Aromatherapy: Emergency First Aid Kit
By Hwaa Irfan
When one thinks about the typical things that go in a first aid kit, there are some items that one would prefer not to be reliant on especially if one is predisposed to natural remedies. Focusing on aromatherapy, here are some essential oils that will come in handy bearing in mind the predispositions and sensibilities of family members. However, take care that the essential oils are therapeutic grade, i.e. not adulterated and pure e.g. lavandin is sold as lavender in the U.S.
One should include:
– Cotton, gauze, bandages, scissors, tweezers, thermometer, eye droppers.
– Oils of an antiseptic nature should be diluted in a Carrier oil like sweet almond, grape seed and kept in dark glassed bottles away from sunlight.
– Replace items that have been used, and refresh the content every 18 months.
*Black Seed Oil
Convalescence – Helps to speed up the recovery process.
Infection – It is a powerful antibacterial, antiviral, and antiseptic – great for cleaning wounds, and eliminating any systemic infection
Immunity – It stimulates the immune system, and helps relieve the body of accumulated toxins/fluids
Nervous System – acts as a stimulant
Skin – The skin is a part of the immune system which might react to any trauma/stress. This oil is good for relieving and emotional skin reactions like psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis.
*Cedarwood
Emotions – Eases feelings of anxiety
Infections – Helps to relieve urinary tract infections like cystitis
*Citronella
Mosquitoes – Repels
*Eucalyptus
Infection – It is a good antiviral, and an antibacterial.
Insects – Repels
Respiration – It helps to improve breathing, and is a good decongestant for the respiratory tract, and helps to relieve asthma.
*Fennel
Nursing – Helps to stimulate lactation
*Frankincense
Inflammation – Applied to the skin, it acts as a good anti-inflammatory
Emotions – It helps to balance the emotions. It is uplifting yet relaxing. Supports the crown chakra.
Respiration – It helps to relieve asthma, and coughs.
Immunity – It stimulates the immune system, and is good for shortening the length of colds and respiratory infections.
*Geranium
Burns – Helps to relieve burns, and stimulate cell/tissue/nerve growth in the case of damaged/loss of skin
Blood – Stems haemorrhaging
Emotions – Eases feelings of depression, nervous tension, and any emotional extremes.
Kidneys – It stimulates the kidneys
Menses – It eases menopausal symptoms, and regulates hormones in general.
Mosquitoes – Repels
*German Chamomile
Arthritis – Helps to relieve the discomfort .
Dentition – Eases teething, and toothache.
Dermatitis – For those with a skin that reacts to emotional upsets including eczema, abscesses
Emotions – Eases feelings of anger.
Head – Relieves headaches and migraines.
Inflammation – Helps to reduce inflammation around joints.
Menses – It balances any problems with delayed or painful periods, and eases menopausal symptoms.
*Lavender
Cuts – It is an antiseptic and antibacterial that is good for cuts and wounds
Emotions – Eases feelings of depression, and nervous tension
Head – Relieves headaches, and migraines.
Heart – Eases palpitations
Immune system – It stimulates the immune system which can be compromised by stress and/or reaction to injury
Infections – Fleas don’t like lavender!
Inflammation – It is an anti-inflammatory therefore reducing inflammation that may occur from internal wounds If one cannot burn the oil as in Vapour Therapy by placing it on the skin of the affected area, the skin will pass the lavender into the blood stream via the skin.
Mind – It is a stimulant to the mind, yet, relaxing. A smudge on the forehead will help someone to sleep.
Wounds – Promotes tissue regeneration, and speeds up the healing of wounds minimizing scarring , especially acid burns.
*Lemon
Gallbladder – Relieves congestion.
Hypertension – Good for reducing high blood pressure
Wounds – As a powerful anti-bacterial and astringent it helps to clean and close wounds, which in doing so reduces the loss of blood, by using it as a compress.
*Myrrh
Respiration – Helps to reduce catarrh, and relieve coughs.
Energy – Supports the crown chakra.
*Orange Blossom/Neroli
Emotions – It is a good antidepressant leaving one feeling more positive, and for relieving hysteria.
Stomach – Is good for relieving flatulence when one has no choice but to eat what is available, and is good for stemming diarrhoea when one cannot afford to lose more bodily fluids. A drop added to tea is helpful in the case of diarrhoea and flatulence.
Skin care – It helps to tone the skin when placed under stress, and reduce scarring.
*Peppermint
Head – Relieves headaches, and migraines.
Liver – Strengthens the liver
Mind – Eases mental fatigue
Respiration – It helps to clear blocked sinuses, relieving the feeling of nausea, and motion sickness as well as to awake from fainting.
Temperature – Reduces fever
*Rose
Emotions – Eases emotional shock, and grief
Energy – Supports the heart chakra
*Rosemary
Memory – Strengthens memory
Pain – It helps to relieve pain, and improve circulation.
Respiration – Helps to relieve bronchitis
Source:
Lavabre, M. “Aromatherapy Workbook.” Healing Arts Press, Canada. 1990.
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