Maria Prophetissa's Invention.....

[Guest guest]

While browsing Discovery Channel about *Ancient 'Treasure' Found in Farmer's

Bookshelf*

(http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/treasure-of-satricum-02.html )

I followed a link on perfume and landed here:

http://health.howstuffworks.com/history-of-aromatherapy4.htm

 

I'd forgotten about Maria Prophetissa (also known as Mary the Jewess) but

enjoyed re-finding her. If anyone has any other information about this

exceedingly clever woman I love to read more about her.

 

Have a wonderful Christmas (or holiday if you dont celebrate Christmas.)

LLx

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I know of no evidence to back these claims. What is most likely is

that they were producing aromatic waters as that was the common way of

processing aromatic plants. Of course you would get a film of oil,

but nothing like distillation for that purpose would achieve. As far

as I can tell, the first use of true distillation was to produce

kerosene from natural pools of crude oil circa 600AD. Even the pots

found in the Indus valley are not conclusive of essential oil

production but probably for aromatic waters.

 

Martin

 

ATFE2 , Liz <liztams wrote:

>

> While browsing Discovery Channel about *Ancient 'Treasure' Found in

Farmer's

> Bookshelf*

> (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/22/treasure-of-satricum-02.html )

> I followed a link on perfume and landed here:

> http://health.howstuffworks.com/history-of-aromatherapy4.htm

>

> I'd forgotten about Maria Prophetissa (also known as Mary the

Jewess) but

> enjoyed re-finding her. If anyone has any other information about this

> exceedingly clever woman I love to read more about her.

>

> Have a wonderful Christmas (or holiday if you dont celebrate Christmas.)

> LLx

>

>

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