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Article Series: Aromatherapy
Teach Me Some
Aromatherapy Benefits
Aromatic
Essential Oils For Aches and Pains
Many people suffer from the discomforts of
muscle pain. How often have you pulled or twisted yourself
in the wrong way or overdone it in your exercise program only
to find the aches and pains bad enough you had to do something
about it. There are many alternatives for the care of these
discomforts. You can use painkillers like ibuprofen, hot or
cold packs often work or you can try using natural pain relief
with aromatic essential oils.
Essential oils, those fragrant bottles of mysterious natural
healing, are made from plant materials such as leaves, bark,
flowers, berries or fruit. All of these can easily be found
at your local grocery store or health shop. You’ll find that
they are not overly expensive for what they are able to do.
To
overcome the discomforts of muscle aches and pains caused
by cramps or cramping you have quiet a variety of aromatic
essential oils you can use. Eucalyptus is one of the best natural
remedies available. For pain an adult may mix .05 milligrams
of eucalyptus oil with warm water. This is one that can be
taken internally. Mixing it with five hundred milligrams of
warm water should dilute thirty milligrams of this essential
oil. Then use this mixture by putting some on your temples
to ease the pain of tension headaches. When using this oil
remember that a mere 3.5 milligrams take internally can be
fatal. Before using internally it’s a good idea to talk over
treatments with a knowledgeable professional.
If there were only one essential oil you were able to choose,
it would have to be Lavender. This wonderful natural healer
is able to do so many things. It has widespread uses and is
especially useful not only for pain relief but for relief of
headache pain as well. It can be used directly on the skin
and is known to be particularly useful in the treatment of
minor burns. It also stimulates blood flow and this aids in
healing. Rubbed into the joints it eases the pains of arthritis.
As well, a therapeutic massage with lavender oil will do wonders
for any aches and pains.
Ginger is another essential oil that works wonder for aches
and pains. It lessens the inflammation as well as lowers the
amount of prostaglandins in the body. These are the body’s
receptors that effect constriction and so pain. Massage ginger
oil into sore aching muscles; it will definitely give some
relief to overworked muscles. Rheumatoid arthritis responds
to ginger as well. Nothing better for that painful condition
than a massage using ginger oil. The pain improves as the inflammation
decreases.
Another oil that comes highly recommended for pain relief
is peppermint. Unlike the others we have discussed, all of
which assist in improving muscular pain, peppermint acts on
different pain centers. Peppermint works very well in relieving
the pain that is caused by any colicky condition. It is also
used to reduce pain following surgery. Often the most common
pain after surgery is caused by intestinal gas. Peppermint
helps with this and especially for woman who have had to undergo
a c-section peppermint removes this painful problem. Some people
swear by peppermint as the reliever of the terrible pain suffered
by those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). On this one,
studies are inconclusive.
For all the women who are trying to look into the best possible
scenarios for giving birth, essential oils now give you another
alternative. The use of clary sage in the delivery room is
making a big difference! Place a couple of cotton balls under
the pillow of the mother in labor. It has a strong smell so
you won’t need to use much. Clary sage helps with process of
labor, often aiding the contractions with becoming more regular
and so speed up the labor. It also relaxes the mother and so
lessens the pain she is experiencing. Rubbed into the skin
it can be sufficient to alleviate enough of the stress of delivery
to mean that she will require no other pain medication. Remember
though, when using in the delivery room make sure it is clary
sage you choose as sage can be toxic to the unborn child.
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