27 Incredible Ways to Use Essential Oils for Natural Medicine
Essential oils are organic compounds extracted from plants with tremendous healing properties. Using essential oils for healing purposes is often called aromatherapy which is a holistic treatment seeking to improve physical, mental and emotional health. Here is an amazing list of 27 incredible ways you can use essential oils for medicinal purposes.
27 Incredible Ways to Use Essential Oils for Natural Medicine
Migraine headache relief – Try combining a few drops of lavender oil and peppermint oil and apply to temples to help with headaches and migraines.
Reduce cough or sinusitis – Eucalyptus oil is known for its powerful ability to fight coughs and open airways. Add a few drops into steaming hot water or diffuser. Inhale to help clear nasal passage.
Repair broken bones – To support healing of broken bones apply helichrysum, fir and cypress essential oils.
Heal burns – Mix lavender oil with aloe vera to treat burns.
Soothe bug bites – Use lavender oil for bug bites and stings.
Improve digestion – Take ginger oil, peppermint oil and fennel essential oil to support digestion and healing leaky gut.
Bronchitis and asthma remedy – Make a homemade vapor rub by combing eucalyptus, peppermint and coconut oil. Rub on chest and neck.
Treat bruises – Use essential oils as a hot compress to treat bruises or other wounds. Add 5 drops of lavender and 5 drops of frankincense to 4 oz hot water and soak. Apply to affected area.
Improve concentration – Inhale bergamot, grapefruit or peppermint oil to increase concentration during the day.
Sore feet soak – add 10 drops of peppermint oil with a tablespoon of Epson salt and add to a foot-bath with warm water.
Reduce teeth grinding – Massage 1-3 drops of lavender on the bottom of the feet and behind ears before bed.
Relieve PMS – mix 2 drops of sage, basil, and rosemary and apply to a warm, moist hand towel and apply to abdomen.
Eczema and psoriasis cream – Treat eczema, psoriasis or red dry skin apply a mixture of lavender essential oil with shea butter.
Improve circulation – Add 8-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil in warm bathwater.
Relieve hangover symptoms – Add 6 drops each of juniper berry, cedarwood, grapefruit, lavender, rosemary, and lemon oil into a warm bath.
Curb food cravings – Inhale peppermint oil and cinnamon oil to reduce your appetite and balance blood sugar.
Energize your workout – Inhale peppermint oil before a workout to reduce fatigue.
Reduce fever – Add 1-3 drops of eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender to a cool cloth and sponge the body.
Relieve motion sickness – Use peppermint, lavender and ginger oil to reduce motion sickness.
Arthritis relief – Mix 2 drops of wintergreen, cypress, and lemongrass into an unscented lotion. Massage into affected areas.
Treat ringworm – Combine 3 drops of tea tree oil with coconut oil oil and massage over affected area twice per day.
Head lice cure – Mix 3 drops of thyme, lavender, and eucalyptus oil with unscented oil and apply to scalp. Cover head with a shower cap and leave on for 30 minutes. Shampoo out.
Heal blistered skin – Mix 2 drops of tea tree oil with 2 drops of unscented oil and apply to blistered area up to 5x per day.
Soothe a sunburn – Combine lavender or chamomile oil with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and apply to skin with a cotton ball to reduce swelling and pain.
Treat poison oak or poison ivy – Mix 3 drops of peppermint oil with unscented oil and apply to affected area.
Lose weight – Combine grapefruit oil, ginger oil and cinnamon oil and take as supplement 3x daily to support metabolism.
Boost immune system – Mix 1 drop of oregano oil with 4 drops of carrier oil and rub on the bottom of your feet before flying on a plane.
Achy muscle rub – Mix eucalyptus, wintergreen and cypress with an unscented lotion or coconut oil and apply to muscles.
Reduce morning sickness caused by pregnancy – Add a few drops of wild orange, lemon, or ginger oil to a handkerchief and inhale.
Improve allergies – Rub frankincense and lavender on your palms and inhale deeply to relieve itchy eyes and throat.
Kick a cold fast – Take 3 drops of oil of oregano and frankincense 3x daily for 1 week.
Reduce back and neck pain – Combine peppermint oil, cypress oil, ginger oil, cayenne pepper and coconut oil for a homemade pain relieving muscle rub.
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