Medical Aromatherapy as Integrative Healthcare. There are very many health benefits to be gained with the implementation of essential oils from plants into the management of medical diseases. This presentation, by a board certified anesthesiologist, who is also a clinically certified aromatherapist, using essential oils in the operating room, describes the science of aromatherapy.Current medical journal articles and abstracts are discussed in great detail, including bacterial quorum sensing, biofilms and synergy with antibiotics.