Aromaterapi

1. Aromaterapi
Pengantar- a brief history
Arif Setiawansyah, S.Farm., M.S.Farm
Kelompok Keilmuan Biologi Farmasi
Universitas Kader Bangsa

2. ATURAN PERKULIAHAN
 Perkuliahan tertib dan flexible
 Pengumpulan tugas tepat waktu
 Keterlambatan yang dapat ditolerir 15 menit
 Tidak diperkenankan makan besar, namun untuk snack atau cemilan dan minum
diperbolehkan
 Dilarang bermain HP, ngobrol, dan sibuk sendiri
 Alat komunikasi dalam kondisi hening, diperbolehkan mengangkat telepon dalam keadaan
urgent
 Tidak hadir tanpa keterangan maksimal 3 kali
 Apabila terbukti melakukan kecurangan akademik, nilai langsung E dan silahkan mengulang
di semester berikutnya

3. RENCANA PEMBELAJARAN SEMESTER
1. Pengantar Aromaterapi
2. Essential Oils
3. Ekstraksi Essential Oils
4. Standardisasi Essential Oils
5. Aplikasi Essential Oils pada Terapi Klinis
6. Mekanisme Farmakologi Essential Oil
7. Metode Penggunaan Essential Oils

4. REFERENSI PEMBELAJARAN

6. What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants for their therapeutic properties. The oils are
used for treating medical and non-medical conditions.
Aromatherapy is the systematic use of essential oils in
holistic treatments to improve physical and emotional
well-being. Essential oils, extracted from plants,
possess distinctive therapeutic properties which can be
used to improve health and prevent disease.
Aromatherapy
Aroma Therapy
It is offered as a complementary therapy or as a form
of alternative medicine, the first meaning alongside
standard treatments.

7. History of Aromatherapy –
Egypt
The Egyptians used plant resins and essences in preserving the dead. Cedar and myrrh were used in
embalming and jars of frankincense and styrax have been found by archaeologists in tombs dating
from 3000 BC.
The oils used by the Egyptians were probably animal
fats and vegetable oils into which the aromatic essential
oils from the plants had been extracted

8. History of Aromatherapy –
Greece
the way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day- Hippocrates

9. History of Aromatherapy –
Rome
 myrrh is helpful with gum infections;
 juniper berry is a well-known diuretic;
 marjoram has some sedative properties;
 cypress can be useful in relieving diarrhea

10. History of Aromatherapy –
Arab
 described eight hundred plants and their
uses
 devised very detailed instructions on
massage
 credited with discovering the process of
distillation

11. History of Aromatherapy –
Modern
Renẻ-Maurice Gattefossẻ
Aromathẻrapie: Les Huiles essentialles hormones vẻgẻtales

12. History of Aromatherapy –
Modern
Jean Valnet: mengobati prajurit
dengan minyak essensial.
Book: The Practice of Aromatherpy Madam Marguerite Maury Robert B. Tisserand: The
art of Aromatherapy