Aromatherapy, An Ancient Art

Over 700 years ago, Rumi, a famous Sufi poet and philosopher,

related the benefits of aromatherapy in this story:Once upon a

time, there was a man who had an illness that none seemed able

to cure. After much traveling, he found a very wise doctor who

gave him a stick and told him to walk with it every day. A month

later, the man was completely cured. He returned to the doctor,

who revealed that the handle of the stick was filled with aromatic

plants and spices, and the heat and rubbing of the man's hand

released their healing properties...

(From Clare Maxwell-Hudson's Aromatherapy Massage)