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To: reformedliberal

My four oils I keep stocks of are lavender, Tea tree (great anti fungal but it stings like fury), Marjoram (it puts me to sleep) and Arnica (anti inflamatory, great for bruises and, going by my response to it a sleeping aide beyond price!).

Saint John’s Wort and Yarrow I grow. Pity our climate is not suitable for chamomille. That is wonderful.


119 posted on 03/17/2012 8:06:21 PM PDT by EnglishCon (Gingrich/Santorum 2012.)
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To: EnglishCon

The best essential oil I have ever used for bruises is wormwood. Hard to get these days and smells awful, but it has taken down hematomas and made bruising absolutely vanish within hours. You need very little and, of course, it is just for topical application. Better than arnica, IMO.

Are you inhaling the arnica and marjoram, applying topically or ingesting them as a infusion? I swear by Yogi Tea’s Kava Stress Tea for a sleep aid. I rarely even finish an 8 oz cup before I need to lie down. Their Joint Comfort Tea(Cat’s Claw and Devil’s Claw) is also effective, exactly as stated on the box. Clary Sage essential oil, used topically, is sedative, but it is really offensive smelling.

I use Tea Tree, but sparingly. It can irritate tissue, especially mucous membranes.

But lavender rules! I just adore it!


121 posted on 03/17/2012 8:27:56 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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