It is now widely known that there is a rise in pathogenic microbes resistant to conventional treatments. An over-prescription of antibiotics and over- use of anti-infective products have resulted in drug-resistant bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Medical scientists are now searching worldwide for medicinal plants that exhibit exceptional antimicrobial properties. Much attention has been given to essential oils and their promising medicinal uses.
Modern health care, in all its complexity, has often disregarded individual needs and self- responsibility for one’s own health. Cultural attitudes of healthcare have transitioned from empowerment and self-educating to dependence and in some cases helplessness.
There are definitely situations where conventional medicine is appropriate and even very necessary. To discount the gains and contributions of modern medicine to emergency care and reconstructive surgery would be illogical. Alternative approaches to medical care should be embraced in areas where they are most effective. Aromatherapy, which is considered a method for healing and rejuvenation in alternative medicine, has many dynamic uses that can be safely stored in the medicine cabinet.
Treatment with Essential Oils
There are extensive uses for aromatic essential oils that range from infections to relief of unwanted stress and strain. Below are a few aromatherapy recipes for common ailments. As with any medicinal use, one needs to be well-informed and personally responsible. There are essential oils that can be used without caution and others that need more experience in using.
It is also advised to use only authentic oils for the most benefit as well as prevention from irritating side effects that can result from industrially altered oils. There are many, many providers of essential oils available. Generally the least expensive is NOT the best for your health. The lowest cost oils are often not essential oils at all, but laboratory made aromatics with no health value. Find a supplier you trust for your essential oils, as a significant effort must be made in quality control to make therapeutic grade oils available consistently.
Aromatherapy is known to work best for infections, the nervous system, psychological and hormonal imbalances, and moderately for autoimmune diseases (the body attacking its own cells and tissues). One of the most noted successes in essential oils in the use for viral treatments. Essential oils have emerged at being more effective than conventional antiviral drugs.
A Few Recipes for Restoring Health
For the Common Cold - As with the flu, using essential oils in a bath as well as in a direct massage is recommended. In a hot bath place thyme (2 drops), tea tree (2 drops), eucalyptus (1 drop), lemon (3 drops) and inhale deeply. Massage a blend of lemon (1 drop), eucalyptus (2 drops) and rosemary (3 drops) in a carrier oil around the chest, neck, and sinus area (forehead, nose and cheekbones).
Concentration - Use equal portions of basil, geranium, ginger and black pepper and place in a diffuser or room spray (4 drops or more in a cup of warm water, shaken vigorously).
For Sore Throats - Use a blend of lavender (10 drops), tea tree (15 drops), lemon (2 drops), ginger (5 drops). Use 4 drops of the blend oil (or singling) on a warm compress twice a day over the throat. One may also use 5 drops mixed in 2 teaspoons of carrier oil and rub into the upper abdomen and back.
For Insomnia - Make a synergistic blend of clary-sage(3 drops), vetiver (2 drops), valerian (1 drop) and lavender (2 drops). Add 3 drops of the blend in a bath or 2 drops in carrier oil and rub over the body, or apply 2-3 drops directly and massage the tops of the feet.
This is a quick look at some easy home care essential oil recipes. Using essential oils for their medicinal properties is simple to do, and when done properly following recipes and guidelines, can be very effective. There are many excellent guidebooks available. Look for those focusing on the medicinal aspects of aromatherapy, and search sites like pubmed.gov for the latest in essential oil health science research.
Author Resource:-
Essential oils have a very broad range of uses, from just making a room smell nice, to combating the most challenging bacterial infections. The term 'aromatherapy' includes all these uses. To learn more, visit The Ananda Apothecary online.
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