doTERRA科學顧問團介紹：教育篇

來源
了解何種植物可以提供最佳健康效益是製造 CPTG 專業純正調理級認證®精油的第一步。根據植物專家、化學專家、健康專家，植物原料都是依據這些活性芳香化合物的濃度而仔細挑選的。
在良好的環境栽培植物，以及小心收割運送植物原料，可確保純淨及有效精油的最佳產量。dōTERRA 在全世界擁有特定的生產與種植網絡，他們是培養精油工業用植物的專家。

萃取
從植物萃取精油(又稱芳香化合物)，是一個精密且複雜的過程。精油的成分在萃取過程中非常脆弱，因為他們容易蒸發，且可能受到損害。謹慎的精油提煉過程不只是一門科學，同時也是一門藝術。
精油通常是藉由蒸餾法從植物中提煉出來。蒸餾法就是在高壓下將蒸氣循環於植物原料中，藉此將植物的芳香化合物釋放到蒸氣中。當蒸氣冷卻，混合物就會凝結，而精油就會以其最純粹的形式被蒐集起來。過低的熱或壓力往往不能讓植物的芳香化合物釋放出來，過多的熱和壓力則會改變萃取物的化學成分以及療效。

檢測
每批 CPTG®精油都會以 GC / MS（氣相色譜 /質譜法）測試，以確保純度和效力。CPTG®測試標準確保 dōTERRA 的 100％純精油無化學合成物質、對人體無害、且不含外來成分，如：重金屬、農藥、或其他非芳香植物混合物。
dōTERRA 精油也接受效力的測試，以確保提取物具備復合的芳香化合物，且具備有效的水準。雖然兩種精油提取物都是純淨的，它們可能會依據植物的選擇、種植及收割方式在精油活性的成分上會有顯著差異。為了確保一個正確的 CPTG®精油組成，需要經過擁有精油專業知識的化學家精確的測試和解釋實驗結果。

應用
dōTERRA 承諾將 CPTG®精油推廣到世界各地，包括精油的教育和保健應用。
數個世紀以來，精油在許多文化中被運用於在藥物及醫療，經驗豐富的精油使用
者已創造了廣大的健康價值。
dōTERRA 與傳統醫學和替代醫學的醫療保健專業人士密切合作，並與大學和其他研究機構合作，在現代醫療體系中繼續實踐精油的研究和應用。dōTERRA 全球獨立的產品顧問們將會強化這些活動。他們會將 CPTG®精油的健康應用與相關知識推廣給更多的精油使用者。

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