[YL Fact] 精油的歷史

使用精油似乎是一種新的健康趨勢，現今很多香水都喜歡標有“精油”成份。事實上，使用由香草，草，樹木和花卉製成的精油的習慣可以追溯到古代世界！精油在許多不同的文化中被充分使用，提供了各種好處 – 從化妝品和飲食中甚至到精神和宗教層面。使用精油的有古埃及人、希臘人、羅馬人、歐洲人及中國人等。事實上，在許多歷史文獻中都提到了使用精油，並且在記載著它們的用途和益處。 Young Living一直都致力將這一古老傳統帶入現代的生活，希望改變數百萬人的情緒，身體及精神健康。

以下精油的歷史可以證明你對精油的迷戀並不是一時流行。

•公元前3500年：第一個已知的蒸餾裝置，位於伊拉克西北部現代的Tepe Gawra。

•公元前3000年：中國的神農氏著作，其中包含300多種草本植物及其用途。

•公元前1470年：埃及統治者哈特謝普蘇特女王（Queen Hatshepsut）進行遠征，以從邦特（Punt）土地上奪回財富，這個最大的寶藏為沒藥樹林。

•公元前1330年：圖坦卡蒙國王埋葬了雪花石膏罐，旨在來世時所需的珍貴精油。

•公元前345年：馬其頓的亞歷山大大帝在他年輕的時候燒香，甚至被他的導師指責為他奢侈地使用香火。

•公元0年：根據以色列的聖經，智者訪問基督的孩子並帶來最寶貴的禮物，包括乳香和沒藥。

•公元100年：羅馬歷史學家普林尼長老寫下了他描述草藥和精油使用的自然歷史。

•公元1000年：醫生阿維森納蒸汽蒸餾波斯花香精油，如玫瑰精華，奠定了芳香療法的基礎。

•1930年：Rene-MauriceGattefossé博士開始研究精油的治療特性，最後他出版了芳香療法書。

•1980年：在法國，Jean-Claude Lapraz博士對精油及其有益特性的化學物質進行深入研究。

•1985年：D。Gary Young開始研究精油，於是創立了Young Living。

https://www.youngliving.com/blog/essential-oils-a-timeline/

而D. Gary Young可算是精油行業的真正先驅。他24年前創立了Young Living，因為他親身體驗了利用精油而改善健康的好處。從那一刻開始，他的使命就是讓精油更容易獲取，並將它們交到最需要它們的人手中。 Young Living精油將精油帶到健康產業的最前線，成為世界的領先者！

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Essential oils may seem like a new health trend, especially with major retailers carrying varieties of fragrances labeled as “essential oils.” The common misconception that essential oils are a new health fad is so far from the truth! The use of essential oils made from herbs, grasses, trees, and flowers dates back all the way to the ancient world! Essential oils have been enhancing lives for thousands of years in many different cultures, offering a variety of benefits—from cosmetic and dietary purposes to spiritual and religious uses. Essential oils were used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Europeans, and Chinese. In fact, oils are mentioned in many historical texts and are well documented for their uses and benefits in ancient times. Young Living has always been at the forefront of bringing this ancient tradition to modern times and has introduced millions to life-changing emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness. 

This post is packed with the facts you need to drop a world of knowledge on the next person who suggests that your obsession with the oils you love is just a passing fad.

• 3500 BC: First known distillation apparatus developed in Tepe Gawra, located in modern-day northwest Iraq.

• 3000 BC: Legendary ruler Shen Nung publishes a groundbreaking book containing information on more than 300 botanicals and their uses.

• 1470 BC: Queen Hatshepsut, Egyptian ruler, undertakes an expedition to bring back riches from the land of Punt. The greatest of the treasures to return being a grove of myrrh trees.

• 1330 BC: King Tutankhamun is buried with alabaster jars designed to hold the precious essential oils the boy king would need in the afterlife.

• 345 BC: Alexander the Great of Macedonia burned incense during his youth, even being berated by his tutor for his extravagant use of the incense. 

• 0 AD: According to the Bible in Israel, wise men visit the Christ child and bring the most precious of gifts, including frankincense and myrrh.

• 100 AD: Pliny the Elder, a Roman historian, writes his natural history describing the use of herbs and essential oils.

• 1000 AD: Physician Avicenna steam distills floral essential oils in Persia, such as rose essence, laying the groundwork of aromatherapy.

• 1930: Dr. Rene-Maurice Gattefossé beings his pioneering research on the therapeutic properties of essential oils, leading to the publication of his aromatherapy book.

• 1980: In France, Dr. Jean-Claude Lapraz conducts indepth research on the beneficial properties of essential oils and their component parts.

• 1985: D. Gary Young begins researching essential oils, which eventually leads to the founding of Young Living.

https://www.youngliving.com/blog/essential-oils-a-timeline/

D. Gary Young was a true pioneer in the essential oil industry. He started Young Living over 24 years ago because he experienced the life-changing benefits of oils firsthand. From that moment on, he made it his mission to make essential oils more easily accessible and get them into the hands of people who need them most. Young Living Essential Oils brought essential oils to the forefront of the wellness industry, and we have been the world leader ever since! 

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