The Sweet Smells of Aromatherapy

>A recent Animal Planet program highlighted the
Smells and scents influence all the aspects of ourinfluence of Aromatherapy on the animal kingdom.
life. They play an important part in importantIn this program, the producers listed out ten
facets of everyday living such as food, hygiene,animals with the vilest scent in the entire animal
clothing, and so forth. In fact, there is an art thatkingdom. The skunk proved to be the smelliest
deals with the impact of strong scents and smellscritter in the whole world. Anyway, to return to
on our moods. This art is more popularly knownthe subject of Aromatherapy, bad smells are also
as Aromatherapy. It has been practiced as fara vital part of the art of scents and smells. Similar
back as a few thousand years ago. Ancientto the concept of the yin and yang that balances
Egyptian frescoes relate how ancient Egyptiansthe forces in nature; both good and bad scents
used Aromatherapy to calm their senses and toneed to be studied in order to determine a scent
add some spice into their lifestyle.that has the most balanced impact on a person.
Aromatherapy was also popular during theThe battered and stressed out population of
Medieval Ages. It has been reputed that thetodays modern era consider Aromatherapy as
Crusaders used a combination of myrrh andtheir lifeblood. Stress and worries have increased
frankincense to keep their tired troops in analong with the material comforts that have been
excited state of constant preparedness. Thisdeveloped through technology. Most people do not
tactic was also reputedly used by Napoleon tohave the inclination or the time to indulge in the
maintain the alertness of the French army. Thereold fashioned methods of relaxation.
are other records of princes of generals whoAromatherapy provides people these days with a
have utilized this art to win battles or to scaresimple and economical solution for stress.
away the opposition.