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Aromatherapy Chat
Oil blends, bath salts and aromatherapy accessories
Lemon (Citrus Limonum)
Almost nobody likes to suffer with pain. Pain, however, has a good reason to exist. It alerts us to the fact that something is physically wrong and something should do something about it. Severe pain is a signal to see a doctor and this is where allopathic medicine can be very beneficial. With minor pain essential oils usually help and sometimes as effective as over the counter drugs and much safer.
Essential oils can help in six different ways. These are just examples of ways to relieve pain.
1) numbing the pain, (as in using a Clove Bud for a toothache),
2) reducing swelling (as in using Lavender for bruising),
3) producing heat and penetrating pain (as in warming up muscles and connective tissue with Ginger),
4) telling your brain to pretend that the pain isn’t there. How? By depressing the cerebral cortex part of the brain so that the brain doesn’t register the pain. Lemongrass essential oil works here.
5) Dampen pain causing substances such as prostaglandin which causes some types of headaches. Birch essential oils works well for this. It contains the same compound as aspirin.
6) Relaxes and sedates, (as in stiff, sore muscles) causing pain relief. Chamomile and Melissa (lemon balm) work well for this.
The essential oils for pain relief can be used via a massage, compress, gargle (for sore throat). A good aromatherapy guide book will offer many other suggestions for pain such as intestinal pain, insect bites and arthritis.
Aromatherapy Terminology and Properties for the Day.
Term:
Styptic - stops external bleeding. Styptics are usually external applications for restraining discharges of blood.
Essential Oils that can be used as an styptic:
Cypress, Lemon
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November 26th, 2008 at 4:11 am
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November 26th, 2008 at 4:13 am
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November 26th, 2008 at 4:40 am
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