When I visited Egypt in December 2000, a healer gave me a small sealed bottle of essential oils (left) and a bottle of gold nuggets in water (right). I've never opened either bottle but enjoy looking at them. I'm not much into alternative healing - as we heal when programmed to if ever - but have briefly studied and posted many of the endless modalities, among them Aromatherapy. Today in the news we find an article about essential oils and their uses.

How to Use Essential Oils Properly and Conditions They Can Remedy   Epoch Times - October 17, 2014

Essential oils are a unique branch of herbal medicine that utilizes the medicinal properties found in the essential oils of various plants. Through the different processes of distillation, the volatile constituents of the plant's oil are extracted from its flowers, leaves, branches, or roots. The oils then exert much of their therapeutic effect through their pharmacological properties and small molecular size making it very easy to penetrate bodily tissues, and help remedy many conditions.