Essential
Oils in the News
- Aromatherapy Moves
to the Hospital Room
Nurse Anesthetist, Wendy Nichols has
invented an essential oil blend called QueaseEase®, (containing
essential oils of ginger, peppermint, spearmint and lavender). When inhaled this blend alleviates nausea caused from the anesthesia used
in surgery, as well as from chemotherapy, morning sickness and motion sickness. Now used by many hospitals, it
reduces recovery time from post-op nausea allowing patients to recover and go home
faster.
http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=11724
- Orange Essential
Oils Inhibit Salmonella Activity
"Essential oils from citrus
offer the potential for all natural antimicrobials for use in improving the safety of organic or all natural
foods," the researchers said. Essential oils extracted from oranges can inhibit the activity of salmonella and
may be useful as natural antimicrobial agents, according to a study published in
the Journal of Food Science." More at
http://www.naturalnews.com/024723_essential_oils_salmonella_food.html
- Essential Oils Kill
Bacteria
Around the globe there is a great
deal of serious research on using essential oils for health and wellness, as well as treatments for illness and
disease. Many essential oils have been clinically proved to kill bacteria, viruses and fungi and help people
stay healthy, avoid illness and boost the immune system. Another benefit of using therapeutic essential oils is
that viruses and bacteria have not developed the resistance to them as to many antibiotics & modern drugs.
See this recent article about hospital-acquired infections and the power of essential oils to kill E. coli
bacteria: From BBC News:”Aromatherapy Oils Kill Superbug” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4116053.stm
- Therapeutic
Essential Oils are being used to help reduce side effects of radiation during cancer treatment.
Full article at http://atlanticinstitute.com/piatalk.html
- Therapeutic
Essential Oils are commonly used for medicinal purposes in Europe and are prescribed by doctors
and filled in pharmacies.
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Essential Oils
In the Workplace For Anti-Stress & Health
Over the
last few years …"companies [have been studying aromatherapy at the workplace] in terms of work
psychology, the prevention of work-related illnesses and activity. Essential oils do not only protect us from infectious diseases; it has been shown
that they can also affect the efficiency of workers, …[who] feel
better in general, are able to think more clearly and positively and even react with more intuition
(Dr. Barron, Perdue Univ. Indiana).
In Japan, Shimizu, the third biggest construction
company in the country, places diffusers in the air conditioning ducts of the buildings that it
constructs. It also suggests which essences to use according to the type of building.
For example anti-stress for offices, anti-bacteria for hospitals, relaxing essences for train and metro
stations, etc….
The results of research carried out by
Takasago, Japan's biggest producer of fragrances …shows that people working with computers made 54%
fewer typing errors when the workplace was perfumed with lemon; 33% fewer with jasmine; and
lavender.
Another aspect is….the purifying effect of certain essential oils - anti-bacterial, antiviral,
fungicidal effects help to reduce the negative effects caused by air-conditioning systems such as
allergies, respiratory diseases, and reduce the possibility of being infected by contagious diseases
which are propagated by close contact in offices, schools, shops, etc. [Using Therapeutic Essential
Oils in] the workplace leads to an improvement in the "psychological surroundings, having a positive
effect on both workers and customers.
Indeed, it is capable of improving both productivity and sales….protecting the workforce both
physically and psychologically….the essences which help to protect us from infections, ionize
(negatively) and reduce stress are those obtained fro trees (cypress, pine, rosewood) [bringing] the
well-known benefits from forests." See article at http://www.profumo.it/perfume/aromatherapy/aromatherapy_work.htm
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Use Of Essential
Oils and Natural Extracts to Help Counter Side Effects of Radiation During Cancer
Treatment
One woman’s story of how she used essential oils during radiation treatment for breast cancer and also
for incisions, inflammation, and fatigue. http://atlanticinstitute.com/piatalk.html
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Essential Oils
for Alternatives to Toxic Chemical Sprays Research shows that essential oils
…could be the basis of a new generation of environmentally friendly defenses against a variety of plant
diseases…Essential oils are effective against a number of common plant pathogens…alternatives to
[common] pest-controls.
www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pesticidefactsheets/
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University
Researchers Use Essential Oils for Alternatives to Toxic Chemical Sprays
Research conducted at the University of Florida shows that essential oils …could be the basis of a new
generation of environmentally friendly defenses against a variety of plant diseases. [This is important
because] of a multinational agreement reached this week that would ban the use of the prized pest
control agent methyl bromide in the United States in less than two years… [Researchers] have done
several studies, including one published in the journal Plant Disease, that show that essential oils
are effective against a number of common plant pathogens…The researchers are among hundreds of
scientists around the country searching for an alternative to methyl bromide, a pest-control agent that
is commonly used on high-value crops such as strawberries and tomatoes [which has] been linked to
depletion of the ozone layer, and under a United Nations agreement reached this week, it will be banned
in the United States by Jan 1, 2006, completing a phase out that began in 1999.” For complete article
go to http://news.ifas.ufl.edu/story.php?id=816
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Essential Oi
Dandelion Weed Spray
Finally a Safe & Natural
Alternative That Really Works! Last year I purchased a natural weed spray to deal with the
dandelions and some thistles in my yard in my home. I vowed not to use the traditional lawn care
poisons and searched for a natural alternative. Finally after searching through many stores I found
one. The brand is ‘Perfectly Natural’ and the label says it is 100% organic, safe and good for grassy
and broadleaf weeds.
I sprayed the dandelions in my yard and within an hour
they were brown and wilted and the next day they were shriveled and dead. The active ingredient is
CLOVE oil. For more information see their website at www.perfectlynatural.com
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Chemicals In Newborns
- “EWG released a benchmark study this month... one that could
change the shape of environmental health debate forever. We tested umbilical cord blood from 10
random newborn babies in the U.S. for industrial chemicals and pesticides, and found they were
born with an average of over 200 contaminants. Scientists once thought the womb protected
developing babies, but finding a disturbing array of toxic pollutants in their very lifeline
raises serious questions for all Americans about what we are doing to protect children's health.”
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization
dedicated to using the power of information to protect human health and the
environment. http://en.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?
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Citrus Fresh Essential Oil Blend -
“Stimulates right-brain to amplify creativity and well-being and
eradicate anxiety. Works well as an air purifier. University researchers in Japan found that diffusing
a citrus fragrance in an office environment improved mental accuracy and concentration by
54%.”- From the Essential Oils Desk Reference,
3rd Edition, p 97-98.
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