Abstract
Aromatherapy is a Practical or Complementary Health Therapy that uses volatile concentrates extracted from plants called essential oils, in order to improve physical, mental and emotional well-being. Aromatherapy has been practiced historically and worldwide by nurses and, as in Brazil is supported by the Federal Nursing Council, it is relevant to discuss this practice in the context of Nursing through Theories of Nursing. This study of theoretical reflection, exploratory and descriptive, aims to discuss the pharmacognosy of essential oils, the historical trajectory of Aromatherapy in Nursing and the conceptions to support Aromatherapy in light of eight Nursing Theorists (Florence Nightingale, Myra Levine, Hildegard Peplau, Martha Rogers, Callista Roy, Wanda Horta, Jean Watson and Katharine Kolcaba), contributing to its inclusion as a nursing care practice.
Highlights
Alternative and complementary therapies of health are defined as any medical system, practice or product that are not part of conventional medical care(1)
In 2002, World Health Organization (WHO) defined the Strategic Plan for 2002-2005 to “Traditional Medicine” as any health practice that is considered traditional in one place and that acted as a subsidy to the theory of medicine used in that country(4)
In the latest document released by WHO, entitled “Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023”, it is described that there should be a re-evaluation of achievements and the development of national policy proposals to ensure people access, quality and safety with respect to health care, especially in relation to Traditional and Complementary Medicine(5)
Summary
Aromaterapia e enfermagem: concepção histórico-teórica Aromaterapia y enfermería: concepción histórico-teórica.
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