Classification of essential oils

The history of essential oils has several thousand. The Egyptians were the first to apply these oils for medicinal purposes. Ancient doctors noticed that smells of different plants of different influence on the organism. Today, aromatherapy attracts the specialists of different profiles. Treatment of scents available to many, this is the nicest and safest way to recovery.
Essential oils as much as their classifications. Oils are classified according to:

The composition of plant raw materials: fruit (citrus, anise), inflorescences (lavender, sage, mint), underground part (iris, air), resin (frankincense, myrrh, benzoic), bark (cinnamon), wood (cedar, rosewood);

Techniques and methods for their preparation (cold pressing, distillation, extraction, maceration, oxygen extraction);

On the effects on the body man: stimulants (orange, bergamot) , sedatives (dill, oregano), antiseptics (Basil, bergamot, rose), Immunostimulants (aniseed, Basil, lemon, lavender), wound healing (lavender, rose, eucalyptus), antispasmodics (Basil, clove, mint), tonic (Jasmine, thyme, geranium), improving memory (geranium, lemon balm, lemon); beauty (peach oil, jojoba oil, orange, grapefruit);

By volatility degree or evaporation rate: light (verbena leaf, star anise), average (spruce, cypress, fennel), heavy (ginger, cinnamon);

The notes: the primary or upper (aniseed, bergamot, lavender), average (rosewood, cinnamon, chamomile, rose, rosemary), base notes (Angelica root, benzoin, immortelle);

Group: flower (verbena, oregano, Jasmine), citrus fruits (orange, lime, lemon, Mandarin), herbs (sage, peppermint, trees (nauli, petigreyn, thuja, tea tree), spices (anise, cardamom, Bay), resin (fir, myrrh, frankincense), exotic (verbena, palmarosa, patchouli, sandalwood), coniferous (fir, pine, cedar);

On energy properties (protection from energy vampirism, energy saturation, creation of favorable conditions for achieving the objectives and other)

The systematic use of the essential oils in the body protective mechanisms to help prevent illness and alleviate the chronic disease.