| Due to increasing side-effects of allopathic medicines, | | | | 1. Depression: Add to your bath, or use in a burner or |
| natural remedies are widely used for treating | | | | vaporizer. |
| common ailments. This article discusses three useful | | | | 2. Inflamed skin: Particularly good for shaving rashes |
| essential oils with remedial properties. | | | | and inflamed skin. |
| 1. Bergamot | | | | 3. Irregular, painful periods: Mix into a carrier oil and |
| Bergamot is a member of the citrus family, and the | | | | massage into the lower back and lower abdomen for |
| oil is extracted by pressing the peel of the fruit. It is | | | | several days prior to and during, your period. |
| a powerful antiseptic and an appetite stimulant. It | | | | 4. Sore throat: Mix into a carrier oil and rub into the |
| must not be used neat on the skin because it can | | | | chest and throat three or four times a day, or inhale. |
| cause pigmentation marks. | | | | 3. Fennel |
| Bergamot essential oil is helpful for: | | | | There are two types of fennel, sweet and bitter. |
| 1. Cold sores: Blend into a carrier oil and apply to the | | | | Essential oil is extracted from the seeds, roots and |
| cold sore with a cotton bud every few hours. | | | | leaves by steam distillation. Florence fennel is a |
| 2. Cystitis: Add to the bathwater and soak in it for 15 | | | | popular vegetable often eaten with fish. It has a |
| minutes. | | | | slightly aniseed flavor and looks rather like a very |
| 3. Oily, spotty skin: Blend into a carrier oil (wheatgerm | | | | thick celery. Fennel essential oil has the same aniseed |
| oil is good) and massage into the affected area. You | | | | scent as the root. |
| can also steam your face with bergamot mixed with | | | | Fennel essential oil is helpful for: |
| boiling water. | | | | 1. Flatulence: It is used to make gripe water. |
| 4. Psoriasis: Blend into a carrier oil (evening primrose oil | | | | 2. Fluid retention: Add to the bathwater |
| is helpful for psoriasis) and massage into the affected | | | | 3. Hiccoughs: Inhale neat from the bottle, or in steam |
| area, or add to the bathwater. | | | | 4. Nausea and vomiting: Add a carrier oil and massage |
| 2. Clary sage | | | | into the stomach |
| The clary sage oil is produced from the flowers and | | | | Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health |
| leaves of the plant. It is used to make | | | | advice and is for general information only. Always |
| eau-de-cologne and is very soothing used as an | | | | seek the insights of a qualified health professional |
| aftershave. | | | | before embarking on any health program. |
| Clary sage essential oil is helpful for: | | | | |