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Pharmacognosy 2019
March 11-12, 2019
London, UK
Pharmacognosy and
Medicinal Plants
7
th
Edition of International Conference on
American Journal of Ethnomedicine
ISSN: 2348-9502
Page 17
Aromatherapy Implementations
Hulya Kayhan
Art de Huile, Turkey
A
romatherapy is a technique used to prevent
diseases by using volatile oil extracts which are
obtained by the distillation technique of distillation,
root and flower of the plants, which are completely
organic and to support their own defense system by
strengthening the immunity of the body. Although,
aromatherapy is perceived as a new concept, it is a very
old medical method in ancient times, discovered by the
founders of medical science and published in literature.
Aromatherapy provides a wide range of physical and
emotional benefits compared to the essential oil or
mixture oil. Essential oils used in aromatherapy have
analgesic, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antipyretic, tissue
and blood vessels tightener, sedative, antispasmotic
and diuretic effects. In addition, these essential oils
are used to treat a wide variety of symptoms and
conditions, including digestive system disorders, skin
diseases, menstrual pain and irregularities, stress-
related problems, mood-state disorders, circulatory
problems, respiratory tract infections and wounds
Biography
Hulya Kayhan after graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of
Pharmacy, she went to London to make a Master’s Degree in Phar-
maceutical Technology. During her graduate studies at King’s College,
she took alternative therapies covering aromatherapy and phytother-
apy. Aromatherapy attracted a lot of her interest and she began to
intensify its work in this area. She took lessons from the greatest in-
structors of aromatherapy and meticulously scanned all resources in
different languages, reinforced her mastery of aromatherapy, decided
to create a brand.Today, she is the owner of “Art de Huile” which is the
most popular brand on aromatherapy. She continues her works by or-
ganizing conferences on aromatherapy as well as by giving trainings
to pharmacist colleagues and doctors and by joining panels. medical
aromatherapy in Turkey, has led doctors to enter prescriptions.
Hulya Kayhan, Am J Ethnomed 2019, Volume 6
DOI: 10.21767/2348-9502-C1-007