Aromaterapia

S C I E N T I F I C

A R O M AT H E R A P Y

CHEMOTYPED ESSENTIAL OILS
AND THEIR SYNERGIES
Dr. A. Zhiri - D. Baudoux

EDITORIAL

Dear reader, Whether we are essential oil enthusiasts or not, aromatherapy is playing an increasingly important role in our homes due to its contribution to our health and well-being. But the products used must be of the best quality and must be accompaniedby objective, competent and scientific information and guidance. Anyone can benefit from the remarkable properties of these oils, but the risks of toxicity in the event of excessive self-medication should be borne in mind. To avoid the drawbacks (taste, overdose, etc.) of the oral form, several laboratories have developed encapsulated aromatherapy products consisting :

• of CHEMOTYPED ESSENTIALOILS in 50 mg and 75 mg doses, ensuring a concentration high enough to be effective. The chemotype is the original name identifying an essential oil from a botanical and biochemical point of view. Only knowlege of the chemotype can guarantee the therapeutic quality and safe use of an essential oil (see concept of chemotype - page 8). This fundamental principle of modern scientific and medicalaromatherapy was developed by Pierre Franchomme in 1975, and is now recognized and used the world over, and others have at times given this CHEMOTYPE different specific names.

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• of VEGETABLE OIL (soft capsule) which enables better gastric distribution of the mixture and reduces the potential aggressiveness of CHEMOTYPED ESSENTIAL OILS on mucous membranes. Avoid vegetable oils such as SESAME,PEANUT etc., which trigger allergies. Recent data from the CICBAA (circle of clinical and biological studies in food allergology) show allergies to sesame in 1.12% of children and 3.56% of adults. This allergy is probably on the rise because we consume increasing amounts of sesame. • the coat is 100% VEGETAL (hard capsule) or MARINE (soft capsule). Finally, these health products, veritable foodsupplements, are certified by several health ministries and hold a rightful place in the family’s alternative medicine cabinet. The product’s dose and appropriate quantity offers the two-fold advantage of efficiency and economy for the duration of treatment. In addition to the capsule forms, pure CTEOs (chemotyped essential oils) can obviously be used as well in all the applications described indetail by Dr. A. Zhiri, who holds a doctorate in plant biotechnology. We wish you an enjoyable discovery of the simple yet scientifically exact information contained in this book prepared for you.

IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION :
Always read product packaging information carefully before you buy, because the composition, the dosage and the expiry dates, although required, are not always given.

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Traditional medicines and the use of plants in empirical healing have often been at the root of high-standard scientific research. In many cases, this research results in the discovery of original substances presenting considerable therapeutic potential. Industrial pharmacy has benefited greatly from the use of these isolated molecules, purified and used in mainstream medicine,but plants - the source of these molecules - were and are successfully used in various forms in both phytotherapy and aromatherapy. These medications enjoy growing recognition from physicians and the public. Plants treat, or contribute to curing, sometimes very speedily, not only fatigue, insomnia, headaches, ’flu, coughs, rheumatism, and chills, but also a large number of diseases. Today, thepartnership of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, medicine, pharmacie and botany is a fact of life. Plants identified and classified by botanists have become the preferred raw material for new pharmaceutical exploration. However, the low yield and difficulty in acquiring some biologically-active molecules have led chemists to investigate the virtues of synthesis and semisynthesis to ensure supply. The...