Incense Aromatherapy & Herbal Incense Remedies
The therapeutic use of herbal essences in incense aromatherapy goes back to the dawn of civilization in India, china and Egypt.

We find that aromatherapy was utilized in ancient India with essential oils and incense. Ayurveda, the indigenous system of medicine, has used floral and other herbal essences for thousands of years. Ayurvedic practitioners abundantly utilized herbal essences for both psychological and physical ailments, in addition to incense aromatherapy. According to Ayurveda, an individual's qualities are harmonized when the inherent qualities of various medicinal herbs and flowers are introduced.

According to Ayurveda, herbal ingredients may be prepared as natural incense, and used to prevent infections, purify one's environmental atmosphere, and energize the vital life airs of the body.

The Ancient Egyptians have documented their utilization of natural oils from around 3,500 BC. Some of the ingredients that Egyptians used therapeutically were spikenard, frankincense, citrus fruits, myrrh, oregano, and cedar. Some scholars believe that a spikenard ointment may have been used by Mary Magdalen to annoint the feet of Christ prior to the Last Supper.

In the traditional Chinese system, the second oldest in continuous practice in the world today, the use of a sophisticated pharmacology based on the Five Element theory taste, and the energetic classifications, is strongly reminiscent of the Ancient Indian school of medicine.

Aroma therapy in Europe can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans, who used essential oils for various medicinal purposes. The use of fumigation aroma therapy was considered to be of primary importance as far back as the time of Hippocrates.

Two principle methods of administering the healing systems, fumigation and inhalation, are easily achieved through the use of herbal scents. Since it may be used environmentally or for specific applications, it has become the aroma therapy of choice for countless people throughout the world.

Daily use of incense helps prevent disease, promotes a longer life, harmonize one's psycho-physical constitution, and increases mental clarity.