Reflections

" Seed meditation: “The invisible will become visible. If I were unable to think, then what later becomes visible could not announce itself to me now.” “What we could not see before becomes apparent to us, created by the thoughts and feelings that we have awakened within us.” "
- RS

Essential Oils

THERAPEUTIC ESSENTIAL OILS

BERGAMOT Citrus bergamia - fruit rind
Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-depressant

BITTER ORANGE Citrus aurantium vulgaris - fruit rind
Anti-bacterial, sedating

CHAMOMILE Matricaria recutita - flowers
Analgesic, anti-spasmodic, anti-microbial, anti-anaphylactic
Oil contains azulene, and should be blue in color

EUCALYPTUS Eucalyptus globulus, E.spp - leaves
Antiseptic, balsamic, expectorant, hypoglycemic, rubefacient, stimulant, vulnerary
Can be used neat topically - watch for hypersensitivity

GERANIUM Pelargonium odorantissimum - herb
Analgesic, astringent, anti-septic, anti-depressant, diuretic, hemostatic, sedative
Stimulant of the adrenal cortex

JASMINE Jasminum officinale, grandiflorum - flowers
Anti-depressant, anti-septic, anti-spasmodic, aphrodisiac
Works strongly on the emotional level, promoting confidence, optimism and euphoria

LAVENDER Lavender officinalis - flowers
Analgesic, anti-depressant, anti-septic, anti-spasmodic, anti-toxic, cytophylactic,     hypotensor, nervine, sudorific, tonic
Versatile in its balancing properties

MARJORAM Origanum marjorana - flowering tops
Aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, arterial vasodilator, carminitive, expectorant, vagotonic
(increases tone of parsympathetics, decrease sympathetics)

PEPPERMINT Mentha peiperita - herb
Antiphlogistic, carminitive, cephalic stimulant, emmenagogue, hepatic, sudorific,     vasoconstrictor
Herbal equivalent of aspirin plus!

ROSEMARY Rosemarinus officinalis - herb
Anti-gout, anti-neuralgic, anti-septic, anti spasmodic, cerebral stimulant, cholagogue,     choleretic, sudorific, adrenal cortex trophorestorative

TEA TREE Melaleucae alternifolia - leaves
Anti-septic, anti-fungal, anti-pruritic, anti-parasitic, decongestant, vulnerative, cleans     pus and debris from wounds
May be used neat in small areas, watch for hypersensitvity

THUJA Thuja occidentalis - leaves, bark
Anti-septic, anti-fungal, anti-helmetic, anti-viral, expectorant
Very toxic -good for penetration  of finger/toenails for fungus

THYME Thymus vulgaris - flowering tops
Antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, aperitif, balsamic, expectorat, leucocytotic, cerebral     stimulant, sudorific
Indicated in cold conditons

HYSSOP
Used like thyme but more antiseptic