Odorology and odors in human life

Odorology is the science of smells. The reason in a person's life is hostile to another person are smells. The man's sense of smell connects him with the outside world. The smell of the human body is different for everyone. It is by smell that a man chooses a woman, without knowing it. Smells emanate from the body, clothing, from the environment. Everything that exists in this world has its own smell: trees, flowers, metals, stones, etc.


What can be determined by smell?

Note how the literators describe odors: stupefying, sweet, sugary, spicy, pure, exciting, sultry, anxious, etc. Trained people can call and describe maybe 2,000 shades of smells.

In Tibetan monasteries, people were educated from childhood. They could by the smell determine not only sex, age, the nature of a person, diagnose the disease, but also to reveal even the kinship of some people.

The caveman, in order to protect himself, soaked his clothes with smoke, as the smokehack gives rise to a sense of panic and anxiety (burning wood), thereby repelling wild animals.

During the archaeological excavations found aromatic substances, which were prepared 5,000 years ago. In ancient India, in ancient Egypt knew that every part of the body is capable of exuding certain smells, so the means to make them were prepared separately.

What are the smells ?

Smells in the life of a man have always been of great importance. Men in the African tribes, preparing for battle or to meet with the beloved, inhaled the flavors of some distilled substances and herbs. Secrets of fragrances passed down by generations. With the help of a certain smell, a woman who was given away as an unloved person could force him to renounce himself. Another woman could have brought the fragrance to the delight of the woman she wanted. It is known that in perfection such a skill was owned by priestesses at temples.

As a result of scientific modern research, it is proved that odors contribute to an increase in the muscular strength (ammonia). They are able to stimulate breathing (aromas of birch, thyme, lime, oregano, eucalyptus). And on the contrary, they can oppress them (the smell of lilac, valerian, poplar). The aromas of camphor, lilac, hawthorn, teeth, pine and spruce (in the summer) stimulate the cardiovascular system, increasing the arterial pressure and heart rate. The same spruce and pine in wintertime reduce pressure and soothe the pulse. Smells of vanilla, melissa, oak valerian can normalize the activity of the cardiovascular system.

The aromas of cardamom, jasmine, black pepper stimulate the potency. Geranium, rosemary, citrus, improve our eyesight, and the smells of rotting plants worsen it.

Smells affect not only the physical condition, but also the mood of a person. For example, scent aromatherapy, lavender, camphor inspire optimism and contribute to the relief of depression. Who does not know what a burst of feelings can cause the smell of home, the fragrance of a thing that belonged to an expensive departed person?

Also, many know that some religious rituals are also accompanied by the impact of the appropriate fragrances. In Orthodoxy - this is the world, incense. In the Buddhist temples, the various aromatic substances are not only used indoors, but they also hand each small bag of powder to the exit. If you burn it at home, you will be transferred to the atmosphere of the temple.

From constant aromas of impressions are unconscious, but they are remembered for a long time in memory. Therefore, a woman in adulthood is not recommended to change her spirits - it is capable of exacerbating relationships with her husband.

Many of us believe that with the help of perfumes, you can suppress unpleasant natural smells. But do not forget that the causes of unpleasant odors are different. This is not only due to improper hygiene, but also often an indicator of an unhealthy digestive and nervous system, liver and kidneys. The smell from the mouth can signal abnormalities in digestion and tooth diseases. A bad smell of wear is a poor condition of the nasal mucosa, the maxillary cavities.

No means of perfume will replace the rules of hygiene and the need to heal. Often, some of us, in order to suppress an unpleasant smell, do not spare the ideodorant spirits, making a big mistake. Aromas are mixed and it turns out "it is not known what." Our body is designed in such a way that the fragrance with synthetic components sends a signal to the brain about "malfunctions" in the environment around us. This in many can cause involuntary irritation to the "well" scented person.

Many of us simply do not know about the role of smells in communication, they are not taken into account. But "scent communication" is very wide spread among humans and in the animal kingdom, beginning with the moth and ending with mammals. Smells, which are allocated by some animals to influence the behavior of others, are called pheromones. Sex attractants have a goal - to attract to themselves an individual of the opposite sex. Repellents - smells that can cause a sense of panic, anxiety, discomfort.

In such a science as an odorology, much is unknown. But it is clear that the power of smells becomes stronger, when we less feel and realize them. The smell that comes from a person, we often perceive unconsciously. We like the intellect of a person, his eyes and a smile and we do not suspect that this attraction is due to a lot of biological, odor effects. And let the attractants and repellents have no tangible smell, but they act at the subconscious level. Also, it is worthwhile to note that women perceive smells more sharply, but the power of aromas is higher for men.