Essential oils are used extensively in aromatherapy
and various traditional medicines. Due to the numerous health benefits
of essential oils, they are increasingly being explored by the
scientific community for the treatment of a variety of diseases
including cancer, HIV, asthma, bronchitis, heart
strokes, and many more. There are more than 90 essential oils, and each
has its own health benefits. Most essential oils blend well with other
essential oils in terms of function and odor, which allows herbalists to
prepare a vast repertoire of aromatic essential oil combinations.
Below is a list of essential oils that are currently being widely
used or researched. Most of these oils are quite strong in nature and
can cause side effects if they are not taken in an appropriate manner
and dose. Furthermore, their individual
benefits are variable, so you should consult a medical practitioner
before using these oils, either internally or topically. The benefits
of herb
are also provided in greater detail on a separate page, so feel free to
click on any of those essential oils to know the full extent of its
health benefits.
Properties: It is considered a good anesthetic,
analgesic, antioxidant, antiseptic, carminative, relaxant, rubefacient,
stimulant, and tonic.
Health benefits: It has been claimed to induce numbness, relieve pain, relax the body and mind, add color to the skin, and stimulate various other functions.
Properties: Angelica essential oil
is commonly known as a beneficial anti-spasmodic, carminative,
depurative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, hepatic, emenagogue,
expectorant, febrifuge, nervine, stimulant, stomachic, and tonic.
Health benefits: It relaxes spasms, reduces gases, purifies the blood, promotes perspiration, improves digestion, increases urination, and removes toxins. Angelica essential oil is also good for liver and stomach, relieves obstructed menstruation, expels phlegm & catarrh, reduces fever, cures nervous disorders, and tones the body.
Properties: Traditionally, it has been used as an
anti-epileptic, anti-hysteric, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic,
anti-spasmodic, aperient, carminative, cordial, decongestant, digestive,
expectorant, insecticide, sedative, stimulant, and vermifuge.
Health benefits: It is commonly employed to treat rheumatism & arthritis,
protect against septics, relax spasms, act as a purgative, remove
gases, warm the body, clear congestion, and ease breathing. Furthermore,
some practitioners use anise essential oil to facilitate digestion, expel phlegm & catarrh, kill & repel insects, worms, and lice, as well as to relieve nervous afflictions.
PropertProperties: Basil essential oil is carminative, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, anti-bacterial, and opthalmic.
Health benefits: It has long been used for skin care, indigestion, respiratory problems, infections, stress disorders, blood circulation issues, pain, and vomiting.
Properties: It is often used as antiseptic,
antibiotic, anti-neuralgic, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, astringent,
cholagogue, emenagogue, febrifuge, insecticide, sedative, stomachic,
sudorific and tonic.
Health benefits: Bay essential oil
protects against septic, inhibits microbial growth, gives relief from
neuralgia pain, relaxes spasms, provides pain relief, increases
appetite, tightens gums & muscles and helps stop hair loss. Other applications of bay essential oil
have been used for the treatment of hemorrhage, promotion of bile
secretion, relief of obstructed menstruation, and reduction of fever.
The essential oil also kills & repels insects, sedates
inflammations & nervous afflictions, and is good for the stomach,
while increasing perspiration & elimination of excess toxins in the
body.
Properties: It is considered an anti-depressant,
carminative, cordial, deodorant, disinfectant, relaxant, diuretic,
expectorant, antiseptic, vulnerary, astringent, anti-inflammatory,
anti-rheumatic, and sedative.
Health benefits: It is great for uplifting moods and fighting depression, and it has also been popularized for eliminating gas build-up, warming the respiratory system, reducing body odor,
curing infections, relaxation, promoting urination, and the subsequent
removal of body toxins. This useful essential oil also strengthens gums
and stops hemorrhaging, cures inflammation, improves circulation, and
can help cure arthritis, while calming anxiety and relieving tension.
Properties: It is considered deodorant, vulnerary,
vermifuge, antibiotic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, sedative, analgesic,
antidepressant, disinfectant, febrifuge, cicatrisant, and digestive in
nature.
Health benefits: Bergamot essential oil removes body odor, relieves spasms, suppresses pain, improves mood and fights depression, heals cuts and scars, and promotes efficient digestion.
Properties: It is a tonic, disinfectant, stimulant
& antidepressant, analgesic, detoxifier, antirheumatic and
anti-arthritic. Furthermore, it is a diuretic, antiseptic, astringent,
febrifuge, germicide, insecticide, and a depurative.
Health benefits: Birch essential oil fights depression, reduces pain, promotes urination, protects wounds from becoming septic, reduces fever, kills germs, and purifies the blood.
Properties: It is traditionally used as a vermifuge,
febrifuge, bactericide, germicide, fungicide, sedative, anesthetic,
aperient, diuretic, anti-intoxicant, antispasmodic, and as a cure for
hydrophobia.
Health benefits: The uses of bitter almond essential oil
are widely ranged, and include killing worms, reducing fever, killing
bacteria, germs, and fungi, sedation and reducing inflammation. It can
also cause numbness and act as an anesthetic or desensitizing agent. It
is a purgative that increases urination, and helps remove excess water, salt,
toxins, and fat from the body, while countering the effects of
intoxicants, curing spasms, and helping to cure hydrophobia, which is
the fear of water.
Properties: It is considered a digestive,
diaphoretic, carminative, aperient, antispasmodic, antirheumatic,
antiarthritic, antibacterial, and an antioxidant.
Health benefits: This essential oil aids
in digestion, increases perspiration and helps remove toxins from the
body. It also helps to remove gases from the intestines and does not let
them build up while acting as a purgative, curing spasms, and helping
to treat arthritis and rheumatism by removing uric acid and other toxins
from the body. Black pepper essential oil inhibits bacterial growth, fights premature aging, and neutralizes free radicals that damage the body in countless ways.
Properties: It is classified as many things,
including anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antiseptic, cholagogue,
digestive, diuretic, hepatic, insecticide, narcotic, stimulant and
vermifuge.
Health benefits: It has been known to reduce
inflammation, treat rheumatism & arthritis, protect against septic,
promote bile secretion, facilitate digestion, and increase urination and
the removal of toxins from the body. It is good for the liver, and
kills and repels insects.
Properties: It is used as an antiseptic, antirheumatic, antiarthritic, carminative, digestive, diuretic, insecticide and a tonic.
Health benefits: Buchu essential oil protects against septic, treats rheumatism and arthritis, removes gas,
facilitates digestion, increases urination & removal of toxins,
tones up the body’s musculature, while also repelling and killing
insects.
Properties: It is commonly used as an antiseptic,
cosmetic, bactericide, insecticide, decongestant, analgesic,
expectorant, febrifuge, vermifuge, anti-spasmodic, anti-neuralgic,
carminative, stimulant, tonic, sudorific, and emenagogue.
Health benefits: It protects wounds
from becoming septic, takes care of skin, kills bacteria and insects,
cures congestion in the respiratory system, reduces pain, cures coughs,
reduces fever, cures spasm, and gives relief from the pain of neuralgia.
Cajuput essential oil
also removes gases, stimulates secretions and nerve responses, tones up
organic systems, increases perspiration, gives relief from obstructed
menses and regulates consistent menstruation.
Properties: It is commonly known as an
anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic, cephalic, circulatory stimulant, memory
booster, nervine, stimulant and as a tranquilizer.
Health benefits: Calamus essential oil
treats rheumatism and arthritis, relaxes spasm, and inhibits microbial
growth, while being good for the brain and memory. Furthermore, it
increases blood & lymph circulation, cures nervous disorders, and
induces sleep.
Properties: Traditionally, camomile essential oil
has been used for almost anything you can imagine, including its use as
an anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, antidepressant,
anti-neuralgic, antiphlogistic, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant,
emenagogue, analgesic, febrifuge, hepatic, sedative, nervine, digestive,
tonic, bactericidal, sudorific, stomachic, anti-inflammatory,
anti-infectious, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Health benefits: Camomile essential oil
is known to cure spasms, protect wounds from becoming septic and
infected, curb biotic growth and infections, fight depression and uplift
mood, cure neuralgic pain by reducing swelling in the effected vessels,
and soothe inflammation from fever. It also eliminates gases,
promotes discharge of bile, helps decrease visibility of scars, opens up
obstructed menses and regulates them, cures pain, reduces fever, and is
good for liver. Furthermore, camomile essential oil sedates
inflammation and hyper-reactions, improves nervous system health, aids
digestion, reduces spasms, kills bacteria, increases perspiration,
improves digestion, and fights infections. It is one of the most popular
and useful essential oils out there!
Properties: It is a stimulant, antispasmodic,
antiseptic, decongestant, anesthetic, sedative, nerve pacifier,
anti-neuralgic, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, and an insecticide.
Health benefits: Camphor essential oil cures
spasms, protects wounds from infections, eliminates congestion,
desensitizes and acts as local anesthetic, calms nervous disturbances,
cures neuralgic pain, soothes inflammation, fights infections, and kills
insects.
Properties: It is a Galactogogue, anti-histaminic,
antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, digestive, stomachic,
disinfectant, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, aperitif, astringent,
insecticide, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge.
Health benefits: It has been known to increase milk in the breasts, curb histamine to fight coughs, protect wounds against becoming septic, and is very good for the heart.
Furthermore, this essential oil cures spasms and cramps, removes excess
gas, promotes digestion, maintains stomach health, fights infections,
increases urination and helps remove toxins from body. Finally, it
regulates menstrual cycles, cures coughs, increases appetite, contracts
gums and muscles, kills insects, stimulates secretions, and generally
increases overall health.
Properties: It is considered an anti-spasmodic, and
it also neutralizes the adverse effects of chemotherapy, reduces nausea.
It is used as an antiseptic, anti-microbial, aphrodisiac, astringent,
digestive, stomachic, stimulant, and diuretic agent.
Health benefits: It has been known to cure spasms,
fight nausea, protect wounds and incisions, curb microbial growth,
increase libido, contract gums, promote digestion, and maintain stomach
health. It stimulates secretions and other functions, increases
urination and thereby removes extra salt, bile, water, toxins and fat from the body.
Properties: It is antiseptic, disinfectant,
detoxifying, antioxidant, carminative, depurative, diuretic,
emmenagogue, stimulant, cytophylactic, and a tonic.
Health benefits: Protects wounds
from becoming septic, fights infections, removes toxins from the body,
neutralizes free radicals and reverses the effects of oxidation.
Furthermore, it removes excess gas and does not let it build up in the
body, while purifying blood by removing toxins, increasing urination,
opening and regulating menses, stimulating secretions, and promoting the
regeneration of new cells.
Properties: It is commonly used as an
anti-diarrheal, antidepressant, antiemetic, anti-galactagogue,
antiviral, antimicrobial, antirheumatic and an anti-arthritic. Besides
all those “anti-s”, cassia essential oil is also an astringent, carminative, circulatory, emmenagogue, febrifuge and a stimulant.
Health benefits: It has been known to eliminate loose stool and diarrhea while fighting depression and uplifting mood. It can also stop vomiting, reduce milk flow, inhibit microbial growth, treat rheumatism and arthritis, tighten gums & muscles and help stop hair loss.
This powerful oil is also thought to reduce hemorrhaging, fight viral
infections, remove excess gas, improve blood & lymphatic
circulation, relieve obstructed menstruation, and reduce fever.
Properties: This lesser-known essential oil is
anti-spasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, nervine,
stomachic, stimulant, and astringent.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to fight
spasms, remove gases, promote sweating, open obstructed menses and
regulate their cycles, strengthen the nervous system, maintain stomach
health, and generally stimulate appropriate system functioning in the
body.
Properties: It is anti-seborrhoeic, antiseptic,
antispasmodic, tonic, astringent, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant,
insecticidal, sedative, and a fungicide.
Health benefits: Cedarwood is known to help cure
seborrhoea, heal wounds, fight spasms, cause contractions in the gums,
muscles, tissues, skin and blood vessels, while increasing urination and
the subsequent removal of toxins, water, salt and fat from the body. It
also regulates menstrual cycles, cures coughs and colds, kills insects,
sedates inflammation and nervous disturbances, and inhibits fungal
growth and infections.
Properties: It is antibacterial, antifungal, anti-microbial, astringent, anti-clotting, stimulating, cooling, and carminative in nature.
Health benefits: It is frequently employed as a brain tonic, as well as for respiratory problems,
skin infections, blood impurity, blood circulation issues, infections,
wound healing, pain relief, birth control, menstruation problems, breastfeeding, heart disorders, diabetes, colon cancer, indigestion, and as a relief for bad breath!
Properties: Citronella essential oil
is an anti-bacterial, antidepressant, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic,
anti-inflammatory and deodorant, all rolled into one. It is also
diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, stomachic, stimulant,
tonic and vermifuge. Perhaps most well known in recent years is its use
as a very effective insect repellent.
Health benefits: This useful oil inhibits bacterial,
microbial, viral & fungal infections while also killing insects,
protecting wounds from becoming septic, relaxing spasms, soothing
inflammations, eliminating body odor, stimulating perspiration,
increasing urination and the removal of toxins from the body, reducing
fever, and repelling insects. Finally, it is beneficial for stomach
health and digestion.
Properties: It is well-known as an antidepressant,
anticonvulsive, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent,
bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, digestive, emenagogue, euphoric,
hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, and uterine.
Health benefits: Clary sage essential oil
fights depression and uplifts mood, stops convulsions by sedating
nervous disturbances, relaxes spasms, protects wound from becoming
septic, reduces sexual dysfunction and increases libido, causes
contractions, kills bacteria and curbs bacterial growth. It also
removes excess gas, eliminates body odor, improves digestion, relieves
obstructed menstruation, lowers blood pressure, and makes improves the
health of the nervous system. Finally, clary sage essential oil sedates various extreme emotions and anxiety, while maintaining good stomach health and fixing any damage sustained by the uterus.
Properties: It is anti-microbial, anti-fungal, antiseptic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, and stimulating in nature.
Health benefits: Clove
essential oil has long been used in treatments related to dental care,
like toothaches and cavities. It is also used cure infections, skin
conditions, stress, headaches, respiratory problems, earaches, indigestion, nausea, blood circulation issues, blood purification, diabetes, immune system weakness, premature ejaculation, cholera, and sties.
Properties: For centuries, this essential oil has
been used as an analgesic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, carminative,
depurative, deodorant, digestive, fungicide, lipolytic, stimulant, and
stomachic.
Health benefits: It has been well-reported to reduce
pain, increase libido, reduce spasms, eliminate excess gas, purify the
blood, decrease body odor, promote digestion, and inhibit fungal growth
and infection. Furthermore, it reduces fat by breaking it down through
hydrolysis, and maintains good health and tone of the stomach.
Properties: This essential oil is bactericidal,
carminative, digestive, diuretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic,
detoxifying, emenagogue, stimulant, nervine, and tonic in nature.
Health benefits: It has been known to kill bacteria
and inhibits bacterial infection, while removing excess gas from the
intestine, promoting digestion, increasing urination, and protecting
wounds against becoming septic. It also reduces spasms, removes toxins
from the blood, regulates the menstrual cycle, and is good for the
response time of the nervous system.
Properties: It is considered an astringent,
antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, deodorant, diuretic, hemostatic, hepatic,
styptic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor, respiratory tonic, and sedative.
Health benefits: Cypress essential oil
strengthens gums and contracts muscles, protects wounds against
infections, clears spasms, removes body odor, increases urination,
promotes perspiration, strengthens the respiratory system, and soothes
inflammation.
Properties: It is commonly used as an
antidepressant, antiseptic, antiviral, disinfectant, emmenagogue,
expectorant, relaxant and vulnerary.
Health benefits: Traditionally, it is used to fight
depression and uplift mood, protect against wounds becoming septic,
fight viral infections, and provide relief from obstructed menstrual
cycles and regulate them. It also expels phlegm & catarrh, relaxes
the body and mind, while healing wounds.
Properties: It is commonly used as an
anti-spasmodic, carminative, digestive, disinfectant, galactagogue,
sedative, stomachic, and sudorific.
Health benefits: It is frequently used to relieve
spasms, eliminate excess gas, promote healthy digestion, prohibit
infections, increase secretion of milk, soothe hypersensitivity and
anxiety while being good for the stomach and increasing perspiration.
Properties: It is used as an antiseptic, analgesic, expectorant, stimulant and tonic.
Health benefits: It is very useful in protecting
against septic, relieving pain, expelling phlegm & catarrh, and
generally increasing the muscle tone and health of the body.
Properties: It has a number of important qualities,
including anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, decongestant, deodorant,
antiseptic, antibacterial, and stimulating.
Health benefits: It is very useful in the treatment
of respiratory problems, wounds, muscle pain, mental exhaustion, dental
care, skin care, diabetes, fever, and intestinal germs.
Properties: Fennel essential oil
is an antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, aperitif, carminative, depurative,
diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, galactogogue, laxative, stimulant,
stomachic, splenic, tonic, and a vermifuge.
Health benefits: It has also been found to protect
wounds against becoming septic, and it clears spasm, increases appetite,
removes excess gas, purifies the blood, increases urination, and
promotes a regulated menstrual cycle. Fennel essential oil defends against cough and cold, increases milk secretion, helps clear bowels and constipation, stimulates systems, and is good for stomach and spleen health.
Properties: It is commonly used as an antiseptic,
disinfectant, astringent, carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic,
digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, sedative, tonic, uterine,
and vulnerary.
Health benefits: Frankincense essential oil
protects wounds from becoming septic, fights infections, induces
contractions in gums, muscles, and blood vessels, and removes excess
gas, heals scars, keeps cells healthy and promotes their regeneration.
It promotes digestion, increases urination, regulates menstrual cycles,
cures coughs and colds, soothes anxiety and inflammation, and ensures
good health of the uterus.
Properties: Galbanum essential oil
has been used as an anti-arthritic, anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic,
cicatrisant, circulatory stimulant, decongestant, detoxifier, emollient,
insecticide, anti-parasitic and vulnerary.
Health benefits: Traditionally, it has been known to
treat rheumatism and arthritis, relaxes spasm, clears scars and spots,
increases blood and lymph circulation, clears congestion, and eases
breathing. Furthermore, it removes toxins, improves skin health, kills
& repels insects, eliminates parasites, and speeds up the healing of
wounds.
Properties: It has a range of qualities, including
use as an astringent, haemostatic, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, diuretic,
deodorant, styptic, tonic, vermifuge, and vulnerary.
Health benefits: It is employed to induce tightening
of the gums, muscles, skin and blood vessels and in stopping
hemorrhage, scar healing, promotion of cell growth, and increased
urination. It is also used to stop body odor, tone up the body, and kill
intestinal parasites and worms.
Properties: It can be used as an analgesic,
antiemetic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative,
cephalic, expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant,
stomachic, sudorific, and tonic.
Health benefits: Ginger
essential oil has been known to cure pain, stop vomiting, protect from
wounds becoming septic, and relax spasm. Some practitioners also use it
to inhibit bacterial growth, eliminate gas, and improve brain and memory
function, while helping to expel phlegm & catarrh. Finally, it is
known to break fevers, clear bowels, bring color to the skin, improve
stomach health, and promote sweating, which helps removes toxins from
the body.
Properties: This substance is a diuretic, disinfectant, stimulant, antidepressant, antiseptic, aperitif, lymphatic, and a tonic.
Health benefits: In various parts of the world, it
is used to stimulate urination, fight infections, reduce depression and
uplift mood. It also protects wounds from becoming septic while
increasing the elimination of toxins.
Properties: This essential oil is antispasmodic,
anti-coagulant, ant-iallergenic, anti-microbial, anti-haematomic,
antiphlogistic, nervine, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, cicatrisant,
expectorant, febrifuge, anti septic, cholagogue, emollient, mucolytic,
fungicidal, hepatic, diuretic, splenic, and cytophylactic.
Health benefits: Patients regularly use this essential oil because it reduces spasms, maintains the fluidity of blood, fights allergies, inhibits microbial infections, dissolves and clears blood clots,
reduces inflammation from fever, and is good for nervous system health.
Furthermore, it reduces various other types of inflammation, clears
phlegm and reduces coughs, heals scars, protects wounds from becoming
septic, stimulates proper bile discharge into the stomach, makes skin
smooth and young, dissolves mucus, and kills fungus. It is also
notoriously good for liver and spleen, while stimulating urination and
regeneration of new cells.
Properties: Hyssop essential oil
is an astringent, stimulant, anti-spasmodic, antirheumatic, antiseptic,
carminative, cicatrisant, digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant,
hypertensive, nervine, sudorific, tonic, febrifuge, vermifuge, and
vulnerary.
Health benefits: It induces the tightening of gums,
muscles, skin and blood vessels, while reducing spasms, eliminating
excess gas, as well as promoting quick healing of scars and after-marks.
Furthermore, it promotes digestion, increases urination, regulates
menstruation, decreases phlegm and coughs, increases blood pressure, and
promotes sweating. It is commonly thought to be good for reducing
stress on the nervous system and reducing fevers.
Properties: It is considered an antidepressant,
antiseptic, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, cicatrisant, expectorant,
galactagogue, emenagogue, parturient, sedative and uterine.
Health benefits: Jasmine essential oil
fights depression and uplifts mood, protects wounds, cures sexual
dysfunctions, and increases libido. It also reduces spasms, heals scars
and after marks, gives relief from phlegm and coughs, increases breast
milk, and regulates obstructed menstrual cycles. The oil also eases the
delivery of babies and labor pains, while sedating inflammation and
nervous disturbances.
Properties: Juniper essential oil
has long been known as an antiseptic, sudorific, antirheumatic,
depurative, antispasmodic, stimulating, stomachic, astringent,
carminative, diuretic, rubefacient, vulnerary and tonic.
Health benefits: This oil protects wounds from
becoming septic, increases sweating, cures rheumatism and arthritis,
purifies blood, eliminates spasms, stimulates functions, and is good for
the stomach. Juniper essential oil
also makes gums stronger and stops hemorrhaging, reduces excess gas,
promotes urination, brings color to the skin, and generally promotes
quick healing of wounds.
Properties: It is commonly used as an antidepressant, antiseptic, analgesic, cicatrisant, expectorant, nervine, and vulnerary.
Health benefits: Lavandin essential oil
fights depression, protects wounds from developing infections, reduces
pain, heals scars and after-marks, clears phlegm, cures coughs, and
strengthens nerves.
Properties: Lavender essential oil can be calming, sleep-inducing, analgesic, disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antifungal.
Health benefits: This oil is beneficial for the treatment of issues with the nervous system, insomnia,
pain relief, urine flow, respiratory disorders, skin care, hair care,
blood circulation, indigestion, and immune system health.
Properties: Lemon
essential oil is an antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, aperitif,
bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, haemostatic, restorative, and
tonic.
Health benefits: This oil protects from wounds
becoming septic, while inhibiting viral and bacterial growth,
strengthening gums, and stopping hair loss. Furthermore, it lifts skin, induces firmness in muscles, stops hemorrhage, fights infections, and cures fever.
Properties: It is an analgesic, antidepressant,
antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal,
carminative, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, galactogogue,
insecticidal, nervine, sedative, and a tonic.
Health benefits: Traditionally, lemongrass
reduces pain, fights depression, inhibits microbial growth, reduces
high fever, protects wounds from being septic, strengthens gums and hair
and reduces hemorrhaging. This essential oil kills bacteria, eliminates
gas, reduces body odor, promotes urination, reduces fever, stops fungal
infections, increases milk, kills insects, strengthens nerves, soothes
inflammation and cures nervous disturbances.
Properties: Lime essential oil is antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, hemostatic, restorative, and tonic.
Health benefits: It is known to protect wounds from
becoming septic, protect against viral infection, boost appetite, kill
bacteria, fight infections, reduce fever, stop hemorrhage, and generally
boost health.
Properties: It is famed for being an antiseptic,
antispasmodic, circulatory, cytophylactic, depurative, digestive,
hepatic, nervous relaxant, sedative, stomachic and a tonic.
Health benefits: This essential oil protects wounds
against becoming septic, relaxes spasms, increases blood & lymph
circulation, promotes growth & regeneration of cells, purifies
blood, facilitates digestion, and is good for liver. Furthermore, it
soothes inflammation and nervous afflictions, while being good for
stomach and generally toning up the body.
Properties: Manuka essential oil is antidandruff, an antidote to insect bites
and stings, as well as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory,
antihistaminic, antiallergenic, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant
and a great nervous relaxant.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to treat dandruff, counter venomous bites,
inhibit bacterial and fungal infections, sedate inflammation, check
production of histamine and reduce allergic symptoms. Finally, it
quickly clears up scars and spots, promotes growth & regeneration of
cells, and reduces body odor.
Properties: Marjoram essential oil
is analgesic, anti-spasmodic, anaphrodisiac, antiseptic, antiviral,
bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive,
diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, hypotensive, laxative,
nervine, sedative, stomachic, vasodilator, and vulnerary. Quite busy
essential oil!
Health benefits: It is commonly prescribed or chosen for treatment because it reduces pain, eliminates spasms and cures cramps. Marjoram essential oil also protects from wounds becoming septic, inhibits viral and bacterial growth, removes excess gas from intestines, cures headaches,
increases perspiration, promotes digestion, increases urination, opens
up obstructed menses, cures cough and cold, and dilutes phlegm. Finally,
it is known to kill fungus, lower blood pressure, cure constipation, soothe nervous disturbances, widen and relax blood vessels, and generally improving your stomach health.
Properties: It is commonly used as an
antidepressant, cordial, nervine, emenagogue, sedative, antispasmodic,
stomachic, antibacterial, carminative, diaphoretic, febrifuge,
hypotensive, sudorific, and tonic.
Health benefits: Normally, it is used in order to
reduce the feeling of depression, cure nervous disorders, open blocked
menses, sedate inflammation, reduce spasms, and is good for stomach.
Furthermore, it inhibits bacteria, removes gas, increases perspiration
& removes toxins, while reducing fever, lowering blood pressure and
boosting the health of the immune system.
Properties: This essential oil is frequently used as a cordial, digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, nervine, stimulant, uterine, and vermifuge
Health benefits: Mugwort essential oil
facilitates digestion, increases urination and removal of toxins,
treats nervous disorders, stimulates systemic functions, maintains
uterine health, and kills intestinal worms.
Properties: It is an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, relaxant and tranquilizing.
Health benefits: It is frequently used for pain
relief, and as a way to sedate inflammation, protect against wounds
becoming septic, fight infections, increase urination and remove toxins
from the body. Furthermore, it expels phlegm & catarrh, reduces
fever, relaxes the body and mind. It is also good for inducing sleep.
Properties: It has been traditionally used as a
stimulant, irritant, appetizer, antibacterial, antifungal, insect
repellant, hair revitalizer, cordial, diaphoretic, antirheumatic and
tonic.
Health benefits: Mustard essential oil
is great for stimulating discharges, increasing appetite, inhibiting
bacterial and fungal growth, keeping insects away, and boosting hair
growth. Also, it is frequently used to reduce hair loss,
increase perspiration, stimulate circulation and help cure rheumatism,
while generally boosting health and immune system functions.
Properties: This type of essential oil is an
antimicrobial, astringent, expectorant, antifungal, stimulant,
carminative, stomachic, anti-catarrhal, diaphoretic, vulnerary,
antiseptic, immune booster, circulatory, tonic, anti-inflammatory,
antispasmodic.
Health benefits: This has been traditionally used to
curb microbial growth, tighten gums and muscles and reduce hemorrhage.
Furthermore, it helps alleviate coughs and colds, stops fungal growth,
stimulates discharges and systems, reduces excess gas, is good for
stomach health, gives relief from phlegm, promotes sweating, helps heal
wounds quickly and protects them from infection. Finally, it boosts
protection against diseases, improves circulation, and protects from
rheumatism & arthritis, while also boosting health and immunity,
sedating inflammation, and reducing spasms.
Properties: It is an antiseptic, astringent, deodorant, expectorant, and a sedative.
Health benefits: Myrtle essential oil
increases the rate of wound healing, and protects ulcers against
developing more serious infections. Also, it tightens gums and muscles,
stops hemorrhaging, reduces body odor, fights coughs & colds,
soothes inflammations, and settles nervous disorders.
Properties: Neroli essential oil
is an antidepressant, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, bactericidal, cordial,
carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, disinfectant, antispasmodic,
deodorant, digestive, emollient, sedative, and tonic.
Health benefits: It has been traditionally used to
uplift mood and fight depression, and also as a way to enhance libido,
protect wounds against infections, kill bacteria, and provide relief
from gas. Furthermore, neroli essential oil
speeds up the fading of scars and after marks, promotes cell growth,
fights infection, reduces spasms, eliminates body odor, improves
digestion, takes care of skin, while soothing anxiety and inflammation.
Properties: This oil can be used as an analgesic,
antirheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant,
decongestant, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, stimulant, vermifuge
and a vulnerary.
Health benefits: Some of the most beneficial uses of
this essential oil are pain relief, its treatment of rheumatism and
arthritis, and its protection against wounds developing septic.
Furthermore, it inhibits bacterial growth, boosts health, clears up
scars & spots, decreases congestion, and eases breathing. Finally,
it expels phlegm and catarrh, reduces fever, kills & repels insects,
stimulates functions, and kills worms.
Properties: It is considered an analgesic,
antiemetic, antioxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, and
antiparasitic. It is also used as an aphrodisiac, cardiac, vermifuge,
laxative, prostaglandin inhibitor, stimulant and a tonic.
Health benefits: It can be used to relieve pain,
stop vomiting, counter premature aging, treat rheumatism and arthritis,
and protect wounds from developing sepsis. It also reduces spasms, kills
parasites and worms, enhances libido, improves heart health, clears
bowels, and stops prostate enlargement.
Properties: Oakmoss essential oil is commonly used as an antiseptic, demulcent, expectorant and restorative.
Health benefits: It helps to protect against septic, expel phlegm and catarrh, while healing wounds and generally restoring health.
Properties: Orange essential oil
is an antiinflammatory, antidepressant, antispasmodic, antiseptic,
aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, tonic, sedative and a cholagogue.
Health benefits: This oil has been traditionally
used to soothe inflammation, fight depression and uplift mood, protect
against sepsis, enhance libido and as a cure for sexual dysfunction.
Also, it gives relief from gas, increases urination and removes toxins,
while toning up general health of the immune system, reducing emotional
and nervous disturbances, increasing discharge and secretions from
glands.
Properties: It is an antiviral, anti-bacterial,
anti-fungal, anti-parasitic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, digestive,
emenagogue, and an anti-allergenic.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to inhibit viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. Oregano essential oil
also heals the damage done by oxidation, soothes inflammations,
promotes digestion, opens up obstructed menstruation, and helps cure allergies.
Properties: Palma rosa essential oil is used as an antiseptic, antiviral, bactericide, cytophylactic, digestive, febrifuge and a hydration balm.
Health benefits: This oil protects against sepsis,
inhibits viral and bacterial growth, promotes growth & regeneration
of cells, facilitates digestion, and reduces fever.
Properties: This type of essential oil is
antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antiarthritic, antiseptic, astringent,
carminative, circulatory, detoxifier, digestive, diuretic, depurative,
emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypotensive, laxative, stimulant, stomachic and
uterine.
Health benefits: This oil inhibits microbial growth,
treats rheumatism and arthritis, protects against sepsis, tightens gums
and muscles, and helps stop hair loss. It also reduces chances of
hemorrhage, removes gas, improves circulation of blood and lymph,
removes toxins, facilitates digestion, increases urination and
subsequent removal of toxins. Furthermore, it purifies blood, reduces
obstructed menstruation, soothes fever, reduces blood pressure, clears
the bowels, stimulates functions, and restores uterine health.
Properties: Patchouli oil
is used as an antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac,
astringent, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge,
fungicide, insecticide, sedative, and tonic.
Health benefits: This can be used to fight
depression and uplift mood, soothe inflammation resulting from high
fevers, inhibits wounds from becoming septic, increases libido and cures
sexual disorders. Furthermore, it helps to tighten gums and muscles,
and it stops hemorrhaging, heals scars and after marks, promotes cell
growth, eliminates body odor, increases urination and removes toxins.
Finally, it is well known for its ability to cure fever, kill fungus and
insects, as well as reduce emotional and nervous disorders.
Properties: Pennyroyal essential oil is an
antihysteric, antimicrobial and antibacterial, antirheumatic and
antiarthritic, antiseptic, astringent, cordial, decongestant,
depurative, digestive, emmenagogue, insecticide and a stomachic.
Health benefits: Some physicians employ this as a
way to sedate hysterical events, inhibit microbial and bacterial growth,
treat rheumatism and arthritis, as a protection against sepsis,
tightening gums and muscles. Furthermore, pennyroyal essential oil helps
prevent hair loss and hemorrhaging, clears congestion and eases
breathing, purifies blood, facilitates digestion, opens obstructed
menstruation and makes them regular, while also killing and repelling
insects.
Properties: Peppermint oil
is used as an analgesic, anesthetic, antiseptic, anti-galactagogue,
antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cephalic,
cholagogue, cordial, decongestant, emenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge,
hepatic, nervine, stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor and
as a vermifuge.
Health benefits: It is commonly used in the
treatment of pain relief, as a way to induce numbness, protect against
sepsis, reduce milk flow and discharge, relax spasm, strengthen gums,
stop hair loss, and lifts skin. Also, it induces firmness in muscles,
stops hemorrhaging, removes gas, is good for brain and memory health,
promotes bile discharge, clears congestion and eases breathing.
Furthermore, peppermint essential oil relieves obstructed menstruation,
expels phlegm & catarrh, reduces fever, is good for liver, and
stomach, while promoting perspiration and a slight contraction of the
blood vessels.
Properties: This essential oil is an antiseptic, antispasmodic, antidepressant, deodorant, nervine and sedative.
Health benefits: It normally protects against
sepsis, relaxes spasms, fights depression and uplifts mood, while also
eliminating body odor, treating nervous disorders, soothing
inflammation, and reducing nervous afflictions.
Properties: It can be used as an anesthetic,
analgesic, antioxidant, antiseptic, carminative, relaxant, rubefacient,
stimulant, or as a tonic
Health benefits: Pimento essential oil induces
numbness, relieves pain, fights premature aging, protects against
sepsis, reduces excess gas, relaxes the body and mind, brings coloration
to the skin, and generally increases the health of users.
Properties: It is often used as an antibacterial, analgesic, diuretic, energizing, antiseptic, or aromatic substance.
Health benefits: It is commonly employed to help in skin care, cosmetics, increase of metabolism, pain relief, stress disorders, mental fatigue, urinary tract infections, and various respiratory problems.
Properties: It is well known as an analgesic,
anti-allergenic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antidepressant,
antifungal, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac,
disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, relaxant and tonic compound.
Health benefits: It is commonly used for pain
relief, curing of allergies, inhibition of bacterial, viral, fungal
& microbial growth, and is useful in fighting depression and
uplifting mood. Furthermore, it protects against sepsis, relaxes spasms,
enhances libido, fights infections, increases urination and the
subsequent removal of toxins, expels phlegm and catarrh, while relaxing
the body and mind.
Properties: Rose essential oil
has long been used as an antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic,
antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal,
cholagogue, cicatrisant, depurative, emenagogue, haemostatic, hepatic,
laxative, nervine, stomachic, and a uterineoil substance.
Health benefits: Traditionally, it has been known to
fight depression and uplifts mood, soothes inflammation due to fever,
protects wounds against developing sepsis, relieves spasms, fights viral
infections, enhances libido and cures sexual disorders, while
tightening gums and muscles, and stopping hemorrhaging. Furthermore, it
inhibits bacterial growth, promotes discharges and secretions, heals
scars, purifies the blood, opens up obstructed menses, stops
hemorrhaging, boosts liver health, cures constipation and nervous
disorders, as well as being good for stomach and uterine health.
Properties: Rosemary
essential oil is great for stimulating hair growth, and as a
disinfectant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antibacterial,
and analgesic substance.
Health benefits: It is very useful in terms of hair
care, skin care, mouth care, anxiety, mental disorders, depression,
pain, headache, rheumatism, respiratory problems, bronchial asthma, indigestion, and flatulence.
Properties: Rosewood essential oil
is commonly thought of as an analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic,
aphrodisiac, antibacterial, cephalic, deodorant, insecticide, and
stimulant substance.
Health benefits: It is often used to reduce pain,
fight depression, protect wounds from becoming septic, enhance libido
and promote sexual arousal. It also kills bacteria, and is good for
brain, while curing headaches, driving away body odor, killing insects
and stimulating gland discharges.
Properties: Rue essential oil
is utilized as an antiarthritic, antirheumatic, antibacterial,
antifungal, insecticidal, and a deterrent of various nervous
afflictions.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to neutralize
the effects of poison, improves the circulation and removal of uric
acid, inhibits bacterial and fungal infections, kills insects, keeps
nerves steady and soothes nervous afflictions. Furthermore, it promotes
digestion, relieves epileptic and hysteric attacks and can even help
cure them.
Properties: Sage
essential oil is normally considered an antifungal, antimicrobial,
antibacterial, antiseptic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
antispasmodic, cholagogue and choleretic. It is also commonly used as a
cicatrisant, depurative, digestive, disinfectant, emenagogue,
expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, and a stimulant substance.
Health benefits: It has been known to inhibit viral,
bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, and thus protects wounds
against becoming septic, heals damages done by oxidation, soothes
inflammation, clears spasms, increases the production of bile, and
promotes digestion. Furthermore, it fights infections, opens up
obstructed menstruation, cures coughs and colds, reduces fever, helps
clear the bowels, stimulates discharges and generally boosts systemic
functions.
Properties: It can be used as an antiseptic,
anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent,
cicatrisant, carminative, diuretic, disinfectant, emollient,
expectorant, hypotensive, memory booster, sedative, and tonic substance.
Health benefits: Sandalwood essential oil
protects wounds from infection, soothes inflammations due to fever and
other conditions, clears up spasms, tightens gums and muscles and helps
stop hair loss. It can also reduce the chance of hemorrhage, heal scars
and after marks, give relief from gas, increase urination, fight
infections, and it keeps skin smooth & free from infections.
Finally, sandalwood essential oil
traditionally cures coughs and colds, reduces blood pressure, increases
memory, soothes nervous disorders and inflammations, and boosts your
immune system.
Properties: Spearmint essential oil is an antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cephalic, emmenagogue, insecticide, restorative, and stimulating substance.
Health benefits: It has been used to protect wounds
from becoming septic, clears spasms, gives relief from gas, is good for
the brain, opens up obstructed menses, kills insects, restores health
and heals general wear and tear while stimulating discharge and systemic
functions.
Properties: Spikenard is an antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, deodorant, laxative, sedative and a uterine substance.
Health benefits: Traditionally, it has been known to
inhibit bacterial and fungal growth, eliminate body odor, clear bowels,
soothe inflammations and nervous afflictions, while restoring uterine
health.
Properties: Tagetes essential oil is an antibiotic, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, disinfectant, insecticide and sedative.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to inhibit
biotic, microbial and other parasitic growth, protect against sepsis,
relax spasms, fight infections, while also killing & repelling
insects, soothing inflammations, and nervous disorders.
Properties: This type of essential oil is an
antiseptic, antispasmodic, cytophylactic, depurative, sedative,
stomachic and tonic type of substance.
Health benefits: It is commonly used to protect
against sepsis, relax spasms, promote growth and regeneration of cells,
while also purifying the blood, soothing inflammation and reducing
nervous disorders.
Properties: Tansy essential oil
is an antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antihistaminic,
antiviral, febrifuge, insecticide, hormone stimulant, sedative and a
vermifuge substance.
Health benefits: It is normally used to inhibit
bacterial, fungal and viral growth, sedate inflammation, curb production
of histamine and it gives relief from allergic symptoms. It can also be
used to reduce fevers, kill & repel insects, stimulate the
production of hormones, soothe inflammation and fix nervous afflictions.
Properties: Tarragon essential oil is an antirheumatic, aperitif, circulatory agent, digestive, deodorant, emenagogue, stimulant and vermifuge.
Health benefits: This oil also treats rheumatism and
arthritis, enhances appetite, improves circulation of blood and lymph,
facilitates digestion, eliminates body odor, relieves obstructed
menstruation and regulates the menstrual cycle, stimulates systemic
functions and kills intestinal worms.
Properties: Tea
tree essential oil is antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral,
fungicide, insecticide, antiseptic, balsamic, cicatrisant, expectorant,
stimulant, and sudorific in nature.
Health benefits: This oil is often used to inhibit
bacterial, microbial, and viral infections, while also killing insects,
protecting wounds from becoming septic, promoting absorption of
nutrients, speeding up the healing rate of scars and after marks.
Finally, it can cure cough and cold, and stimulate systemic functions
and appropriate discharges.
Properties: This type of essential oil is an
antirheumatic, astringent, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, insect
repellent, rubefacient, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge substance.
Health benefits: It has been commonly used to treat
rheumatism and arthritis, tighten gums and muscles, as well as helping
to stop hair loss. It reduces the chances of hemorrhage, increases
urination and removal of toxins, relieves obstructed menstruation and
regulates the cycle, expels phlegm & catarrh, repels insects,
lightens skin tone, stimulates systemic functions, and generally tones
up the body.
Properties: This type of oil is an antispasmodic,
antirheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, bechic, cardiac, carminative,
cicatrisant, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive,
insecticide, stimulant, tonic, and vermifugal substance.
Health benefits: It can be employed to eliminate
spasms, give relief from rheumatism by removing toxins, protect wounds
from becoming septic, and it kills bacteria. Thyme essential oil
helps to cure chest infections, coughs and colds, is good for heart
health, gives relief from excess gas, heals scars and after marks,
increases urination, regulates menstrual cycles, and cures coughs and
colds.
Properties: Tuberose essential oil is commonly used as an aphrodisiac, deodorant, relaxing, sedative and warming substance.
Health benefits: The oil can enhance the libido,
eliminate body odor, relax the body and mind, soothe inflammation, and
reduce nervous disorders.
Properties: Vanilla essential oil
is an antioxidant, aphrodisiac, anticarcinogenic, febrifuge,
antidepressant, sedative, tranquilizing, and generally relaxing
substance.
Health benefits: It has been used to neutralize the
effects of free radicals and other oxidants, and it repairs damages due
to oxidation while enhancing the libido and promoting sexual arousal.
Furthermore, it inhibits the growth of cancerous cells, reduces fever,
fights depression and uplifts mood, soothes inflammation and reduces
nervous disorders, promotes sleep, and reduces the stress and anxiety
through its soothing qualities.
Properties: Vetiver essential oil is an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, cicatrisant, nervine, sedative, tonic and a vulnerary compound.
Health benefits: Doctors often prescribe it to
soothe inflammation, protect against sepsis, enhance the libido, speed
the healing process of scars and spots, cure nervous disorders, and
generally boost the body’s ability to heal itself.
Properties: Wintergreen essential oil
is commonly used as an analgesic, anodyne, antirheumatic,
antiarthritic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent,
carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue and stimulating substance.
Health benefits: Traditionally, it has been used for
pain relief, relaxation of the body and mind, treatment of rheumatism
and arthritis, as well as for reduction in spasms. Furthermore, it
protects against sepsis, spreads a pleasant fragrance, tightens gums and
muscles and helps stop hair loss. Finally, it reduces the risk of
hemorrhage, removes gas, increases urination and subsequent removal of
toxins, and regulates a normal and healthy menstrual cycle.
Properties: It is an anti-helmitic, cholagogue,
deodorant, digestive, emmenagogue, febrifuge, insecticide, narcotic,
vermifuge and tonic type of substance.
Health benefits: Wormwood essential oil
kills worms and larvae, promotes secretion of bile and other
discharges, eliminates body odor, facilitates digestion, regulates and
moderates an unobstructed menstrual cycle, reduces fever, kills &
repels insects, and generally increases the tone and health of the body.
Properties: Yarrow essential oil
is commonly used for its anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antiseptic,
antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cicatrisant, diaphoretic,
digestive, expectorant, hemostatic, hypotensive, stomachic, and tonic
qualities.
Health benefits: This versatile essential oil
soothes inflammation, improves circulation and removes uric acid, while
giving relief from rheumatism, protecting against sepsis, reducing
spasms, tightening gums and muscles, and also stopping hemorrhage.
Furthermore, it provides relief from excess gas, heals scars and
after-marks, increases perspiration, promotes digestion, gives relief
from coughs and excess phlegm, lowers blood pressure, and improves
stomach health, while also boosting the immune system.
Properties: This final essential oil is an
antidepressant, anti-seborrhoeic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive,
nervine and sedative type of substance.
Health benefits: It fights against depression and
uplifts mood, stops sebum secretion, protects against sepsis, increases
libido and cures various sexual disorders, while also reducing blood
pressure, curing nervous disorders, soothing inflammation and reducing
the severity of nervous disorders.
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