AROMATHERAPY AND THE CORRECTION OF DOSHA IMBALANCE

Ayurveda is a medical science which utilizes the positive effects of plants and herbs for the treatment of diseases and disorders. Plants that are important to ayurveda have been collected majorly from the indian subcontinent and usually offer a good value for a lesser price.Ayurveda also employs medicated creams, lotions and oils for treatment. However its considered best to use fresh herbs rather than dried ones or oils as they lack the essential healing properties. But ointments, creams etc are certainly easier to use and come in handy so they are mostly prescribed.

Ayurveda can be employed to treat all kinds of disorders, even chronic diseases have been known to be treaeted with its help. cancer, one of the most deadly diseases of humankind has also found cure in ayurveda. What is best about ayurveda is that it has no side effects, the medicines can be used over long periods of time.

ESSENTIAL OILS FOR VATA IMBALANCE

For the correction of vata dosha ayurveda uses oils which are damp, soothing, and warm to effectively cure the disorder. Vata has the symptoms of approaching sinility and is known to be of two major types.

The first one is blocked vata wherein the passages of the body are obstructed due to the deposition of poisonous substanceswhich may be the consequence of bad stomach, diorrhea, wrong eating habits etc. Through ayurveda these blockages are removed and the treatment lasts for only a short period of time.

In the second type of imbalance there is extreme aridness and loss of water in the body tissues.This can also be successfully by ayurveda.

OILS THAT TREAT VATA DOSHA

Bergamont, orange, sandalwood, turmeric, frankincence, vetivert, camphor oils. all these oils have essential qualities for the treatment of vata.

OILS THAT TREAT PITTA IMBALANCE

Pitta is treated with oils that are cooling in their effect, let excessive heat out of the body and are essentially dry

Essential Oils That Balance Pitta

Sandalwood, jasmine, lavender, neroli, tea tree oils
These oils are extremely good for healing pitta.

Oils That Treat Kapha Imbalance

For the treatment of kapha, ayurveda uses oils that are essentially light, warm and dry, since kapha has opposite properties.

Oils That Cure Kapha

Camphor, cardamom, saffron, juniper berry oils
These oils cure kapha.

Out of all these oils tea tree oil and saffron oil treat all three disorders.