Thei-aromatherapy isayensi yemvelo ethambile futhi eyinkimbinkimbi yemvelaphi yayo iqala emuva ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka. Iphefumulelwe amasiko ezokwelapha ajwayelekile amaGibhithe, amaPheresiya, amaShayina, amaHindu kanye namaGrikhi, lapho odokotela nabelaphi bathola ukuthi uwoyela obalulekile otholakala ezitshalweni ezithile ezicindezelwe noma ezithambile uzolile, wabusisa ulale futhi waphakamisa amandla okuphila.