| In this article you will find some natural healing | | | | tranquility and is often used for meditation. |
| essential oils with health benefits. They are all natural | | | | Vertivert essential oil is helpful for: |
| and do not possess any side-effects if used with | | | | 1. Hysteria: Blend in carrier oil and massage the solar |
| care. | | | | plexus or inhale. |
| 1. Thyme | | | | 2. Stress: Use in a burner or in the bath |
| The thyme essential oil is obtained from the flowering | | | | 3. Stiff neck: Use in carrier oil and massage the |
| tops by steam distillation. It stimulates white blood cell | | | | shoulders and neck. |
| production, having an almost antibiotic effect on | | | | 4. Tired, aching legs: Use in carrier oil for massage. |
| infections. | | | | 3. Verbena |
| Thyme essential oil is helpful for: | | | | This oil is probably better known as lemon grass. It is |
| 1. Colds and Flu: Inhale or blend with carrier oil and use | | | | a fragrant grass which grows in India, and the oil is |
| to massage the chest, neck and head. This oil can | | | | obtained by distillation. |
| help protect other in the family from the virus. Use in | | | | Verbena essential oil is helpful for: |
| a vaporizer or burner. | | | | 1. Acne, spotty skin: Use in carrier oil (wheat germ is |
| 2. Muscle fatigue: Add six drops to your bath. | | | | good for its healing properties) to massage, or dilute |
| 3. Arthritis: Add to your bath, or use in carrier oil to | | | | 5 drops in water and used to wipe the skin after |
| rub the affected area, or make a hot compress. | | | | cleansing. |
| 4. Sore throat, tonsillitis: Use in a gargle, two drops of | | | | 2. Digestive problems e.g. colitis: Use in carrier oil to |
| in a glass of water, or mix in carrier oil and apply to | | | | massage the abdomen at regular interval. |
| the chest and throat. | | | | 3. Irritability, tension: Add to your bath, inhale or use |
| 5. Whooping cough: Inhale, or mix into carrier oil and | | | | in carrier oil on the shoulders and neck. |
| rub the chest regularly. | | | | 4. Poor muscle tone: Improves elasticity. Use in carrier |
| 2. Vetivert | | | | oil for massage or in the bath. |
| The vertivert oil is obtained from the root by | | | | Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health |
| distillation. It is popular in the perfume industry and | | | | advice and is for general information only. Always |
| has a long-lasting woody fragrance, often popular | | | | seek the insights of a qualified health professional |
| with men. In the east it is known as the oil of | | | | before embarking on any health program. |