A Review on the different studies on aromatherapy conducted in the Philippines
1 Pharmacy Department, San Pedro College, Davao City, Philippines, 8000.
2 The Graduate School, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines, 1008.
3 Internationalization and Linkages Office, San Pedro College, Davao City, Philippines, 8000.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021, 16(02), 028–031.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2021.16.2.0223
Publication history:
Received on 01 July 2021; revised on 05 August 2021; accepted on 07 August 2021
Abstract:
Aromatherapy has become prevalent in complementary and alternative medicine to treat ill conditions. The common substances utilized in this type of therapy are essential oils which contains odoriferous compounds. These substances can be directly applied or thru infusion in the closed environmental air. There are wide applications of aromatherapy from massage therapies up to its potential therapeutic utilizations. Across the globe in different countries, the custom of aromatherapy is gaining an acceptance in their respective health care systems. In the Philippines the use of aromatherapy is gaining its prominence to be an established complementary and alternative commodity. This article is focused to summarize the different published and available research information about aromatherapy conducted across the regions in the Philippines. This type of therapy is a prospective technique that could support customary health care procedures in treating diseases physiologically and psychologically in the Philippine health care setting.
Keywords:
Aromatherapy; Essential oils; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Philippines
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