How Aromatherapy Can Improve Your Mood and Health
Aromatherapy uses essential oils to improve psychological and physical well-being. Essential oils are concentrated extracts from flower, tree, and herb parts like seeds, leaves, buds, bark, roots, rinds, and petals. This review included 12 studies of aromatherapy for pain management using a visual analog scale (VAS). There was a small but statistically significant reduction in VAS pain. What are essential oils?With 9 million posts on Instagram under the hashtag #essentialoils, there’s no denying that these potent plant extracts are in the zeitgeist. But what are essential oils, how do you use them, and can they really improve your mood and