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How aromatherapy works - Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What are the three specific effects of aromatherapy?

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Pharmacological, physiological and psychological

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What are the three general effects of aromatherapy?

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Reduction in stress and tension, feeling of calm balance and wellbeing, and antibacterial

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3
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How do essential oils penetrate the body?

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Inhalation and absorption

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4
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What is the fastest way for essential oils to penetrate the body?

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Inhalation - smell

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Why should you never swallow essential oils?

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They can be toxic, can damage the lining of the stomach, enzymes in the stomach change the structure of the oil and thus changes its therapeutic effects, the put strain on the liver to reomove them, and they become weaker as they pass through the digestive system

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How do oils with a tonic action effect the vascular system?

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They help to constrict capillaries thus reducing swelling and inflammations

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How do oils with a rubefacient action effect the vascular system?

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Help to dilate the blood vessels allowing for quicker delivery of oxygen and food and removal of waste which speeds healing

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Oils with what sorts of effects are good for the skeletal and muscuar systems?

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Rubefacient and depurative

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the lymphatic system?

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Lymphatic stimulants, eliminating, diuretics

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the nervous system?

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Analgesics, antispasmodics, sedatives, stimulants, nervines

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How do oils with a sedative effect help the nervous system?

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Slows don activity thus helping relieve insomnia

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How do oils with a stimulant effect help the nervous system?

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Gets systems going, for use in cases of convalesence and weakness

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How can aromatherapy help the endocrine system?

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Can help control production of certain hormones, balancing the hormones used in the reproductive system, can help high blood sugar levels, help control appetite

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14
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What essential oils can you use in the first three months of pregnancy?

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None

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What is the only essential oil safe for use after the first three months of pregnancy?

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Mandarin

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16
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What oil would be good for use with prostate problems?

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Jasmine

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the digestive system?

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Antispasmodics, stimulants, eliminating

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How do oils with an antispasmodic effect help the digestive system?

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Help to prevent pain and spasm

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the respiratory system?

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Antispasmodics, decongestants, antiseptics, expectorants

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the urinary system?

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Antiseptics and diuretics

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Oils with what sort of effects are good for the immune system?

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Antibacterial, antiviral, febrifuges, sudorifics, immune system stimulants, lymphatic system stimulants

22
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How does aromatherpay massage effect the skin?

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Improved circulation, improved elasticity, faster desquamation

23
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How do you perform a patch test for essential oils?

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massage a small amount of blended essential oil into the crook of the elbow or behind the ear and leave for 24-48 hours and check for reactions

24
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What is biosynthesis?

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The natural process of turning simple elements into complex groups

25
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What do you call the natural process of turning simple elements into complex groups?

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Biosynthesis

26
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What is photosynthesis?

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Plants using the suns energy to convert carbon dioxide into other organic substances

27
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What do you call a plants ability to use the suns energy to convert carbon dioxide into other organic substances?

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Photosynthesis

28
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What is an atom?

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The smallest possible unit of a chemical element

29
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What do you call the smallest possible unit of a chemical element?

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An atom

30
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What is a molecule?

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A structure made of two or more atoms joined together?

31
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What do yo call the structure of two or more atoms joined together?

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A molecule

32
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How may different types of terpenes do we deal with and what are they?

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3, Monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes

33
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What sort of therapeutic effects do monoterpenes have?

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bactericidal, antiseptic, antiviral, stimulating, decongestant, expectorant

34
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What is something to beware of with monoterpenes?

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They can be slightly irritating to the skin

35
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What sort of therapeutic effects do sesquiterpenes have?

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Antiinflammatory, antibacterial, antiseptic, calming, mildly hypotensive, analgesic, antispasmodic

36
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What sort of therapeutic effects do diterpenes have?

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Antiviral, expectorant, antifungal, balancing to the endocrine system

37
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What sort of therapeutic effects do esters have?

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Fungicidal, relaxing, sedative, antiinflammatory

38
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What sort of therapeutic effects do aldehydes have?

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Antiseptic, sedative, antiinflammatory

39
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What is something to beware of with aldehydes?

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Can cause skin sensitivity

40
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What sort of therapeutic effects do ketones have?

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Decongestants

41
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Why are many ketones banned?

A

They are often poisonous

42
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What sort of therapeutic effects do alcohols have?

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Antiseptic, antiviral, uplifting

43
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What sort of therapeutic effects do phenols have?

A

Bactericidal, stimulating

44
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What is something to beware of with phenols?

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May irritate the skin

45
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What sort of therapeutic effects do oxides have?

A

Expectorant, antibacterial

46
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What sort of therapeutic effects do acids have?

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Antiinflammatory

47
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What sort of therapeutic effects do esthers have?

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Antidepressant, antispasmodic, relaxing

48
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What is something to beware of with esthers?

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Can be neurotoxic

49
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What sort of therapeutic effects do lactones have?

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Expectorant, mucoylitic, antiinfmmatory

50
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What do you need to beware of with lactones?

A

Can be neurotxic and can cause skin sensitation and reactions

51
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What sort of therapeutic effects do coumarins and furanocoumarins have?

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Calming, uplifting, sedative, hypotensive, antispasmodic

52
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What is something to beware of with furanocoumarins?

A

Can cause photo-toxicity

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