The first Croatian symposium on the subject of Aromatherapy was held from April 5-7, 1998 at the Ambasador Hotel in Opatija.

The symposium organizers::
"Bioaromatica" Zagreb, the association "Braća hrvatskog zmaja" (The Brothers of the Croatian Dragon), Zagreb; The pastoral circle "Alojzije Stepinac", Volosko; The Croatian Catholic Fraternity "Branimir", Volosko

The list of subjects and papers presented at the symposium:
(the papers were published in the Proceedings of the Symposium)

• Blažević, N. - Aromatherapy - a therapy through fragrance
• Dugački, V. - Sketches from the history of aromatherapy
• Lujo, M. - On the tradition of harvesting, production and traffic of medicinal and aromatic herbs in the Dubrovnik region
• Peran, I. - "Male Braće" (Little brothers) Chemist's in Dubrovnik
• Šugar, I. - Aromatic herbs in the vegetation of the wider Opatija region
• Kalođera, Z., Jurišić, R. - The chemism of essential oils and their use
• Falica, J. - The most common essential oils in Croatia
• Mastelić, J., Kuštrak, D., Miloš, M. - The contents of essential oils in some of Croatian aromatic plants depending on the harvest time and the drying process
• Mastelić, J., Miloš, M., Kuštrak, D. - The composure of the essential oils in the plant Micromeria juliana (L.)Benth.
• Kuzmić-Vrbanović, V., Paljan, I. - Fidifarm's experience with aromatherapy
• Papić, J. - Medical validity of essential oils
• Filipaj, B. - The production and sales of herbal preparations in Croatia
• Pepeljnjak, S., Kuštrak, D., Kalođera, Z., Volenec, M. - Researching antimicrobial effects of essential oils
• Stilinović, B. - Antibacterial effects of phytoncide in essential oils
• Duraković, Z., Duraković, S., Čepelja, Z., Grgić, Z. - The effect of rosemary essential oil on
  the candidiasis of oral cavity
• Kuštrak, D., Pepeljnjak, S., Blažević, N. - The comparative analysis of antimicrobial effects in view of the chemical composure of the sage essential oil
• Bezić, N., Skočibušić, M., Dunkić, V., Mastelić, J. - Composition and antimicrobial effects of essential oils of Winter Savory (Satureja montana L.)
• Stanić, G., Samardžija, I., Blažević, N. - Satureia montana L. - researching the essential oil and its diuretic effect
• Kosalec, I., Pepeljnjak, S., Kalođera, Z. - The antimicrobial effect of the essential oil of Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)
• Skendžić, N., Bukmir, L., Pahor, Đ. - Aromatherapy - health care and medical treatment in the tourist offer
• Tomljenović, E., Jurdana, S. - Our years-long experience with the usage of essential oils
• Vodopija, J., Jonjić, A., Baklaić, Ž., Puntarić, D. - The comparison of respiratorydisorders frequency in the citizens of Zagreb, Rijeka and Opatija
• Krstić-Burić, M., Rožman, A., Crc, M. - School of breathing and aromatherapy
• Ivančić-Vagaja, S., Puharić-Harašlić, M. - Forgotten health resort paths in the health tourism offer of Opatija
• Breitenfeld, D. - The possibility of using essential oils in psychotherapy
• Haberle, V. - Aromatherapy for the purposes of care, protection and improving the quality of skin and hair
• Kalinović, I., Rožman, V. - The influence of essential oils and the aromatic herbs powder on the mortality of warehouse pests
• Penzar, I. - The main characteristics of weather and climate of the Adriatic
• Zaninović, K. - Biometeorological research in Croatia
• Gotovac, P., Perić, D., Pavleković, G., Gotovac, N. - The role of health care in present-day and future tourism
• Muzur, A. - Spiritual fruits of scent
• Živković, R. - Medicinal herbs in contemporary medicine
• Vladimir-Knežević, S., Kalođera, Z., Pepeljnjak, S., Samardžija, I., Jurišić, R. - Biological effects of pulegone
• Kehler, T., Puharić-Harašlić, Ritterman, M., Rožanić, V. - Climate analysis in Opatija during one century