Early Aromatherapy

For thousands of years mankind has been attracted to the sweet fragrances that can be derived from plants. We use the essential oils found in fruits, roots, leaves, flowers and woods in our medicines, cosmetics and perfumes. One early use of aromatherapy has become a holiday tradition, the fruit pomander.

A pomander is a rind fruit, such as an orange, that has been studded with dried myrtle buds ( otherwise known as whole cloves.) The name pomander is derived from the French for Pomme ( apple) and amber ( golden in color). Amber may also be a reference to ambergris, an early perfume ingredient originally obtained from Sperm Whales.

During the Elizabethan era, gold and silver were crafted into hollow orbs that mimicked the shape of fruit and held a mixture of spices and fragrant oils. Carried on waist chains somewhat like a pocket watch, they were thought to ward off disease and help mask unpleasant odors.

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