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Essential Oils For Physical Ailments

Below is a listing of common physical ailments and essential oils that can be used for relieving symptoms. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Symptom
Solution
ABCESSES
Lavender, Tea Tree
ABDOMINAL CRAMPS
Lavender, Clary Sage
ACCUMULATION OF TOXINS
Birch, Carrot Seed, Juniper
ACNE
Cajuput, Juniper, Bergamot, Chamomile, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon Grass, Sandalwood
AGING SKIN
Frankincense
ALLERGIES
Chamomile, Lavender, Melissa, Patchouli
AMENORRHOEA (Missing or scanty periods)
Basil, Clary Sage, Marjoram, Myrrh
ARTHRITIS
Benzoin, Chamomile, Cypress, Juniper, Sage, Lemon, Thyme
ASTHMA
Hyssop, Lavender, Pine, Rosemary, Basil, Benzoin, Cajuput
ATHLETES FOOT
Lavender, Myrrh
BOILS
Bergamot, Chamomile, Lavender
BRONCHIAL INFECTIONS (Including Colds, Flu & Bronchitis)
Basil, Benzoin, Cajeput, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Ginger, Immortelle, Lavender, Marjoram, Myrtle, Peppermint, Pine Needle, Sandalwood, Tea Tree, Thyme
BRUISES
Hyssop, Calendula, Fennel
BURNS
Lavender, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Niaouli
CATARRH
Hyssop, Basil, Benzoin, Black Pepper, Cedarwood, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon, Myrrh, Thyme
CELLULITE
Cypress, Fennel, Oregano
CHILBLAINS
Lavender, Lemon, Camphor
COLD SORES
Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree
COLIC
Black Pepper, Chamomile, Marjoram, Peppermint
CONSTIPATION
Fennel, Marjoram, Black Pepper, Rosemary, Camphor
COUGHS
Cypress, Eucalyptus, Hyssop, Thyme, Benzoin, Cedarwood
CRACKED & CHAPPED SKIN
Benzoin, Patchouli, Chamomile, Geranium, Rose
CUTS
Benzoin, Chamomile, Lemon
CYSTITIS
Pine, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cajuput, Cedarwood, Chamomile
DANDRUFF
Chamomile, Cedarwood, Juniper, Lavender, Rosemary
DERMATITIS
Birch, Chamomile, Immortelle, Lavender, Palmarosa
DIABETES
Geranium, Juniper
DIARRHEA
Lavender, Black Pepper, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Juniper, Lemon, Myrrh, Neroli, Peppermint, Sandalwood
DRY SKIN
Geranium (esp. with oily patches), Sandalwood
DYSMENORRHOEA (Painful periods/menstrual cramps)
Cypress, Peppermint, Sage
DYSPEPSIA
Basil, Lavender, Marjoram
ECZEMA (Dry)
Chamomile, Geranium, Hyssop, Lavender
ECZEMA (Weeping)
Bergamot, Juniper
FLATULENCE
Coriander, Fennel, Peppermint
GOUT
Benzoin, Carrot Seed, Juniper, Lemon, Rosemary
GREASY SKIN
Lemon, Sandalwood, Tea Tree
HEMORRHOIDS
Cypress, Frankincense, Juniper, Myrrh
HAIR CARE
Birch, Rosemary
HEARTBURN
Cardamon Seed
HERPES
Geranium, Lemon, Myrrh, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Lavender
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (Hypertension)
Clary Sage, Lavender, Lemon, Jarjoram, Melissa
INDIGESTION
Bergamot, Chamomile, Fennel, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage
INFLAMED JOINTS
Chamomile
INFLAMMATION
Benzoin, Chamomile, Lavender
INSECT BITES & STINGS
Lavender, Basil, Cinnamon, Lemon, Melissa, Sage, Thyme
LARYNGITIS AND SORE THROATS
Cypress, Frankincense, Lemon, Sage, Thyme, Sandalwood
LEUCORRHOEA (White vaginal discharge)
Bergamot, Lavender, Myrrh
LUMBAGO
Marjoram
MENOPAUSAL PROBLEMS
Cypress, Sage
MENORRHAGIA (Heavy periods)
Cypress
METRORRHAGIA (Bleeding between periods)
Frankincense
MUSCULAR ACHES AND PAINS
Basil, Black Pepper, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Grapefruit , Immortelle, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary
NAUSEA
Peppermint, Basil, Black Pepper, Fennel, Lavender, Rose
NEURALGIA
Chamomile, Geranium, Eucalyptus, Peppermint
OBESITY
Birch, Fennel
OEDEMA/WATER RETENTION
Birch, Carrot Seed, Fennel, Grapefruit
PMT/PMS
Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Melissa
POOR CIRCULATION
Black Pepper, Juniper, Cypress, Jarjoram, Lavender
PRURITIS
Bergamot, Myrrh, Tea Tree
PSORIASIS
Bergamot, Cajaput, Lavender
PYORRHOEA
Fennel
RASHES
Chamomile
RHEUMATISM
Benzoin, Birch, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary
RINGWORM
Myrrh
SCARS
Frankincense, Petitgrain, Lavender
SINUSITIS
Pine Needle
SKIN CARE
Carrot Seed, Cedarwood, Palmarosa, Rosewood
SORES
Eucalyptus, Lavender
SPOTS
Lavender, Tea Tree
SPRAINS & STRAINS
Chamomile, Lavender
STOMACH CRAMPS
Clary Sage, Peppermint
STRETCH MARKS
Mandarin, Lavender
SWEATY FEET
Cypress
TEETHING PAIN
Clove, Black Pepper
THRUSH
Tea Tree
TOOTHACHE
Clove, Black Pepper
URETHRITIS
Cedarwood, Tea Tree
VAGINITIS
Tea Tree
VARICOSE VEINS
Cypress
VERRUCCAS, CORNS & WARTS
Lemon, Tea Tree
WEEPY SKIN CONDITIONS
Myrrh
WOUNDS
Chamomile, Lemon, Myrrh, Tea Tree