- •Передмова
- •Contents
- •Тематичний план (4ий семестр)
- •Unit 1 Alternative medicine
- •Unit 2 Alternative medicine education
- •Unit 3 Phytotherapy
- •Medicinal plants/Лікарські рослини
- •Unit 4 Picking, drying and storing up of medicinal plants
- •Unit 5 Standardization and plant medicine quality
- •Unit 6 Potential side effects
- •Unit 7 Aromаtherapy as a part of alternative medicine
- •History of Aromаtherapy Part I
- •History of Aromаtherapy Part II
- •History of Aromаtherapy Part III
- •Unit 8. Meals
- •It’s interesting to know
- •Unit 9 Dietology. Popular diets
- •Are You Hooked?
- •Unit 10 Nutrients that provide energy.
- •Unit 11 Three other nutrients (water, minerals and vitamins)
- •Unit 12 The link between diet and disease
- •Unit 13 The importance of a balanced diet
- •Herbs for Obesity
- •In a vegetarian restaurant
- •Unit 14 Medicinal properties of fruit and vegetables. Healthy food.
- •Unit 15 My health is in my hands
- •Ukrainian-English mini dictionary of plants
- •Література
Unit 7 Aromаtherapy as a part of alternative medicine
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mood, cognitive function or health. The effectiveness of aromatherapy is yet to be scientifically proven, however some evidence exists that essential oils may have therapeutic potential.
The term “aromаtherapy” was proposed by A.A. Kyuntsel’ (1896) but the idea of treatment of some diseases with the help of scents belongs to other Russian scientist V.A. Manassyein (1887).
It is proved that celery scent has a sedative effect and roses petals scent relieves arterial pressure. Camphor and wormwood scents improve brains activity, tone up muscles work. Peppermint and lavender fragrances improve heart activity. Essential oils made from eucalyptus, basil, thyme, bee balm and wormwood remove headaches, especially migraines.
In Ukraine for a long time people have put herbs in pillows and mattresses, especially thyme grass. In the East beds were treated by aromatic fragrances before bedtime. In India under stress and before sleep special sticks made from pressed herbs with sedative scents of lavender and patchouli are burnt.
In the aromatherapy industry the odorous substances of choice are essential oils (oils that are volatile, aromatic, and flammable) from flowers, fruits, grasses, leaves, roots, and wood resins.
Manners of use of essential oils include sniffing, inhales, addition to bathwater, application to the skin (typically with massage) and daily use of herbs as spices in cooking (e.g. cinnamon, carnation, pepper, coriander).
Some physicians state that essential oils have a "spiritual dimension" and can restore "balance" and "harmony" both to one's body and to one's life. One of their principles, the "doctrine of signatures," holds that a plant's visible and olfactory characteristics reveal its "secret" qualities. For example, because the configuration of the violet suggests shyness, aromatherapists hold that its scent engenders calmness and modesty. Some proponents have characterized essential oils as the soul or spirit of plants.
Subtle Aromatherapy is a form of vibrational healing (vibrational medicine) expounded by Patricia Davis in her book of the same name. Subtle Aromatherapy is any use of essential oils with the purported aim of: (a) healing the "physical body" by affecting the "subtle body" ("energetic body"), or (b) contributing to personal and spiritual growth.
Active Vocabulary
volatile |
леткий, летючий, що швидко випаровується |
volatile oils |
ефірні масла |
celery |
селера |
sedative |
заспокійливий, снотворний |
bee balm |
монарда |
odorous substances |
пахучі речовини |
flammable |
вогненебезпечний, легкозаймистий |
resin |
смола, камедь |
spiritual dimension |
духовний вимір |
olfactory |
нюховий |
to engender |
збуджувати, породжувати, викликати |
subtle |
тонкий, ніжний (про запах) |
to expound |
роз'яснювати, тлумачити |
Tasks
Task 1. Study the following table. Close the right column and translate.
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азалія
azalea
аїр
calamus
аніс
anise
апельсин
orange
базилік
basil
бергамот
bergamot
валеріана
valerian
вербена
verbena
ветівер
vetiver
гвоздика
carnation, pink
герань
geranium
гісоп
hyssop
грейпфрут
grapefruit
деревій
milfoil
евкаліпт
eucalyptus
жасмин
jasmine
іланг-іланг (кунанга духм’яна)
ilang-ilang
імбир
ginger
каєпут
cajeput
кардамон
cardamom
кедр
cedar
кипарис
cypress
кориця
cinnamon
коріандр
coriander
кріп
dill
лаванда
lavender
лавр
laurel
ладан
ladanum
ладаник
rockrose
лайм
lime
лимон
lemon
м’ята
peppermint
майоран
marjoram
мандарин
tangerine
материнка
origanum
меліса
melissa
мигдаль
almond
мирра
myrrh
мирт
myrtle
мускатний горіх
nutmeg
неролі
neroli
оман
elecampane
пачулі
patchouli
полин
wormwood
розмарин
rosemary
ромашка
camomile
сандал
sandalwood
сосна
pine
троянда
rose
трояндове дерево
poon
туя
thuja
фенхель
fennel
цитронела
citronella
чабрець
thyme
чайне дерево
tea tree
чорнобривці
marigold
шавлія
sage
ялина
fir, spruce
ялівець
juniper
Task 2. Read and discuss the text.