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Title: Essential oils


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Essential oils
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What is an essential oil???
  • The blood of the plant
  • protects the plant from invaders
  • Helps the plant to heal from any wound
  • Subtle volatile liquids distilled from plants,
    shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, brushes, and
    seeds.
  • Chemically complex
  • 1997 chemist had identified 70,000 different
    types of aromatic molecules.
  • Very Very Concentrated and powerful

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How do essential oils work?Essential oils enter
the body in three ways
  • Inhaled
  • Ingested
  • Absorbed through the skin

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How does skin application work
  • Essential oils can be applied topically to the
    skin. Common examples include applying a blend
    that contains wintergreen, helichrysm, clove, and
    peppermint over soar joint to stop pain.
  • How does this work? Our skin is somewhat
    permeable. The active chemicals in essential oils
    are absorbed just like the ingredients in common
    pharmaceuticals such as hormone replacement
    therapy cream and nicotine patches.
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Factors that Increase Skin Absorption
  • Places on the body with greater concentrations of
    sweat glands and hair follicles, such as the
    genitals, head, soles, palms, and armpits
  • Massaging the area first will increase
    circulation to that area, thereby causing an
    increase in absorption of essential oils.
  • Heat will likewise increase circulation and thus
    enhance absorption.

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How to inhale essential oils
  • Another way that essential oils enter the body is
    by inhalation either through the nose or mouth.
  • Common examples include inhaling peppermint
    essential oil to reduce fatigue or nausea. (Note
    Often, essential oils are put into a diffuser for
    inhalation.
  • The Olfactory System
  • The olfactory system includes all physical organs
    or cells relating to, or contributing to the
    sense of smell. When we inhale through the nose,
    airborne molecules interact with the olfactory
    organs and, almost immediately, the brain.
  • Molecules inhaled through the nose or mouth are
    also carried to the lungs and interact with the
    respiratory system. Thus, inhaled essential oils
    can affect the body through several systems and
    pathways.

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Ancestors and Science
  • Our ancestors recognized what science is now
    proving,
  • That scents can effect your emotions and your
    brain waves.
  • Studies have shown that scents inhaled effect
    pulse rate, blood circulation and breathing.
  • Other studies have shown brain wave changes,
    sedating or stimulating, depending on the scent.

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Anatomy of smell
  • The sense of smell is the only one of our senses
    that is wired directly into the brain so that the
    result is immediate.
  • During inhalation, odor molecules travel through
    the nose and affect the brain through a variety
    of receptor sites, one of which is the limbic
    system.
  • Smell is a potent wizard that transports us
    across thousands of miles and all the years we
    have lived. Helen Keller

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The limbic system
  • The limbic system is called the visceral or
    emotional brain, also the old brain or reptilian
    brain.
  • It is the part of the brain that was developed
    first before speech and tools, the survival part
    of ourselves.
  • It registers emotions, pleasure, pain, fear,
    anger, sorrow and sexual feeling
  • It controls the involuntary aspects of ourselves.
  • It has nerve pathways to the hypothalamus and the
    autonomic nervous system.
  • The hypothalamus controls the endocrine system
    that secretes the hormones that effect growth,
    sex, metabolism, etc.
  • The autonomic nervous system controls
    unconscious activities such as digestion, rate of
    heartbeat, body temperature and hunger.
  • Scents have far reaching effects upon the
    body

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More about smell
  • Humans can distinguish between 2000 and 4000
    different odors, depending upon the individual.
  • Early mans survival in the wild was greatly
    aided by his ability to smell predator or prey
    before he could see or hear it.
  • Smell is innate. It is an unconscious activity
    that has enormous effect on our physiology.
  • Another attribute of scent is that it is strongly
    connected to memory. If you have a horrible
    memory of your third grade teacher who always
    smelled of lavender, you would probably not find
    lavender soothing and balancing as most people
    do. You may forever associate that scent with
    unpleasantness. The same phenomenon is
    experienced in smelling a scent connected to a
    loved one. A whiff of a perfume can bring back
    memories of the most romantic night of your life.
  • When we are exposed to one smell for a long time
    it disappears from our conscious awareness. The
    most obvious is the cook who cannot smell the
    food cooking until she leaves and comes back into
    the kitchen.

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Ingesting essential oil
  • The third way that essential oils enter the body
    is by absorption through ingestion, or swallowing
    them.
  • Some vitamin companies have used essential oils
    in their products. They do this enhanced the
    potency and absorbency of the supplement.
  • Oral ingestion of essential oils is ONLY
    recommended for those who have learned what oils
    are best for ingestion. Peppermint put a drop
    on your tongue for hiccups
  • Lemon put in water for immunity

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Multi-dimensional in their characteristics
  • 1. Congenital realm
  • Problems that arise form heredity or as a
    result of complications during pregnancy.
  • Here aromatic treatment can attempt to
    alleviate the consequences of problems
    irreparable written in the genetic code or of
    events from the time of conception until birth
    that have left a permanent developmental mark
  • 2. Organic realm
  • Liver, Kidney, Lungs, Spleen, Cardiovascular
    system, Digestive system, ect.
  • 3. Bio-electronic realm
  • Body pH
  • Oxidation reduction (detoxification pathways)
  • 4. Microbial realm
  • Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites,

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Multi-dimensional in their characteristics
  • 5. Immunity realm
  • All the mechanisms within the body that protect
    against infection
  • 6. Structural realm
  • bones, joints, muscles
  • 7. Glandular realm
  • Every gland in the endocrine (hormone) system.
  • thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testis,
    ect.
  • 8. Neruopsychic realm
  • Sympathetic and parasympathetic ns.
  • Libido
  • Endorphins
  • Emotions.

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Essential Seven Peppermint
  • Peppermint- Stops spasms
  • Use upset stomach, cramping, gas, bloating,
    heart palpations bug and ant repellent
  • Application
  • 1. Rub on stomach or add 2-4 drops in water to
    help ease up set stomach
  • 2. Rub all over body for bug repellent
  • 3. Rub a drop under nose for heart palpations
    and hold point with finger
  • 4. Massage into tight, painful muscles
  • 5. Improve concentration by inhaling or
    diffusing
  • 6. rub into temples to treat headache

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Essential SevenLemon
  • Lemon Anti infectious.
  • according to Jean Vlanet MD the vaporized
    essence of lemon can kill meningococcal bacteria
    in 15min, typhoid bacilli in one hr. Staph aureus
    in 2hrs, and Pneumococcus bacteria in 3hrs. Even
    a 0.2 dilution can kill diphtheria bacteria in
    20min and inactivate TB in 20min. (PDR, Essential
    science publishing)
  • Use colds, fevers, soar throat, ear infection,
    infections
  • Application
  • 1. Apply on throat, and behind ears for any
    infection
  • 2. Put 2-4 drops in water to purify water and
    help get rid of infections
  • 3. Add a few drops to water in spray bottle for
    deodorizing and sterilizing.
  • 4. Good for removing gum, wood stains, and
    grease.

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Essential SevenLavender
  • Lavender calming, relaxing, wound healing
  • Use burns, cuts, wounds, anxiety, sleeplessness,
    depression, bug repellent
  • Application
  • 1. Apply to cuts, bruises, insect bits and burns
    for rapid relief and healing
  • 2. Apply to heat stressed skin
  • 3. Put a couple of drops in bath tub or on
    pillow for relaxing and reduction of negative
    thoughts
  • 4. Can be applied under arms as deodorant

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Essential Seven Frankincense
  • Frankincense Anti-tumoral,
  • Immuno-stimulant, antidepressant
  • Considered the Holy anointing oil in the
    middle east and has been used in religious
    ceremonies for thousands of years.
  • Used to treat every conceivable ill know to man
    thus is was valued more then gold during ancient
    time.
  • Stimulates the limbic system of the brain
    along with centers in the brain that signal
    hormone release. Improves HGH production!
  • Use Asthma, depression, ulcers, cancers,
    hemorrhaging, herpes, warts (virus)

Application 1. Diffuse when there is concern
of infection in the area. 2. Diffuse daily
if dealing with depression 3. Apply
topically several time a day to wart or herpes
infection. 4. Ingest orally to help immune
problems.
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Essential Seven Birch
  • Birch soar muscles, joints, bones, inflammatory
    issues
  • Use apply to any place of pain
  • Application apply 2-10 drops directly to area of
    muscle, joint, or bone pain/Arthritic pain.

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Essential Seven Angelica
  • Angelica anticoagulant, sedating,
    anti-inflammatory to intestinal walls.
  • Use
  • Traditionally, Known as the Holy spirit root or
    the oil of angels by the Europeans, Angelica
    had healing powers so strong that it was believed
    to be of divine origin.
  • Bruises, colic, cough, respiratory infection,
    indigestion, menopause, PMS, rheumatism
  • Angelica brings memories back to the point of
    origin before trauma or anger was experienced,
    helping us to release and let go of negative
    feelings.

Application Reflexology points or diffuse
Frequency Approximately 85MHz
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Essential SevenBasil
  • Basil relaxant
  • Traditional use 16th century powdered leaves
    were inhaled to treat migraines and chest
    infections. Hindu put basil on the chest to dead
    to protect them from evil spirits, and the
    Italian women wore basil to attract possible
    suitors!
  • Use Migraines, scanty menstrual periods, Muscle
    relaxant, URI, soothing to insect bits

Application 1. For migraines apply to tip of
nose and temples, 2. For mental fatigue inhale
and apply to crown of head, forehead, heart and
navel. 3. add to food or water for URI or
other infections. Frequency 52MHz
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Frequency
  • Canned food and processed food 0 MHz
  • Fresh Produce 15MHz
  • Dry Herb 12-22MHz
  • Fresh Herbs 20- 27 MHz
  • Essential oils 52 320MHz
  • Healthy body 62-78MHz
  • Negative thought can lower frequency by 12MHz
  • Positive thought can raise frequency by 10MHz
  • Prayer and meditation can increase frequency by
    15MHZ

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Quality Control
  • Producing essential oils is very costly. It often
    requires several hundred or even thousands of
    pounds of raw plant materail to produce a single
    pound of essential oil. For example It take
    three tons of melissa to produce on pound of oil.
    Its extremely low yield explains why it sells for
    9,000 to 15,000/Kilo.

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Quality control
  • The vast majority of oils are produced for the
    perfume industry, thus they are only interested
    in their aromatic qualities.
  • High pressure, High temperatures, and the use of
    chemical solvents are used in the distillation
    process to produce greater quantities of oil at a
    faster rate.
  • To many these oils smell exquisite but lack true
    therapeutic properties.
  • Many of the important chemical constituents
    necessary to produce therapeutic results are
    either flashed off with the high heat or do not
    have enough time to be released for the plant
    material.

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How to be sure E.O is therapeutic
  • Is the fragrance subtle, rich, organic, and
    delicate?
  • Are the herbs grown organically
  • Are the distillation facilities part of the farm
    where the herbs are grown so they are freshly
    distilled, or do the herbs wait for days to be
    processed thereby losing their potency?
  • Does the producer use low pressure and low
    temperature to distill E.O. and are distillation
    cookers fabricated from costly stainless steel
    alloys to reduce the likelihood of the oils
    chemically reacting with the metal.
  • Are the facilities scrutinized to check that no
    synthetic chemicals are being used in any of the
    processes?

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How to be sure E.O is therapeutic
  • 6. Is the Latin name of the plant provided so
    that you are sure you are getting the right
    essential oil? For example, there are several
    species of lavender.
  • 7. Is the name of the country in which the plants
    were grown provided? A consumer would not be
    expected to differentiate oils from different
    countries, but this information is important to
    aromatherapists because quality can vary by
    country. This is an indication that the company
    is marketing to knowledgeable parties as well as
    general consumers.
  • 8. Is there a statement about purity? You should
    be informed if it is not 100 essential oil
    (meaning, it has been altered or mixed with
    something else).
  • 9. Does it smell as you expect it to smell?
  • 10. Is there information about organic growing or
    wildcrafting (gathering wild plants)? Most
    essential oils sold in the U.S. are not certified
    as to their organic status, but some European
    brands are.

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Places to buy essential oils
  • www.4Dshift.com
  • Young living essential oils
  • doTERRA essential oils
  • Mountain rose herbs
  • Aromaweb.com
  • Lists several reputable companies

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Essential oil books
  • http//www.lifesciencepublishers.com
  • Advanced aroma therapy
  • Inner Transformations Using Essential Oils
  • Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide
  • The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple
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