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Emotional Health: Regaining your balance: Anxiety and nervousness,stress and tension, panic attacks, PMS, ADD, depression -on any given night, watch a few hours of TV, and you will see ad after ad by pharmaceutical companies pushing their products on a weary and susceptible public. Western medicine draws an unnatural line between emotions and physical illness, when no such line exists in the body/mind.
One of the reasons aromatherapy works so well is that it works on both the emotional level and the physical level at the same time. Herbal oils like chamomile and lavender calm the mind and relax the physical body as well. Rosemary and peppermint lift and energize our emotions, while increasing circulation. The antibacerial power of lemon kills germs, while it's fresh citrus scent clears the mind. This dual action of essential oils is what sets them apart from chemical fracaqueces concocted in a lab that may fool the nose, but not the mind/body/spirit. And, by the way, once you experience the real thing, those fake scents won't be able to fool you again. Peppermint, chamomile, and lavender can also be quite effectively used to treat insomina, anxiety, and mild depression in herbal teas and tinctures. Learn more about using herbs for mental health here.
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Angelica |
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Angelica's concentration of bitters make it an excellent digestive aid especially in cases of nervous stomach and tension-related digestive disorders. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Basil |
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Oil of Basil is an excellent, indeed perhaps the best, aromatic nerve tonic. It clears the head, relieves intellectual fatigue, and gives the mind strength and clarity. (Tisserand, Robert ) |
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Black Pepper |
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In homeopathic practice black pepper is used for difficulty in concentrating, heavy headache, and a sad, apprehensive state of mind. (Tisserand, Robert ) |
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Chamomile |
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Chamomile can be used in an aromatherapy massage for any woman's disorder that involves stress, anxiety, and tension. Safe to use during pregnancy. For a relaxing, calming massage to promote restful sleep blend chamomile with other soothing oils like lavender, or use it in an aromatherapy lamp. Drink a cup of calming and soothing chamomile tea before retiring, and you will drift off easily. Dried chamomile flowers are always an effective and sweet-smelling ingredient in making herbal sleep pillows. |
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Clary Sage |
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Clary Sage oil creates a sense of euphoria, and restores courage and confidence. Clary Sage oil's constituent, sclareol, has an estrogen-like structure, contributing to clary's effectiveness in treating amenorrhea, cramps, and pain with menstruation. A sponge bath with a few drops of clary sage oil in cool water has a
calming , hormone balancing effect helping relieve hot flashes. Massage with Clary Sage oil is profoundly relaxing with a sensual quality. Clary sage oil is beneficial for sexual dysfunction, frigidity, anxiety, and impotence, partly due to it's hormonal influence. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Cubeb |
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Sanskrit texts included cubeb in various remedies, including as a legendary aphrodisiac, however modern herbalists don't recommend it. |
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Geranium |
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Geranium is often recommended for hormonal conditions such as menopause and PMS. Used in the past for deficiency of the adrenal glands, it is now considered a stimulant for the liver and pancreas. When applied to breasts before and during menstruation, geranium can reduce the pain and swelling associated with PMS. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Angelica |
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For depression, choose stimulant and tonic essential oils, such as jasmine and angelica, to be used at least 3 times a week in baths and foot massages. |
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Jasmine |
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Like the rose, jasmine has a marked effect on the female reproductive system. Jasmine oil is a notable aphrodisiac, warming and relaxing the body. It also acts on the male sexual organs, warming and strengthening. Jasmine is a nerve sedative, and at the same time greatly uplifting, anti-depressant, and produces a feeling of optimism. (Tisserand, Robert ) |
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Juniper |
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Its sedative action will help those who find sleeping difficult because of worries and tensions.
Juniper has a strengthening, tonic effect on the nerves, and is indicated in nervous disorders, states of stress and anxiety. (Tisserand, Robert ) |
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Lavender |
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Lavenders soothing, sedating phytochemicals readily absorb into the skin, including the sensitive membranes inside the nose. That's why even the scent of lavender tends to calm and relax. Lavender is a wonderful sleep aid, diffuse in an aroma lamp for restful sleep, use it in your evening bath, sprinkle a few drops of lavender on sheets and pillowcases. A few drops of lavender rubbed on the temple will cure a nervous headache.. Combine with rosemary and juniper oils and apply to the back of the neck and shoulders, and massage until the muscles relax. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Melissa |
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Melissa oil is recommended for nervousness, depression, insomnia, and nervous headaches. The volatile oils in the plant (particularly citronellal) have a sedative effect even in minute concentrations. (Mabry, Richard p68) |
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Peppermint |
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Cooling and refreshing peppermint energizes the mind and mood, helping to improve mental clarity and memory |
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Rose |
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Sensual and evocative, rose has been used since ancient times as a favorite ingredient in love potions, and as an aphrodisiac. It reduces anxiety connected with sex, helping calms emotions that block arousal (Nickell,Nancy L ) |
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Rosemary |
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Rosemary is beneficial for low blood pressure, or when a person has cold extremities, is sluggish, and is in a deficient condition. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia lists rosemary as a specific for depressive states with general debility and cardiovascular weakness. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Sandalwood |
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Reduces stress, very calming and grounding, helps to achieve meditative state. Sandalwood's musky fragrance smells very much like alpha-androstenol, a male pheromone present in human sweat, which may help explain sandalwood's ancient reputation as an aphrodisiac. In addition sandalwood is a hormone regulator and affects the pituitary gland. (Nickell,Nancy L ) |
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Ylang-Ylang |
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Ylang ylang extra has an intense floral, sweet, jasmine-like, almost narcotic sensual, euphoric aroma, perfect for loving massages. Elevates the spirit and consoles the heart, The sedative property of ylang-ylang calms excitability, making sleep easier. |
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