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Here is a brief overview of how to use essential oils effectively.
This article includes:

• The Seven Best Ways of Using Essential Oils Effectively
• How Essential Oils Work: Absorption and Effects
• Contamination: Ten Important Facts To Know Before Purchasing
• The Safe Use of Essential Oils

We recommend that you begin your journey into the world of our Aromatic Treasures by reading this overview first. Please visit the ‘Writings’ section of the website for more in depth and inspiring educational material where you will learn the stories, healing properties and various uses of these phenomenal medicines.
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By David Crow, L.Ac.

Introduction
This paper presents a brief overview of current research into the effects of fragrance on consciousness. It specifically examines the benefits of using essential oils for treating neurological degeneration and chemo-sensory disorders, enhancing concentration, memory, and learning, assisting relaxation and reducing anxiety, relieving depression and counteracting stress. Most of these conditions can be generally classified in Chinese medicine as belonging to the category of Shen disturbances, meaning spiritual, emotional, and psychological disorders that are both a result and a cause of neurological stress, toxicity and depletion.

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