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Essential Oils: The Basics

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Essential Oils The Basics game quiz
"Aromatherapy is a branch of herbal medicine. What is your basic essential oil IQ?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Essential oils are complex concentrated chemicals distilled from plants. What is another name for essential oils?
    Volatile Oils
    Plant Triglycerides
    Hydrosols
    Oil of Herbs


2. Although there are documented records of "Fine Oils and Choice Perfumes" in ancient cultures thousands of years B.C., the term "Aromatherapy" was coined in 1928. By whom?
    Cuthbert Hall
    Madame Marguerite Maury
    Dr. Jean Valnet
    Gattefosse


3. Essential oils are best taken internally.
    True
    False


4. An incident which helped spark the rediscovery of essential oils involved an accident in which chemically burned hands were plunged into a bucket of liquid. The liquid was not water, but an essential oil that is extremely popular for treating burns. What oil is this?
    Oregano
    Peppermint
    Lavender
    Lemon


5. What do you call a device that breaks essential oils into micro particles, and disperses them in the air?
    Diffuser
    Emulsifier
    Humidifier
    Oil Extractor


6. Aromatic molecules that interact with the top of the nasal cavity emit signals that are modified by various biological processes before traveling to the _________, the emotional switchboard of the brain.
    Cerebrum
    Reticular formation
    Brain stem
    Limbic system


7. Unlike pharmaceuticals, which are usually targeted to affect one specific symptom, essential oils are said by some to be ________. This means that some consider them to have a normalizing effect by correcting whatever is wrong within the body. For examplesome say that essential oils can normalize both high and low blood pressure.
    analgesic
    adaptogenic
    carminative
    hemostatic


8. One drop of essential oil often requires 1 ounce of plant to produce it. In fact, it takes more than 60,000 rose petals to produce 1 ounce of rose oil.
    True
    False


9. Due to their strong antiviral properties, many essential oils are highly effective against which of the following?
    Dry skin
    AIDS
    The Herpes Simplex Virus
    Ingrown toenails


10. According to Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt, PH.D., much of the future of aromatherapy will be determined by which processes?
    Scientific
    Random
    Religious
    Political

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