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Aromaterapi bitkilerden elde edilen aromatik esansiyel yağların fiziksel ve psikolojik iyilik hali için terapötik kullanımıdır. Aromaterapinin tarihi, arkeolojik araştırmalarda bulunan distilasyon cihazları ile esansiyel yağ ve diğer aromatik bitkilerin kullanımına dayanarak 5000 yıllık geçmişe sahiptir. Ortadoğu ve Eski Mısır’da parfüm ve iyileştirici özelliklerinden faydalanılmıştır. Ayurveda ve Çin Tıbbında da kullanımı oldukça yaygındır. Bitkiler iki çeşit yağ üretir sabit yağlar ve esansiyel yağlar. Sabit yağlar gliserol esterleri ve yağ asitlerinden oluşur. Esansiyel yağlar tek bir botanik kaynaktan orijin alan uçucu, organik bileşikler karışımıdır. Esansiyel yağlar aslında bitkinin immün sisteminin bir parçasıdır, çevresel tehditlere karşı bir savunma mekanizmasıdır. Bu yağlar çeşitli distilasyon, soğuk sıkma veya ekstraksiyon metotları ile elde edilir. Literatürde kokuların insan beyni ve duyguları üzerine pek çok çalışma mevcuttur. Bu çalışmalar kokuların nörofizyolojik ve otonomik fonksiyonlar üzerinde etkili olduğunu ve bunun da fiziksel ve ruhsal durumumuzu etkilediğini göstermiştir. Ülkemizin coğrafik konumu ve ekolojik özellikleri sayesinde çok sayıda tıbbi ve aromatik bitki türü doğal olarak yetişmektedir. Ancak doğal kaynakların bilinçsiz kullanımı ve tahribatı tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin üretiminde sorun yaratmaktadır. Tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin üretim, hasat ve ihracat aşamalarında standart ve kalite konusunda sıkıntılar olduğu için üreticilere yönelik eğitimlere ağırlık verilmesi gerekmektedir. Türkiye’ de aromaterapi başlığı altında ayrı bir disiplin olmamakla beraber fitoterapinin altında değerlendirilir. Aromaterapi kişinin rahatsızlığına göre doktorunun uygun gördüğü inhalasyon, dâhilen ve haricen gibi çeşitli uygulamalarla kullanılabilir. Aromaterapide fayda zarar dengesini de kurmakta fayda vardır. Her ne kadar yan etkiler minimal düzeyde tanımlansa da bu tamamen zararsız oldukları anlamına gelmemektedir. O yüzden uygulayıcıların hekim olması ve ürünlerin de mutlaka konusuna hakim eczane ve eczacılar gözetiminde verilmesi önemli bir faktördür.
Aromatherapy: Therapeutic use of aromatic essential oils obtained from plants for physical and psychological well-being. The history of aromatherapy goes to 5000 years back, based on the distillation devices found in archaeological investigations with use of essential oils and other aromatic plants. Perfume and healing properties were used in the Middle East and Ancient Egypt. The use of aromatherapy at Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine is also very common. Plants produce two kinds of oil; fixed oils and essential oils. Fixed oils consist of glycerol esters and fatty acids. Essential oils are a mixture of volatile, organic compounds originating from a single botanical source. Essential oils are actually part of the plant’s immune system, a defense mechanism against environmental threats. These oils are obtained by various distillation, cold extrusion or extraction methods. There are many studies on odors effect to the human brain and emotions. These studies have shown that odors are effective on neurophysiological and autonomous functions and this affects our physical and mental status. Due to the geographic location and ecological characteristics of our country, numerous medicinal and aromatic plant species grow naturally. However, unconscious use and destruction of natural resources causes problems in the production of medicinal and aromatic plants. As there are issues to be solved at the production, harvest and export stages of medicinal and aromatic plants, it is necessary to focus on training for producers. In Turkey, Aromatherapy is not e seperated discipline but eveluated under the phytotherapy umbrella. Aromatherapy can be used with various applications such as inhalation, internal and external applications according to the doctor's prescription. It is useful to establish a risk-benefit ratio at aromatherapy as we do for other treatments and therapies. Although side effects are minimally defined, this does not mean that they are completely harmless. Therefore, it is important that practitioners should be treated with care under the supervision of pharmacists and pharmacists.
Aromatherapy; Therapeutic use of aromatic essential oils obtained from plants for physical and psychological well-being. The history of aromatherapy goes to 5000 years back, based on the distillation devices found in archaeological investigations with use of essential oils and other aromatic plants. Perfume and healing properties were used in Middle East and Ancient Egypt. The use of aromatherapy at Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine is also very common. Plants produce two kinds of oil; fixed oils and essential oils. Fixed oils consist of glycerol esters and fatty acids. Essential oils are a mixture of volatile, organic compounds originating from a single botanical source. Essential oils are actually part of the plant's immune system, a defense mechanism against environmental threats. These oils are obtained by various distillation, cold extrusion or extraction methods. There are many studies on odors effect to the human brain and emotions. These studies have shown that odors are effective on neurophysiological and autonomic functions and this affects our physical and mental status. Due to the geographic location and ecological characteristics of our country, numerous medicinal and aromatic plant species grow naturally. However, unconscious use and destruction of natural resources cause problems in the production of medicinal and aromatic plants. As there are issues to be solved at the production, harvest and export stages of medicinal and aromatic plants, it is necessary to focus on trainings for producers. In Turkey, Aromatherapy is not e seperated discipline but eveluated under the phytotherapy umbrella. Aromatherapy can be used with various applications such as inhalation, internal and external applications according to the doctor’ s prescription. It is useful to establish a risk-benefit ratio at aromatherapy as we do for other treatment and therapies. Although side effects are minimally defined, this does not mean that they are completely harmless. Therefore, it is important that practitioners should physicians and the prscribed products should be handled with care under the supervision of pharmacys and pharmacists.
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