Aromaterapia no auxílio ao tratamento de estresse e ansiedade

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: According to Ordinance No. 702 of March 21, 2018, the Ministry of Health, taking into account that the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes about the knowledge and incorporation of traditional and complementary medicines in national health systems , includes aromatherapy and other professional categories the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices. Biochemical pharmacist Marguerite Maury presented aromatherapy to England, which deepened research into essential oils used in health and aesthetics (CORRÊIA; SCHOTTEN; MACHADO 2013).OBJECTIVES: To analyze the use of aromatherapy to help treat stress and anxiety. METHODOLOGY: Review bibliographic, performed through literature review, using search tools. The bases for obtaining data were Scielo, Google Scholar, Lilacs, the descriptors used were aromatherapy, essential oils, stress and anxiety. RESULTS: The data collected and studied were positive since there was a unanimous effect of the use of aromatherapy, which were effective. CONCLUSION: Based on the results found in the articles studied categorically, aromatherapy has helped over the years in the treatment of stress and anxiety with different techniques for extracting essential oils from different types of plants of various species and which have different functions in the body and can treat different things, but they must be used in the right way because depending on them they can cause adverse reactions or even be toxic to the individual who uses them.