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Avicenna, also know as Ib'n Sina, was an Arab physician who contributed greatly to the medicinal world; his published works included the use of plants in medicine.

Following the decline of the Greek and Roman civilizations, the next major advance in medical experimentation came from a Persian physician named Avicenna.

As the Dark Ages swept across Europe, the use of medicinal plants and fragrant oils fell under the shackles of the Church. But in the East, aromatherapy survived.

While tea is probably consumed by more people around the world, coffee runs a close second with its own fanatical following.

This ancient universal remedy is often overlooked as a panacea, however it has therapeutic uses in treating asthma, bronchitis, eczema, acne, indigestion & heart disease.

From the early 10th century until today, people's interest in using essential oils for health care has been evident.

The significant influence that Islam has had on modern medicine is largely unknown. Much of European medicine up to the 19th century was based on Islamic medicine

The ancient Egyptians influence and knowledge of aromatic plant use was used by the Greeks, Romans and Europeans to produce modern day aromatherapy.

Rose essential oil has been used for centuries and its uses in aromatherapy are many. It is one of the most well known, albeit expensive, essential oils.

More than a spa treatment, aromatherapy was used as medicine in Egypt, Arabia, Greece and Rome, and by healers in European monasteries in the Middle Ages.

While Europe was entrenched in the Dark Ages, Muslims made historical contributions to art, architecture, medicine, astronomy, math, literature and other disciplines.

Following the advances proposed by Avicenna in the 11th century, medical experimentation languished during the Middle Ages and throughout the Age of Reason.

Within the far-flung empire that grew out of the conquests of Islamic armies after the 7th century AD, art, science and scholarship reached brilliant heights.

Within the far-flung empire that grew out of the conquests of Islamic armies after the 7th century AD, art, science and scholarship reached brilliant heights