: vitamins, antibiotics, antiseptics, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, etc.
Despite being natural remedies, a prescription is recommended before being used or consumed. Curing ailments through aromatherapy is an old tradition in Venezuela that is usually used individually or in a mixture. The most used are: roses, eucalyptus, cinnamon, orange, lemon, tangerine, basil, thyme, yerba buena, bay-run, rosemary, chamomile, horehound, marjoram, fennel, dill, anise, anisillo, angelonia, absinthe, geranium are The most widely used, These essences were used in daily life by people from different regions of the country and were introduced into natural medicine through miscegenation.
Some of these essences, apart from curing conditions, are also used as an aphrodisiac to increase sexual appetite, as is the case with cinnamon, ginger, mandrake and ephedra that were used in the past by kings and commoners for love. In Venezuela rue, nettle and maceration are used.
