Itec Aromatherapy Terms

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Alterative

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Tends to restore normal health and body function

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Analgesic

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Pain killing effect

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Antidepressant

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Helps lift depression or symptoms of it

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Anti-inflamatory

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Reduces inflammation

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Antioxidant

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Helps to prevent oxidation of skin cells which causes signs of aging

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Antipyretic

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Dispels heat, fire and fever

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Antirheumatic

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Prevents and relieves rheumatic pain

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Antiseptic

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Prevents, removes infection

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Antispasmodic

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Calms, slows muscle spasms

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Antisudoriphic

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Reduces sweating

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Antiviral

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Kills virus or helps prevent them appearing

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Aperitif

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Encourages appetite, promotes digestion

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Aphrodisiac

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Said to heighten sexual mood

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Astringent

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Contracts and tightens tissue, especially the skin

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Expectorant

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Helps fluidify and removes mucus on the lungs

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Febrifuge

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Reduces fever

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Fungicidal

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Destroys fungi

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Galactogogue

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Increases secretion of milk

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Haemostatic

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Stops bleeding

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Hepatic

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Strengthens liver function

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Hypertensive

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Increases blood pressure

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Hypotensive

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Lowers high blood pressure

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Immune stimulant

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Stimulates functioning of immune system

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Laxative

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Promotes bowel movements

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Mucolytic

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Breaks down mucus in the pulmonary system

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Nervine

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Strengthens the functional activity of the nervous system

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Oestrogenic

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Helps promote production of oestrogen

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Bactericidal

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Kills bacteria

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Balsamic

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Soothing & healing

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Carminative

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Helps prevent flatulence

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Cephalic

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Clears and focuses the mind

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Cicastriant

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Cell regeneration for skin, heals scars

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Cytophalactic

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Cell regeneration

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Decongestant

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Reduces nasal mucus production

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Deodorant

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Removes or masks unpleasant smells

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Depurative

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Removes impurities & toxins

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Diaphoretic

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Promotes activity of kidney & bladder, increases urination

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Diuretic

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Increases production of urine

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Emetic

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Induces vomiting

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Emmenagogue

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Provokes menstruation

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Emollient

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Soothes, smoothes, softens

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Prophylactic

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Prevents disease

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Restorative

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Restoring vitality, fever

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Rubifacient

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Warms and reddens area of application

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Sedative

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Calms the nervous system

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Stimulant

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Increase functional activity of specific organ or system

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Stomachic

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Improves the stomach's function & increases appetite

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Sudorific

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Increases perspiration

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Tonic

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Strengthens and restores vitality

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Vasoconstrictor

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Reduces dilation of capillaries

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Vasodilator

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Increases dilation of capillaries

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Vermifuge

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Expels worms

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Vulnary

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Wound healing, stimulates regeneration of tissue

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Warming

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Produces feeling of warmth