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2. Aromatherapy - Wikipedia

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   Oils and the belief that they had healing properties, along with other beliefs of the time, are described by Dioscorides in his De Materia Medica, written in the 1st century A.D. [7] Distilled cedarwood oil was used by the ancient Egyptians, and the process of distilling essential oils like rose essence was refined by the 11th century Persian ...

3. Essential oil - Wikipedia

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   Essential oils are used in aromatherapy as part of, for example, essential oil diffusers. [ 17 ] Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine in which healing effects are ascribed to the aromatic compounds in essential oils and other plant extracts.

4. Aroma lamp - Wikipedia

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   An evaporative diffuser is a device that uses a pad, filter, or reeds to diffuse the essential oils. [2] One of the disadvantages of this tool is that the light elements of the essential oils will be circulated around the ceiling first and will only come down at the end of the process.

5. List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and ...

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   There is little to no evidence that any illnesses are curable through essential oils or aromatherapy, [309] and fish oil has not been shown to cure dementia. [310] In those with the common cold, the color of the sputum or nasal secretion may vary from clear to yellow to green and does not indicate the class of agent causing the infection. [311]

6. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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   The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders. [86] Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia

7. Egg oil - Wikipedia

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   The fatty acid composition of egg oil is rich in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) such as omega-3 fatty acids (including docosahexaenoic acid) and omega-6 fatty acids (including arachidonic acid), and closely resembles the fatty acid profile of human milk, [8] as well as the lipid profile of human skin.