Aromatherapy treatment. The use of essential oils in diseases of the bronchopulmonary system

Ayurveda uses several levels of treatment. In the simplest of these, patients can self-medicate. Aromatherapy or essential oil treatment can be referred to such types of treatment. However, before starting treatment, you should understand the types essential oils and determine the degree of impact of each oil on the human body.

It should be noted that the method of treatment with essential oils has a long history and has been tested for centuries. Aromatherapy refers to alternative medicine, along with homeopathy, herbal medicine, herbal medicine. In ancient times, there was only traditional medicine, which served humanity for thousands of years. In the modern world, with the development of the pharmaceutical industry, it has moved into the category of alternative, that is, non-traditional from the point of view of modern doctors. Nevertheless, herbal medicine and traditional medicine have many adherents. modern medicine forced to reckon with this, and drugs using plant materials remain in the arsenal of pharmacotherapy.

The main tools of aromatherapy are essential oils. It has now been proven that the components of essential oils can be formed in various parts plants; to a large extent they accumulate in certain tissues, in a dissolved or emulsified state.

Aromatherapy is the use of smells and aromas to restore the body and heal. It is believed that the use of aromatherapy gives excellent results in the treatment of people of all ages suffering from serious illnesses to the usual ailments. Aromatherapy can bring relief to people suffering from long-term or recurrent illnesses that are not amenable to traditional treatments. Sometimes medicines cause discomfort side effects, in such cases, aromatherapy can also help restore health. Some oils have proven to be effective antiseptics, while others, such as lavender, tea tree, and geranium, work well against infections caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi.

Aromatherapy can bring quick relief to a stressed, depressed, or angry person and heal insomnia and headaches. Essential oils have a calming or mild stimulating effect, improve well-being.

Basic methods of aromatherapy

• aromatic massage has an excellent effect on the central nervous system, blood circulation and respiratory organs. The essential oil is mixed with a base or massage cream, and massage is done with this homogeneous mass;
• compresses with aromatic oils are designed to affect a specific part of the body or organ. To do this, the essential oil is added to hot (or cold) water, then the cloth is moistened and applied to the desired area for 10-30 minutes;
• aromatic baths usually taken in courses. An essential oil or blend of oils is added at the very last moment so that it does not evaporate. The action of oils in baths is based on the fact that they are instantly absorbed into the skin and penetrate within a few seconds into the internal organs: kidneys, lungs, liver;
• inhalations with essential oils - aroma lamps (in warm water drops of oil are added, a candle is lit to heat the water), hot inhalations (when you need to breathe hot steam with the addition of oil, covered with a towel) and cold inhalations (oil is dripped onto a cloth and sniffed for five minutes).

Treatment of certain diseases with aromatherapy

Colds: inhalations and massages with essential oils of fir, sage, eucalyptus, bergamot, clove, ginger, lavender, mint, tea tree, chamomile.

Cardiovascular diseases: Some essential oils, such as hyssop, can have a tonic or regulatory effect on blood circulation. "Hot" essential oils, stimulate circulation, warm up, increase body temperature (benzoin, camphor, cinnamon bark, juniper, sage, thyme). "Cooling" oils help lower blood pressure (lavender, rose geranium). Like lemon balm and neroli, ylang-ylang essential oil has a calming effect on the heart, reduces heart palpitations, relieves heart spasm.

Diseases genitourinary system : with cystitis, they take baths with the addition of pine, chamomile, birch, sandalwood, lavender, eucalyptus, thyme, with urolithiasis- chamomile, lemon, juniper, pine, thyme, cypress, cedar, rosewood.

Gynecological diseases: with menopause, PMS, disorders menstrual cycle use aroma baths with essential oils of geranium, iris, cypress, mimosa, chamomile, ylang-ylang, sage, anise, jasmine, rose, verbena, juniper, lemon balm, vanilla, rosemary; at inflammatory diseases female genital organs use essential oils: birch, chamomile, lavender, tea tree, sandalwood, sage, basil, hyssop, cypress, rose, geranium, pine, thyme, eucalyptus.

Diseases of the nervous system: for depression, inhalations and aroma lamps are made with essential oils of bergamot, geranium, lavender, mimosa, verbena, ylang-ylang, hyssop, cedar and thyme; with neurasthenia - oils of fir, geranium, lavender, peppermint, rosemary, sage, lemon; in a depressed state - essential oils of basil, pine, lavender, mimosa, nutmeg, orange, oregano, vanilla and lemon, wormwood, lemon wormwood and thyme.

Fragrances for Meditation

Sandalwood, vanilla, valerian and frankincense are ideal for meditation and relaxation. It is also appropriate to use the smells of ylang-ylang, patchouli. If you are lacking vitality If you want to make up for it, experiment with flavors by adding a little lemon or lime to the vanilla. For morning meditation, it is good to use orange-scented oil.

Specialty stores now sell special incense sticks for meditation. They can be a good substitute for an aroma lamp. You can use scented candles. In this case, you will not only enjoy the desired aroma, but also add intimacy to the illumination of the room.

The use of essential oils for:

Aromatherapy is a natural means of combating pathogenic bacteria.

At present, it can be said with confidence that a strictly built system of traditional medicine perfectly mastered the knowledge and techniques of this science. Numerous modern Scientific research confirmed this. First of all, it is worth noting the antiseptic effect of essential oils, i.e. they can inhibit the growth of bacteria. When essential oils evaporate indoors, public transport pathogenic microflora is almost completely destroyed and a therapeutic and prophylactic effect is formed.

Essential oils and natural antibiotics contained, for example, in St. John's wort (Imanin), immortelle (Arenanin), medicinal sage (Salvin), celandine, etc., act only against microbes, but not against higher organisms. The antiseptic ability of essential oils does not weaken, does not decrease with time, and the body does not get used to aromatic therapeutic agents.

Microbes with prolonged contact with essential oils practically do not develop resistance to them. If we consider this issue at the cellular level, then we can state that essential oils create such a habitat for microbes in which they cannot develop normally and die without adapting to new conditions.

Essential oils act destructively on the cytoplasmic membranes of microorganisms, reduce their permeability, reduce the activity of aerobic respiration of microbes. And this is the antibiotic effect through the modification of the internal environment of the body.

This phenomenon is incomparably more important, because by modifying, changing the environmental conditions that allowed the development of microbes, their pathogenic formation, essential oils counteract their survival, preventing them from creating protection or adapting to an aggressive agent. Moreover, they prevent the revival of microbes both immediately and after a long time.

Thus, there are no changes in the genetic apparatus of microbial cells, i.e., essential oils do not have a mutagenic effect.

In addition to the fact that essential oils inhibit vital activity pathogenic microorganisms, they also contribute to the penetration of antibiotics into the human cell and thereby make it possible to reduce the doses of antibiotics when serious illnesses. It has been established that combinations of basil, lemon, lavender and other essential oils with antibiotics show the greatest antimicrobial effect, while the effect of the latter increases 4-10 times.

In addition to antiseptic and bactericidal properties, many essential oils have antiviral properties. special value introduce essential oils for aromatherapy during outbreaks viral flu, as well as for air sanitation in hospitals, children's institutions, crowded places of a large number of people. It is known that people living in forest areas get sick two to four times less, especially SARS, influenza, tonsillitis, bronchitis compared to city dwellers, since the air in the forest is constantly cleaned with phytonicides and essential oils.

Essential oils have antiseptic, antimicrobial and antibacterial action, which allows them to be used with high efficiency for the treatment of various colds and their complications.
With pulmonary tuberculosis, treatment with essential oils gives a decrease in temperature, a decrease in cough, strength, weight and appetite return, blood normalizes, Koch's bacilli disappear. Among the main antiseptics, one should single out the essential oil of lemon, lavender, pine, fir, eucalyptus, etc.

Of particular interest is the use of essential oils for the treatment of bronchopulmonary diseases. As the practice of a number of sanatorium institutions of the Crimea shows, essential oils - sage, pine, fir, lavender and others, having antiseptic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, are effectively used in the complex treatment of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia.

The use of composite mixtures of essential oils of mint, lemon wormwood, sage, lavender helps to increase functional activity respiratory system lungs. When using them, there is a tendency to increase the tidal volume, minute volume of breathing, maximum ventilation of the lungs, oxygen utilization factor.

It should be noted that frequent colds or chronic diseases drive a person into vicious circle. He takes medicines, often uncontrollably, and these are - let's not forget, substances of chemical origin. Their acceptance does not go unnoticed. Together with the impact of other harmful factors the so-called secondary immunodeficiency or secondary immunological insufficiency develops.

In this case, a chronic disease, unfavorable environmental conditions and immunodeficiency can completely deregulate the body's functioning system, weaken immune responses. And as a result, the pathological process progresses. Thus, a weakened and often ill person should think about immunocorrection. And in this case, essential oils can act as immunomodulators, especially when administered directly to the respiratory tract in low concentrations.

The use of essential oils for colds

Cold- essential oils of eucalyptus, fennel, rosemary, sage, tea tree, pine, thyme, fir, mint, juniper, lavender, thyme, lemon, cloves.

Flu, SARS- tea tree, sage, eucalyptus, cajuput, pine, bergamot, basil, frankincense, lemon, clove, thyme, naioli, anise, orange, basil, bergamot, clove, fir, juniper, mint, rosemary, lavender, chamomile, vetiver.

Methods of administration: massage, inhalation, ingestion (specialist consultation).

Rhinitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, otitis, inflammation of the maxillary sinuses: geranium, hyssop, fir, sage, thyme, eucalyptus, bergamot, clove, ginger, lavender, cajuput, myrrh, naioli, sandalwood, pine, limmet, lemon, marjoram, mint, tea tree, rose, chamomile.

Methods of administration: massage, inhalation, tampons.

The use of essential oils in diseases of the bronchopulmonary system

Cough- essential oils of anise, eucalyptus, fennel, chamomile, tea tree.

Dyspnea- essential oils of pine, lemongrass, mandarin, orange, rosemary, cedar and lemon.

Bronchitis- essential oils of eucalyptus, fir, rosemary, sage, thyme, cedar pine, lemon and thyme.

Tracheitis, acute and chronic bronchitis: anise, frankincense, oregano, iris, thuja, thyme, lavender, juniper, mint, chamomile, pine, eucalyptus, hyssop, cypress, fir, spruce, cajuput.

Bronchial asthma: frankincense, eucalyptus, thuja, cedar, thyme, oregano, cajuput, nayoli, hyssop, frankincense, myrrh.

Pneumonia: tea tree, incense, thuja, eucalyptus, sage, frankincense, pine, thyme, sandalwood, oregano, naioli, rosemary.

Methods of administration: massage, baths, inhalations.

The use of essential oils in cardiovascular diseases

With angina pectoris coronary disease heart, arrhythmia the following essential oils are used: lavender, rosemary, rose, mint, lemon balm, hyssop, geranium, ylang-ylang, frankincense, neroli.

With hypertension: ylang-ylang, hyssop, lemon, lavender, juniper, cypress, geranium, neroli, thuja.

For diseases of the veins and arteries: lemon, cajuput, hyssop, cypress, marjoram, oregano.

With hypotension: clove, sage, thyme, leuzea, verbena, rosemary, ginger, pine.

Methods of application: aroma lamp, massage, baths, compresses, as directed by a specialist, oral administration is allowed.

The use of essential oils in diseases of the digestive system.

Many essential oils are diuretic, choleretic and antispasmodic properties leading to their widespread use in the treatment inflammatory processes in diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, liver, biliary tract, and due to pronounced bactericidal properties - for the treatment of diseases of the digestive tract.
The intestines, the site of somatization of numerous disorders, is stimulated by rose, rosemary, and calamus essential oils.

Essential oils of anise, lemon, juniper inhibit fermentation. The systematic use of essential oils inside is a guarantee of balance and reliable bowel function.

Some essential oils are used as anthelmintic(lemon, caraway, bergamot, geranium, garlic).

Heartburn, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum: chamomile, cajuput, lavender, sage, rose, ginger, sandalwood, oregano, mint.

Flatulence, intestinal colic, colitis, diseases of the rectum: clove, coriander, orange, grapefruit, anise, fennel, valerian, lavender, mint, lemon balm, vanilla, chamomile, cypress.

Haemorrhoids: cypress, carrot seed oil, birch, hyssop, cajuput, geranium, pine, thuja, rose.

constipation: fennel, hyssop, chamomile, anise, limette.

Diarrhea: sage, geranium, sandalwood, chamomile, cloves, ginger, nutmeg.

Administration methods: massage, baths, according to the instructions of a specialist, ingestion is possible.

The use of essential oils in liver diseases

Rosemary and rose essential oils promote production and excretion of bile. Essential oils of lavender, mint, sage, thyme, fir, juniper, and calamus have the same properties.

Essential oils prevent the formation of stones both bile and urinary.

For the treatment of diseases liver, gallbladder and excretory tract, cholelithiasis aromatherapy also uses the following essential oils: carrot seed oil, lemon, grapefruit, orange, tangerine, birch, neroli, fennel, anise.

Methods of application: aroma lamp, massage, compresses, aroma baths. With the appointment of a specialist, oral administration is possible.

Use of essential oils for skin conditions

The use of essential oils in the treatment of skin diseases is explained by their antiseptic properties.

burns: lavender, eucalyptus, chamomile, geranium, rose, cajuput (applications, including topical application of pure lavender oil, rose).

Insect bites: lavender, sage, lemon, geranium, thyme, thyme, eucalyptus, tea tree (compresses, oiling).

sunburn: chamomile, lavender, rosemary, sage (applications).
Open wounds: geranium, lavender, lemon balm, mimosa, nutmeg, rosemary, rose, pink tree, cedar, myrrh, sage (application of pure and diluted oil).

Hematomas, bruises: chamomile, sage, lemon, mint, lemon balm, neroli, cypress, juniper, hyssop (compresses, massage).

Edema: cypress, chamomile, birch, hyssop, juniper, pine, fir, thuja.

neurodermatitis, eczema, allergic dermatitis : Geranium, Carrot Seed Oil, Cedarwood, Chamomile, Hyssop, Cypress, Tea Tree, Myrrh, Pine, Thuja, Sage, Lavender, Bergamot, Rose, Sandalwood, Rosewood, Frankincense, Oregano.

Viral lichen, herpes: geranium, chamomile, tea tree, lavender, cajuput, eucalyptus, cedar, pine.

Warts, calluses, benign formations : tea tree, thuja, geranium, cypress, hyssop, juniper, carnation, cajuput, lemon.

Demodicosis (subcutaneous mite): clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, sandalwood, thyme, rosemary, myrrh, lemongrass.

Fungal lesions of the skin and nails: lemongrass, tea tree, thuja, bergamot, cinnamon, thyme, geranium, rosemary, lavender, fir.

The use of essential oils for metabolic disorders

Eucalyptus, geranium are different antidiabetic properties. The use of these essential oils in diabetes will be a good support to improve the well-being of the patient along with the use of other folk remedies: blueberry leaf tea, bean leaves, burdock root. Fine removes uric acid juniper essential oil.

diseases of the pancreas, diabetes : eucalyptus, lemon, carrot seed oil, rose, fennel, chamomile, lavender.

Methods of application: aroma lamp, aroma baths, massage.

The use of essential oils in diseases of the genitourinary system

cystitis, pyelonephritis: hyssop, pine, chamomile, birch, thuja, cajuput, sandalwood, lavender, vetiver, eucalyptus, thyme, tea tree, marjoram.

Urolithiasis disease: chamomile, lemon, fennel, juniper, pine, hyssop, thyme, cypress, cedar, rosewood.

Methods of administration: massage, baths, local baths, compresses, with the appointment of a specialist, oral administration is possible.

The use of essential oils in gynecological diseases

At inflammatory diseases female genital organs use essential oils: birch, chamomile, lavender, tea tree, sandalwood, sage, basil, hyssop, cypress, rose, geranium, pine, thyme, eucalyptus, vetiver.

Thrush: eucalyptus, rose, lavender, chamomile, tea tree.

Methods of application: aroma baths, local baths, douching, local tampons, massage.

Menopausal disorders, premenstrual syndrome, menstrual disorders: geranium, iris, cypress, tuberose, neroli, mimosa, chamomile, ylang-ylang, sage, anise, jasmine, rose, verbena, juniper, lemon balm, vanilla, rosemary.

Frigidity: mimosa, iris, tuberose, neroli, rose, ylang-ylang, geranium, bergamot, mint, sandalwood, patchouli, petitgrain, leuzea, myrrh, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, marjoram, rosemary, thuja, pine, nutmeg.

Methods of application: massage, aroma baths, aroma lamp.

Sexual disorders in men

Urethritis, prostatitis: birch, chamomile, lavender, tea tree, sandalwood, sage, basil, hyssop, cypress, rose, geranium, pine, thyme, eucalyptus, vetiver.

Methods of administration: massage, baths, local baths, applications.

Aromatherapy in the treatment of joint diseases

At osteochondrosis and pain in the spine aromatherapy uses the following essential oils: clove, birch, cajuput, rosemary, ginger, pine, fir, thyme, mint, eucalyptus, juniper, marjoram, vetiver.

Arthritis, arthrosis, muscle pain: basil, hyssop, birch, cajuput, cedar, marjoram, spruce, vetiver, nutmeg, fennel, juniper, oregano, chamomile, eucalyptus, lemongrass, thyme.

Injuries, sprains, dislocations: cajuput, juniper, clove, ginger, lavender, rosemary, marjoram, pine, cedar, sage.

Methods of administration: massage, baths, compresses, rubbing.

The use of essential oils for psycho-emotional disorders

Feeling of fear: essential oils of valerian, basil, bergamot, iris, coriander, lavender, lemon balm, mimosa, nutmeg, sage and vanilla.

Lack of appetite: essential oils of fennel, chamomile, mandarin, orange, oregano, sage and thyme, lemon wormwood.

Depressed state: essential oils of basil, pine, lavender, mimosa, nutmeg, orange, oregano, vanilla and lemon, wormwood, lemon wormwood and thyme.

Depression: essential oils of bergamot, geranium, lavender, mimosa, verbena, ylang-ylang, hyssop, cedar and thyme. Depletion of the body, fatigue: essential oils of fir, geranium, lavender, marjoram, nutmeg, cloves, orange, peppermint, rosemary, sage, thyme, juniper, hyssop, cinnamon, lemon and lemon wormwood.

Migraine: lemon, geranium, chamomile, eucalyptus, marjoram, lavender, mint, leuzea, ylang-ylang, rose (compresses, massage, inhalations).

Weakness (neurasthenia): essential oils of fir, geranium, lavender, peppermint, rosemary, sage, lemon.

Headache: essential oils of basil, eucalyptus, chamomile, lavender, marjoram, peppermint, rosemary and lemon.

weather sensitivity: essential oils of mint, nutmeg and rosemary.

Application methods: massage, aroma lamp, aroma baths, room ozonation.

Using essential oils for insomnia

To restore physiological sleep, you can use the same oils that are shown for leveling emotional background, but traditionally, essential oils of basil, lavender, and iris are used for insomnia.

Methods of application: aroma incense burner, aroma baths, massage, aeration of premises.

Create your own unique scent in the bedroom (if there is no separate bedroom, add a scent sleeping place, drip essential oil at the head of the bed). In the future, this aroma will be a signal for you to sleep, it will help you get out of the state of wakefulness.

aromatherapy during pregnancy

In the body of a woman at the time of childbirth, a certain hormonal balance develops. Hormones are biologically active substances that regulate metabolic processes in the body, the functional state of systems and organs. Hormones are released directly into the blood endocrine glands and glands internal secretion. The endocrine system together with the nervous (neuroendocrine system) and the immune system regulate all vital processes of the body.

Hormones that regulate the process of childbirth affect not only physiological processes, but also emotional condition women, memory, behavior during childbirth. The main role in the perception and awareness of pain is played by the cerebral cortex. In it, an assessment of irritation takes place, its comparison with previous experience, a decision is made and action is dictated. Painful stimulation, having traveled a long way from the receptor to the brain, is perceived by the cells of the sensitive zone of the cortex.

The autonomic nervous system also participates in the regulation of physiological processes. Special meaning for the state and activity of the autonomic nervous system has the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus coordinates the activity of the autonomic nervous system, endocrine glands and neurohumoral mechanisms. At the end of pregnancy, the excitability of the cerebral cortex decreases significantly, and the excitability of the subcortex increases, spinal cord, nerve elements and muscles of the uterus.

The natural balance in the body is maintained by the work of these and other important links. During childbirth, hormonal, nervous and endocrine system perform very important features. Any outside interference in the course of natural childbirth, for example, the administration of painkillers or any other drugs, can disrupt the normal course of childbirth and lead to pathology, both on the part of the mother and the child. Synthetic pain relievers can interfere with substances produced by a woman's body during childbirth, which can change the natural hormonal balance. This largely explains the poor health of women who were injected with drugs and other drugs during childbirth. Childbirth can be delayed and are more difficult.

All adaptive changes in both the woman and the fetus are coordinated, there is an active exchange of information on the hormonal and emotional level. The more natural the birth, the less your baby will receive medications that are completely unnecessary for him at the very beginning of his life. life path. After all, all painkillers pass through the placental barrier, which means that they immediately enter the baby's body. In addition, interference in the process of natural childbirth can reduce the adaptive abilities of the child: nature is arranged so that the child is born on his own, independently overcomes his first difficulty in life, and this way he learns to cope with obstacles in the future.

Nature took care of the woman. By the time of childbirth, a woman’s body creates a natural hormonal balance necessary for a normal course labor activity. Hormones and biologically active substances are produced that contribute to the contractile activity of the uterus and natural pain relief during childbirth. This is a natural state, and changing it chemically (which is often done in clinics using painkillers) is simply a crime. The help that can be provided to a woman in order to facilitate childbirth is not to take foreign painkillers, but to strengthen her own natural processes taking place in her body.

Being a universal tool that activates the vital functions of the body and provides its energy support, essential oils are able to provide such assistance.

During pregnancy, the use of aromatherapy methods facilitates the hormonal restructuring of the mother's body, helps to meet the increased needs of her body for energy reserves, maintains the activity of the immune system, prevents toxicosis, and reduces the likelihood of various complications.

At the same time, the fetus develops under optimal conditions, with a good supply of oxygen and nutrients, and a strengthened placental barrier prevents the penetration of various toxins, viruses and bacteria to the fetus. As a result, the risk of giving birth to a sick child is significantly reduced, the process of childbirth is noticeably reduced and facilitated.

IN postpartum period the use of essential oils helps quick recovery maternal body and increases the amount of milk secreted.

A woman who is expecting a baby is very sensitive and emotional because of hormonal changes and restructuring of the body. There are fears, worries, various health problems appear. Most often it is back pain, constipation, nausea, varicose veins, swelling of the legs, insomnia.

Any therapy during pregnancy should be safe for both the mother and the baby. However, there is no absolutely accurate data on the degree of danger of all essential oils. The tissues and organs of the fetus are immature and vulnerable, and essential oils are able to penetrate the placental barrier. Therefore, pregnant women should not perceive aromatherapy as something “easy” and harmless.

Negatively affect the fetus, up to its death, the actions of the following oils: wormwood, rue, mint, hyssop, thuja, sage, some types of lavender, anise, hops, yarrow.

These oils have hormonal activity and can stimulate uterine bleeding. The hormonal activity of most essential oils is not yet fully understood, and their rash use can disrupt the hormonal balance, which can affect the developing fetus.

Some oils have the ability to increase the tone of the uterus, and their use can lead to termination of pregnancy. It has been established that essential oils have this property: wormwood, basil, chamomile of all kinds, juniper, thyme, and lavender in large doses. Juniper, in addition, inhibits kidney function and is extremely dangerous during pregnancy.
But there are also aromas useful for pregnant women.

To prevent morning sickness Before going to bed, put one drop of peppermint essential oil on your pillow.

Vomiting, daytime nausea and food aversion use ginger essential oil: use steam inhalation at home, carry an aroma pendant with you and sniff it when you vomit. A preventive method against the occurrence of nausea and vomiting - during the day in the morning, rub a solution of 1 drop of ginger oil in a teaspoon of any oil carrier into an area the size of half a palm above the navel.

When choosing oil, you need to be attentive to the feelings of the pregnant woman herself. If the aroma of the oil she used before pregnancy now causes nausea, then the body is signaling danger by rejecting the smell.

If the use of essential oils brings an improvement in well-being, care must still be taken: use fewer drops than is usually recommended, reduce the duration of application
Do not forget that real essential oils are very expensive, and therefore there are many fakes on sale. Some oils are obtained synthetically, they can be completely identical to natural ones in smell, but at the same time have no benefit, or even be toxic. For aromatherapy sessions during pregnancy, do not purchase oils of unknown origin.

Anticancer uses of aromatherapy

Let's say right away that we do not promise to cure cancer with the help of essential oils. Yes, cancer is pain, fear and hope. Most of all, I do not want that my prospective reader, put as before a sentence, before his terrible diagnosis, seeking salvation, would not see the title of this chapter and misunderstand me.

Aromatherapy can help with healing, but nothing can be guaranteed.

And how essential oils can influence the development of tumor processes, let's try to tell.
How many millennia humanity has existed, the same amount of time has been pursued by its incurable disease - cancer. And to this day, the search for a cure for this terrible disease is going on and on. But his problem is not solved yet. It is not for nothing that the man who conquered the disease of the century was promised a golden monument from the grateful saved. But it still remains a dream.

Cancer is a generic term for a wide variety of processes. This word hides about 200 malignant neoplasms, just like various diseases with high temperature and chills were called fever. There are many types of cancer, and the conditions for their occurrence are also different. No one can give a definitive answer as to why cancer occurs.

Cancer begins with the fact that at first one, the first, cell forgets that its life span is finite. It regenerates, becomes malignant, and this information, like a chain reaction, begins to be transmitted to neighboring cells. Tumor cells carry on their surface genes that healthy cells No. A genetic failure occurs in the cells: information is encoded and inherited, as a result of which the cells begin to multiply uncontrollably. In general, cells with altered genetic information are regarded by the immune system as foreign and are rejected. But the immune system may not be able to cope with all cancer cells. If cancer cell passes through the immune barrier defensive forces organisms are reduced.

Not the last role is played by heredity. Some people have a general predisposition to cancer for several generations. This predisposition is often exacerbated by life factors: eating habits, which are also inherited, an unhealthy lifestyle, psychological reasons, which destroy the subtle level, but subsequently manifest in the physical body. More often hereditary predisposition associated with cancer of the breast, rectum, and stomach.

Studies have shown that in the affected cells are much more active energy reactions. Hence the possibility of treating cancer by influencing energy reactions in cells.

Traditional medicine has used many remedies for the treatment of cancer. Moreover, unknown doctors had a lot in common in the methods of treatment. The handwritten Russian "Healing Herbalist", which was compiled more than three centuries ago, contains at least 50 herbal medicines for the treatment of cancer. Plants were used that were rich in essential oils, volatile substances - phytoncides.

For centuries, various plants have been used against cancer. Numerous experiments have proven the reality of the antitumor effect of garlic, burnet, celandine, mistletoe, calendula. American Indians use tropical periwinkle against cancer. The famous Russian surgeon N. I. Pirogov treated cancer patients with grated carrots.

According to one of the hypotheses of the origin of cancer, the reason for the degeneration of this very first cell, the impetus for a shift in metabolism, is a lack of oxygen. Under conditions of lack of oxygen, some of the cells die, while other cells adapt to such conditions and change. They compensate for the lack of energy not due to the supply of oxygen, but due to the development of their internal activity. The respiratory failure that leads to cancer is not so severe as to lead to cell death.

A sharp lack of oxygen or high concentrations of poisons are much less dangerous than a long and weak effect of these factors. The appearance of regenerated cells can be affected by the process of free radical oxidation with the formation of active products. It has been established that the essential oils of basil and fennel prevent intense radical formation and mobilize their own anti-radical defense systems.

The vital activity of the cells of the human body largely depends on the state of the environment. In recent years, a person has been exposed to environmentally unfavorable anthropogenic substances (xenobiotics). These are waste and products of the chemical industry, pesticides, herbicides, synthetic materials and much more. It is also exposed to various kinds of ionizing radioactive radiation. Radiation primarily affects immunocompetent cells, radiation sickness occurs, autoinfection is activated, which leads to the death of the body.

Institute. I. M. Sechenov revealed the radioprotective effect of lavender and eucalyptus oils, the possibility of using essential oils to reduce the harmful effects of carcinogenic substances on the body.

For the prevention of cancer, aromatherapy uses the following essential oils: eucalyptus, monarda, basil, lavender, laurel.
Methods of application: aroma lamp, aroma baths, massage, aeration of premises.

aromatherapy anti aging

According to modern ideas about the mechanisms of aging, longevity is due to the influence of a complex of genetic and environmental influences on a person. Genetic influences are determined by nature, you can't get away from them. What is determined by the environment is fixable and in our power. For example, food.

The degree of aging depends on the rate of cell reproduction. Rapid reproduction - recovery - happens only at a young age. Cells do not live long, they die after completing their task. They collect energy and give it to the body. After that, in place of the old, spent cell, a new one arises.

With a healthy lifestyle, the body is updated every 5-7 years. With the wrong lifestyle, stress, illness, this process takes much longer. A person is mortal, and everything in a person is mortal, each unit of a person's structure - cells - also has its own life span. The aging of the body occurs at the cellular level and only then becomes noticeable on the body as a whole. Also, rejuvenation should begin with cells. The youth of each cell is based on the condition of full (proper and timely) nutrition, as well as metabolism - the removal of toxins. Dead cells are excreted from the body through the excretory system, through the kidneys, skin, and intestines.

The first cause of aging is a violation of capillary metabolism. When blood circulation in the tissues is disturbed, then stagnation forms around weak and diseased cells, a kind of border that does not let nutrients in and does not release waste products. The diseased area is saturated with toxins and grows, aging takes more and more space in the body. Another reason is a violation of the excretion harmful substances, dead cells. Often this is due to the deterioration of kidney function. Waste substances and toxins that enter the body with food are excreted away by the large intestine. Intestinal activity decreases with age, while let's not forget about the toxins that accumulate primarily in the intestines.

The next step is the liver. It filters the blood that comes from the intestines. Toxins passed through the intestinal walls are bound and excreted back into the intestine with bile for expulsion from the body, or are excreted through the next stage of purification - the kidneys. When the detoxification systems fail, waste accumulates in the connective tissue in adipose tissue of the body.

As we can see, in order to accelerate the removal of dead cells from the body and improve capillary blood supply, it is necessary to maintain the natural defense system in working order. But, as we have seen above, for full-fledged work all its stages - capillaries, kidneys, liver - you can successfully use the methods of aromatherapy.

It is scientifically established that there are so-called free radicals. These are unstable molecules that behave aggressively and destroy tissues at the cellular level. By doing so, they provoke the appearance of diseases such as cancerous tumors, arthritis, eye diseases, reduce immunity and resistance to colds and infections. There is a complex biochemical process of oxidation. This oxidation destroys the cell, accelerating aging.

With this reaction, not only fats and carbohydrates are destroyed, but also important components that make up cells: membrane lipids, proteins, nucleic acids. In this case, oxidation products are formed, which are very toxic and destructive. For example, hydrogen peroxide, an oxidation product, is so aggressive that it can destroy even such persistent compounds as hair pigment. In a normally functioning organism, free radical oxidation does not cause much harm to cells. This is because there is a natural protective antioxidant mechanism.

Free radicals are trapped and neutralized with the help of substances - traps, called antioxidants. Antioxidants carry out a chemical reaction with free radicals with the transfer of a hydrogen atom and turn the radicals into stable molecules, which prevents chain reaction poisoning with toxic peroxides. Also on guard of the body from free radicals are some enzymes. If antioxidants fail, radicals leak out and poisons begin to form, enzymes come to the rescue. The problem is that substances - antioxidants are not produced in the body and must necessarily come from outside.

Almost all essential oils are natural antioxidants. When introduced into the body, they do not lose antioxidant properties, but continue to actively influence the vital activity of the cell, reducing the intensity of normal physiological lipid oxidation, i.e., slowing down the aging process of the human body, and are a good way to prevent atherosclerosis.
Control over the aging process of the organism cannot be carried out with the help of a single substance, since this is a multi-causal process. Currently, there is a whole group of hereprotectors. Essential oils can significantly improve the effect of geroprotective drugs by working with them in combination.

Prevention and treatment in old age with the use of plant aromatic substances are aimed at maintaining the dynamic balance of an aging organism with nature by training and restoring its adaptive, protective mechanisms, mobilizing the body's potential reserves and increasing the safety margin.

The following essential oils can be used to prolong youth: geranium, iris, cypress, tuberose, neroli, lavender, laurel, mimosa, chamomile, ylang-ylang, sage, anise, jasmine, rose, verbena, juniper, lemon balm, vanilla, rosemary.

Smells have always attracted people. In ancient times, they were used by priests who burned fragrant plants during sacred rites, giving them a touch of mystery. Gradually, smells began to be used for other purposes - healing and cosmetic. They were used in Ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, in ancient Rome.

The experience of using healing odors has been replenished from generation to generation, and now aromatherapy is already used as one of the methods of treatment.

What are the health benefits of scents?

The main active principle of healing odors are essential oils. Essential oils are fragrant volatiles found in some plants. Currently, there are more than 2000 plants containing essential oils.

Some essential oils have the properties of aphrodisiacs - substances that can cause a surge of strength and vitality, including sexual activity. The name "aphrodisiac" is rooted in Greek mythology. It was there that the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, with the help of a magic belt, in which love, desire and words of seduction were enclosed, was able to achieve the location of Zeus. Many essential oils have some form of aphrodisiac properties. Their smell affects the brain, stimulating the release of the "hormone of happiness" - endorphin. Endorphin sharpens sexual desire, as well as all the senses during intercourse. brightly pronounced properties aphrodisiacs are possessed by oils such as pickle oil, citrus, jasmine, geranium and others.

Aromatherapy

Treatment with smells or aromatherapy dates back many centuries. The healing properties of essential oils have been known long before our era. When inhaling aromatic substances, the regulation of the body's activity occurs most natural way, causing fewer complications than when taking drugs orally or by injection.

Today, aromatherapy treats many ailments: relieves stress, pain, including headaches, fatigue, normalizes various functional (without visible changes) disorders in the body. Aromas cause cheerfulness, improve memory, make sleep sound, and can treat colds. Treatment with scents complex therapy helps to cope with serious diseases. Aromatherapy began to be combined with treatments such as massages and baths, they are used in spas and resorts.

Aromatic oils affect the human body in different ways, connecting with hormones in the body and affecting nerve endings. They are able to kill pathogenic microbes (for example, pine oil), improve human performance (citrus), regulate blood pressure (geranium oil), calm the nervous system, including children's (valerian), many essential oils have a general positive effect on the body, regulating physiological processes.

Types of aromatherapy

Aromatherapy can be natural (in nature) and carried out indoors using medicinal smells. Natural aromatherapy is carried out in the forest, in the meadow. Aromas of hawthorn, lilac, poplar, eucalyptus have a stimulating effect on the circulatory system, and oregano, pine, and spruce have a depressing effect. The respiratory system is stimulated by aromas of birch, linden, eucalyptus, oregano, oppressed by poplar, lilac, cudweed, valerian. The smell of common spruce, European larch, juniper, linden, onion and garlic have an anti-influenza effect. Aromas of mixed and deciduous forests are recommended to normalize sleep, reduce irritability.

Aromatherapy indoors is carried out in the form of inhalation sessions of aromatic medicines, massages, baths, compresses, saunas using essential oils, etc.

Rules to follow when doing aromatherapy

In aromatherapy, essential oils are applied externally. It must be remembered that undiluted oil should not be applied to the skin. If this oil is used for the first time, then an allergy test is first performed: a few drops of essential oil are applied to a napkin or handkerchief, which must be inhaled several times a day for 1-2 days. Negative test - no runny nose and irritation of the conjunctiva of the eyes. If fragrances are used in an incense burner, the first two sessions should last no more than 20 minutes. Do not use strong odors for epilepsy, they can provoke a seizure. It is also not recommended to carry out aromatherapy for pregnant women. Store essential oils in a dark place in a tightly closed container at a temperature of 0 to 30°C, out of the reach of children.

Under natural conditions, treatment with sunlight and moonlight, sunrise and sunset, inhaling natural aromas. The oldest is the treatment with smells, that is, the inhalation of essential oils of various plants: roses, mint, lemon balm, wormwood, lavender, rosemary, fir, etc.

Sometimes, vivid memories of long-past events pop up in our minds, seemingly for no reason, but in fact they are caused by the smells that accompanied these events and which we then did not pay attention to. This is especially evident when communicating with objects of the plant and animal world. The earthly atmosphere is filled with the aromas of flowers, plants, their world is diverse and the hidden energy is quite large. Even in ancient times, man realized the power of aromas and learned how to use them.

Aromatherapy is one of ancient ways a healing, relaxing and energizing process for your body and mind through fragrance.

Aromatherapy is considered as an additional medical tool, mainly based on the use of essential oils, which are extracted from plants and their parts (oils can be extracted from leaves, roots, flowers, resin, nuts and tree bark. It is also widely used in autogenic training and meditation sessions.

The essential oils used are highly concentrated and cannot be used in pure form. They can be used in dilute and mixed forms with other oils to obtain the required concentration.

In clinical aromatherapy, the oils used have specific impact on your body, including antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. Essential oils are used for various purposes to achieve the desired effect. These oils can exert their effects when inhaled, applied to the skin, or ingested.

Aromatherapy Benefits:

Aromatherapy provides some medical and pharmacological effects on your body. Its most common use is to relieve pain and nausea.

Exist various methods the use of essential oils. They include:

• Absorption through skin massage, bathing and compress
• Absorption through the mucosa
• Eating - This is rare, and only after the doctor's permission.
• Inhalation - This is the most common way to use essential oils. This can either be by dispersing the oil in the air, or by direct inhalation using inhalers.

There are many therapeutic effects in the application of aromatherapy. Some therapeutic effects:

Anesthetic effect:

Some essential oils, such as menthol or camphor, can temporarily dampen pain receptors. Camphor oil is mainly used to relieve toothache.

Antiseptic effect:

Most oils have antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal effects.

• These oils act on your body's central nervous system, which can cause relaxation or other psychological effects.
• Eucalyptus and menthol are used to treat congestion and upper respiratory infections. It enhances deep breathing. Also good for muscle pain.
• You can use lavender for pain relief, relaxation, depression, burns, skin infections, rheumatism.
• Rosemary oil can be effective for mental fatigue and acts as a pain reliever.
• Jasmine oil can be helpful for dry, sensitive skin and with skin itching.
• Peppermint oil can be used to treat asthma, colic, headache, colds, seizures, relieve lethargy, nervous tension etc.
• Oils greatly affect your mood. They penetrate through the olfactory systems and affect the nervous system. Hence, improves mood and gives energy and relaxation.
• Essential oils also have cosmetic properties and can be used as a skin care product or as a hair care product.
• These oils can also be used to reduce the symptoms of bronchitis, fatigue, migraines, diseases respiratory system, acne, arthritis treatment, muscle pain, cystitis, colds and flu.

Aromatherapy treatment

Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine. It is a holistic method of approach to the treatment of diseases, it takes into account physical symptoms, personality traits and emotional state. For the treatment of diseases by this method, apply vegetable oils, which are obtained from the small glands of the leaves, stems, petals, bark of various plants.

Vegetable oils were known in ancient China, and were more deeply studied at the beginning of the 20th century in France by the chemist Gettefoss. Aromatherapy can help people who suffer from long-term illnesses in which traditional treatment had no effect. This method of treatment relieves the condition of a person prone to stress, depression, anger, can heal insomnia, headaches, improve well-being, help with colds, sluggish digestion, menstrual irregularities, etc.

Oils, absorbed through the skin, circulate in the body, affecting the internal organs and systems, therefore, they have very effective healing properties. For example, a digitalis oil preparation is used in the treatment of cardiac diseases, lavender essential oil is an antidote for the bite of a poisonous black widow spider, against infections, viruses, bacteria and fungi - lavender, tea tree, geranium. Aroma massage held qualified specialist taking into account the location energy meridians. Ingestion - only under the supervision of a professional aromatherapist. An effective way of inhalation with the help of baths, steam inhalations, fumigation. The advantages of this method of treatment are recognized by medicine, research in this area continues.

Precautions when using essential oils:

• Do not apply oil directly to damaged skin.
• Before applying, you must know the properties of the product well.
• Make sure the oil does not cause irritation or show any negative reaction.

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• At functional disorders cardiovascular system essential oils of mint, fir, geranium, lavender.
• In diseases of the digestive tract - essential oils of rose, clary sage, lavender, calamus, mint, Tauride wormwood.
• In diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, liver, biliary tract - essential oils of mint, lavender, rose, calamus, etc.
• With functional disorders of the nervous system - essential oils of rose, mint, geranium, lavender.
• In chronic bronchitis - essential oils of rosemary, mint, eucalyptus, fir, pine, lemon wormwood, clary sage, anise.
• With bronchial asthma - essential oils of rosemary, lavender, clary sage.
• At initial manifestations atherosclerosis - essential oils of laurel, lavender.

Essential oils of lavender, jasmine, mint, fir, eucalyptus, rose have a tonic effect. Eucalyptus essential oils are used to prevent cancer risk, monarda and eucalyptus are used as a radioprotector, monarda, basil, lemon wormwood, lavender are used as an immunomodulator, and laurel is used in spastic conditions of various etiologies.

And a little about the oils themselves

Air essential oil

Calamus essential oil is obtained from calamus rhizomes by steam distillation. Calamus, popular names: calamus swamp, odorous calamus, Tatarnik, yarnik, ir, yabor, irny root, plushnyak.

Calamus is considered to be native to China and India. It was brought to Ukraine during the Tatar-Mongol invasion. Calamus was believed to purify stagnant water and it is considered drinkable. To this end, the warriors planted the rhizomes they carried with them into the reservoirs they encountered.

Calamus rhizomes contain up to 4.8% essential oil, which includes d-a - pinene, d - camphene, d - camphor, calamen, azoron, acorone, isoacorone; alcohols: svinol, metalevgenol, borneol. The yellow or dark brown essential oil of calamus has a high viscosity and smells like camphor.

Calamus essential oil has antimicrobial activity against a number of microorganisms, in particular, the association of microbes of the periodontal canals in patients with periodontal disease, inhibits the growth of staphylococci, Escherichia, and has a fungistatic effect. The component of the essential oil azaron has a calming effect on the central nervous system, in the experiment it has an anticonvulsant, antiarrhythmic, antispasmodic, bronchodilator effect.

Glycoside acorin and essential oil affect the endings of taste nerves, increase appetite, reflexively increase the secretion of gastric juice.

Calamus medicines also increase bile secretion and diuresis, and have some antispasmodic effect. There is evidence of a sedative effect and a weak analgesic effect. Calamus essential oil is part of the Olimetin complex preparation used for the treatment and prevention of urolithiasis and cholelithiasis.

lavender essential oil

Lavender essential oil is obtained from lavender flowers by steam distillation.

Lavender - ancient culture Mediterranean countries. In ancient Rome, it was used as a remedy for contagious diseases, the patricians rubbed themselves with lavender essential oil, believing that it protects them from pestilence and epidemics.

Later, this plant began to be cultivated in Italy, France, Bulgaria, and then in Russia - in the Crimea, the Kuban and Moldova.

Lavender inflorescences contain up to 1.2% essential oil, which has a specific pungent, pleasant smell.

All over the world, lavender essential oil is the official raw material for preparations that treat festering wounds and gangrene. Lavender essential oil is an exceptional treatment for burns. If you are burned with boiling water or a hot object, anoint the burned area with this oil and the burn will quickly pass.

Even during the First World War, French doctors used lavender essential oil to treat wounds with severe injuries.

It is a good pain reliever for dislocations, headaches and flatulence, neuralgia. For these purposes, therapeutic lavender baths are used, painful places are rubbed with lavender alcohol.

Lavender oil is widely used for inhalation for bronchitis and hoarseness, as it has strong antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, it kills many bacteria, especially streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus, many viruses. This explains the significant reduction in the incidence of influenza epidemics among indoor workers, where lavender oil was used to flavor the air.

The smell of lavender oil is a favorite among the French. It is used for aromatization of linen, outerwear. With this aroma, deodorants, shampoos, lotions, toilet waters, colognes are produced in large quantities. In many countries, lavender oil is used as a bile-thinning agent, it limits the process of putrefaction in the intestines, and has an analgesic and carminative effect for pain in the stomach and intestines.

The irritating effect of lavender oil is manifested in the excretion pathways: in the kidneys - an increase in diuresis, so it is used to treat the kidneys, bladder and renal pelvis; in the respiratory tract by an increase and liquefaction of sputum. Due to its ability to eliminate spasms of the muscles of the respiratory tract, it has therapeutic effect with bronchial asthma.

Lavender oil is one of the the best means for the treatment of various skin diseases(acne, eczema), for douching in inflammatory processes in gynecology (lavender water is used).

Lavender essential oil has been found to have mildly sedative and antispasmodic properties. This allows you to use it for migraines, neurasthenia, nervous palpitations.

IN therapeutic doses lavender oil reduces the excitability of the central nervous system, contributes to the normalization of the function of the autonomic nervous system, acts as a phytovegetative regulator.

In this case (to combat insomnia, stress and neurosis), lavender oil is used for:

• general weakness with a tendency to lower blood pressure;
• increased fatigue;
• irritability;
• nervous disorders of speech, nervous cough;
• bad mood caused by flatulence, decreased performance after eating;
• skin diseases, including nervous origin;

The therapeutic effect is achieved with the help of aromatherapy (aromatization of indoor air with lavender oil vapors), with the help of warm lavender therapeutic baths (5 - 8 drops of oil per bath).

You can take lavender alcohol - 1% alcohol solution lavender essential oil - 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

The Japanese have found that using lavender essential oil as an air fragrance in stores increases the sale of goods, since the unique aroma of lavender affects the mental state of a person, he wants to stay in this room longer, his mood rises and he strives to do something good - he makes a purchase goods. With the help of lavender essential oil as an air flavoring in industrial premises, some companies have achieved an increase in labor productivity and the quality of operations performed, a significant reduction in viral diseases.

If a pleasant aroma of lavender is felt in your apartment or office space, you have nothing to fear from the flu, you breathe easily, the air becomes as if transparent and light. Closing your eyes and listening to pleasant music, you will be transported to the country of mountains, gentle, warm sea. This air and these sensations are familiar to you - this is the Crimea or the Mediterranean Sea.

Mint

Obtained from dried peppermint plants by distillation with steam.

Peppermint is one of the oldest medicines. It was used in the ancient Greek period, for the first time it is mentioned by the ancient Hellenes, then it appears among the ancient Romans and other European peoples.

ABOUT medicinal properties plants were written by Hippocrates, Paracelsus and Avicenna. Peppermint was introduced into culture in the 18th century by the British, brought to Ukraine in 1895. At present, as an industrial crop, it is cultivated in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and the Krasnodar Territory.

Dried peppermint plants contain up to 0.5% essential oil, dry leaves - up to 3%. Main active substance mint oil - menthol, the content of which, depending on the variety of mint, is up to 70%.

When peppermint oil is applied to mucous membranes or rubbed into the skin, it irritates the nerve endings, causing sensations of coldness and tingling. When the cold receptors are excited, the superficial vessels narrow and the internal ones reflexively expand. This explains the decrease in pain under the influence of menthol in angina pectoris.

Peppermint oil has vasoactive properties: it regulates arteriovenous tone, prevents an increase in the tone of intracranial veins when taking nitroglycerin, and promotes blood outflow through the external veins. When taking mint oil inside, the receptors of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines are irritated, menthol enhances peristalsis, and has an antiseptic effect.

At the same time, the processes of decay and fermentation are limited, and the secretion of the digestive glands is enhanced. Peppermint oil vapors have antimicrobial properties, especially for Staphylococcus aureus and a number of spore-forming bacteria.

Peppermint oil has an anti-inflammatory and capillary-strengthening effect.

When conducting experiments on white rats mint oil contributed to the prevention of the development of the ulcerative process in 50% of cases.

Peppermint oil has a choleretic property, which is associated with the presence of polyphenols in its composition. Under the influence of mint oil, the exocrine function of the liver increases, the composition of bile changes, the excretion of cholates, cholesterol, bilirubin with bile increases, while the antitoxic function of the liver increases, and metabolism normalizes. Peppermint oil acts as an antispasmodic.

Peppermint, peppermint essential oil and menthol are used to produce a large number of complex therapeutic agents and herbal remedies.

Peppermint tincture consists of alcohol tincture peppermint leaves and an equal amount of mint essential oil. Applied inside 10 - 15 drops per reception as an antiemetic, carminative and analgesic for neuralgia, spasms of the stomach and intestines, indigestion, belching, diarrhea.

Can be added to dental elixirs.

Peppermint oil is used in mixtures of 1-3 drops for flatulence, diseases of the liver and gall bladders. It can be included in composite mixtures used for aromatization of indoor air.

Peppermint water is used to rinse the mouth, add to mixtures that are used to treat diseases of the skin and mucous membranes: hemorrhage, gingivitis, stomatitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis.

Determined that antimicrobial activities in relation to microbes of the intestinal group, there are essential oils of peppermint, caraway, medicinal sage, which affect the pathogens of epidermophytosis, rubrophytosis, trichophytosis and microsporia. So, for the treatment of yeast erosions of the hands and rubrophytosis of the nails, it is necessary to use mint and caraway essential oils.

Yeast erosions, when treated with an ointment containing these essential oils, quickly disappeared; nails affected by rubrophytosis begin to grow from the nail bed without lesions.

Peppermint essential oil is part of carvalol, carvaldin.

Menthol, released from mint oil, is part of Zelenin drops, pectusin, eucatol, menovazin preparations, aerosol mixtures of camphomen and ingacamf, is used in the form of nasal drops, is part of menthol, migraine pencils. Balm " Golden Star"Contains essential oils: mint, clove, eucalyptus, cinnamon. Used for common diseases: runny nose, colds, flu, for inhalation. For headaches and dizziness, rub the balm into the temporal, occipital and frontal regions.

Peppermint essential oil is part of the inhalation mixtures of the Mahold inhaler.

It is used in the food industry in the manufacture of liqueurs, vodkas, confectionery, in perfumery in the manufacture of toothpastes, powders, elixirs, toilet waters.

Peppermint essential oil and mint leaves, with their peculiar cooling spicy taste and strong delicate aroma, are also used in cooking to flavor sauces and drinks.

Peppermint, peppermint essential oil should not be used uncontrollably. Large doses of essential oil in inhalation mixtures can provoke bronchospasm, respiratory disorders. They can also cause pain in the region of the heart.

Rosemary

Rosemary is a beautiful evergreen plant with blue flowers grows in the Crimea, the Caucasus and Transcarpathia. WITH therapeutic purpose use one-year stems with leaves. To obtain essential oil - the upper green part of the bush. The content of essential oil in raw materials is 1.4 - 2%.

Rosemary has antispasmodic, choleretic and tonic properties. These properties are mainly manifested due to the significant content of camphor, terpenes, esters, alcohols, and in the plant - alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and acids.

Rosemary preparations relieve spasms smooth muscle, biliary and urinary tract, blood vessels and digestive organs. The tonic effect of plant preparations after serious illnesses, especially in elderly people with impaired cerebral circulation, has been established.

Mixed with lavender recommended for high blood pressure and after a stroke. In inflammatory processes of the female genital organs, it is recommended to steam a mixture of rosemary leaves 25 g, sage leaves 50 g, peppermint leaves 30 g, in 2 cups of boiling water, rosemary distillate (solution of rosemary oil in distillate) can be used for the same purposes.

An excellent cosmetic product is a mixture of rosemary and lavender natural water under the trade name "Rosemary Lotion", the production of which is mastered by the Alushta ethereal state farm and the Aromat enterprise. Thanks to the content of lavender and rosemary oils, natural biologically active substances, flavonoids, rosemarycin, steroid and triterpene glycosides, chlorophyll, carotene, long-term use of this lotion regulates lipid metabolism skin of the face, neck, makes it elastic, prevents the formation of wrinkles, even smoothes them.

In order for the face to be always young and beautiful, it is enough to wipe the skin of the face with a cotton swab moistened with Rosemary lotion 2-3 times a day. It does not require the use of any nourishing creams and powders.

Lotion "Rosemary" also has a tonic, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal action.

Rose

Obviously, no plant has such an ancient, rich and fairy tale like a rose. She began to travel from China, where she grew in the humid and mountainous subtropics, then Kashmir and Luzistan, India, the Bramaputra and Ganges basins, East Africa, the Middle East and Asia Minor. From Iran and Asia Minor, roses penetrated into Ancient Greece, and from there to Egypt and Rome.

In the 13th century, Count Thibault IV of Champoni brought a double rose to his castle near Paris.

In the Middle Ages, the rose quickly began to spread to other European countries. Every nation paid tribute to the beauty and charm of the rose. Virgil wrote that the rose is a beautiful and fragrant flower used by aristocrats to create intimacy and splendor in various family and social occasions.

The rose was built into a cult, and holidays were organized annually in her honor, known as "Rosalia". In ancient legends of India, it is said that the goddess of beauty and love, Lakshmi, was born from rosebuds, and other myths claim that the beautiful young man Adonis turned into a rose bush.

In Rome, she is a symbol of courage. Buildings, arches, columns of palaces were decorated with pink garlands, showered with petals holiday tables, artificial rain was arranged from the petals, fragrant refreshing rose water was served in the fountains. Roman beauties lay for hours in a bath of rose petals and rose water, which gave their body a special elasticity, tenderness, freshness, and a unique aroma.

For the first time, the story of Ibn Kholdun tells us about the use of roses to obtain rose water and essential oil in his "Chronicle", written in Cordoba in 916. He reports that in the 8th and 9th centuries, rose water obtained by distillation was important trade goods in the space between China and Byzantium. Persia produced the largest amount of rose water at that time. Caliph Mamun, the great-grandson of the founder of Baghdad, received annually from the Persian province of Farzistan 30,000 vessels of rose water, so the valley in the vicinity of the city of Shiraz was called Gulistan (Pink Valley).

Until the 17th century, Indian rose oil dominated, and starting from early XVIII V. - Persian, Egyptian, Tunisian and Bulgarian. The production of rose oil in Russia was first organized in the Crimea. Currently, Crimea is the main producer of rose essential oil in Ukraine. IN significant quantities it is also obtained in Moldova.

The use of roses and products of its processing is very wide, especially in folk and scientific medicine. The oldest preparations from roses were rose water and ointments with healing properties.

Even in the Salerno Health Code, written in the XIV century by the philosopher and physician Arnold, it is indicated healing properties roses: "it is useful for an abundance of healing qualities; if it is applied, then" sacred fire "( erysipelas) subsided". The Code of Health recommends it for the treatment of ailments of the stomach, mouth, teeth, head and colds.

Rose oil was used orally for diseases of the stomach, liver, and constipation. It was part of many ointments and cosmetics. A mixture of rose oil and vinegar was used to treat infected wounds.

Currently, fresh and dried rose, rose essential oil, rose water are widely used in folk and scientific medicine.

Rose tea and rose water are used for scarlet fever, inflammation of the kidneys, intestines, liver, nephrolithiasis, diseases of the bladder, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tuberculosis, bronchitis, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, jaundice, influenza, tonsillitis.

Rose water is an extremely effective treatment for eye diseases. French doctors use rose petals and rose water as antihelminthic, with indigestion, hemorrhoids.

At present, rose essential oil and other rose products are successfully used in dentistry in Bulgaria. Rose oil, introduced into the cavity of carious teeth, relieves pain for 3-4 hours.

Rose water is used to treat periodontal disease. The effect of the treatment comes very quickly: gum bleeding and pain stop after 4-5 sessions, inflammatory phenomena disappear, loosened teeth are strengthened, normal turgor and gum color are restored, disappears bad smell from mouth.

Rose water, concrete and oil are used to prepare a paste in the treatment of pulpitis, to fill the channels of teeth affected by caries. Such a paste has a high bactericidal activity, and the microorganisms that get into it die within 5 minutes, thus the cavities of carious teeth are freed from bacterial infection. Rose preparations have a number of advantages, they are active against bacterial strains, are well tolerated by organ tissues, and do not cause allergic reactions.

Rose water is widely used as a cosmetic product: if you wipe your face with rose water in the morning and evening, the skin becomes elastic, elastic, wrinkles disappear.

Dry rose petals are used to flavor wine and tea. If you want to get a wonderful aroma of tea - when brewing low-growing varieties of tea, you must add a few dry rose petals to the teapot.

Rose essential oil is widely used in the highest perfumery for the manufacture of perfumes, colognes, face creams. You can take any cream in jars, heat it in a water bath, add one drop of rose oil and mix thoroughly. Using this cream, you will see for yourself the healing effect and aroma of rose oil.

Dill essential oil

To obtain dill essential oil, ripe dried dill fruits are used, these same fruits are also medicinal raw materials, which is included in numerous fees. The fruits contain 4 - 5% essential oil. In recent years, the essential oil is obtained from whole plants, the fruits of which have a milky-wax ripeness.

An infusion of the fruit is used as an expectorant. From the fruits of dill, a sum of substances is obtained, which, under the name anegina, is used as an antispasmodic for spasms of the smooth muscles of the intestines and coronary vessels.

The effectiveness of dill leaf preparations in hypertension, cardiac disorders against the background of atherosclerosis is due to the action of essential oil, the ability of its flavonoids to reduce the permeability of the vascular wall, as well as the antiarrhythmic properties of potassium and the improvement of metabolic processes in the body under the influence of ascorbic acid.

Dill fruits are useful as a tonic, expectorant, stimulant. They are used for pulmonary tuberculosis and rickets, for urinary disorders in nephrolithiasis, as well as for a lack of milk in parturient women.

As an external remedy, dill preparations are used in acute and chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, lymphadenitis, purulent and scrofulous processes.

Infusion of seeds, dill leaves or dill water(2 - 3 drops of dill oil in a glass of water) is used as a cosmetic method for pustular diseases of the skin of the face. Dill seeds are boiled in wine, infused for 12 days, and this infusion is used as a sleeping pill.

In general, dill is a versatile plant: it is a wonderful herb for salads, sauces, meat dishes, for pickling vegetables and raw materials for the alcoholic beverage industry, confectionery, baking, perfumery, confectionery, and soap production.

In winter, when there is no fresh dill, an alcohol solution of dill essential oil is used to make borscht and soups.

Anise

Anise has been known for a long time. It was first mentioned by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. At present, it is widely cultivated in almost all European countries, as well as in Asia, Africa and in a number of American countries.

Since ancient times, anise has been valued as a spice. Fatty oil is used in soap making, in perfumery, and its dense part serves as a substitute for cocoa butter.

The plant has an expectorant and stimulant effect. An anise aqueous solution enhances intestinal activity, stimulates the functions of the digestive glands, improves digestion, and has antiseptic properties.

When coughing, an aqueous solution of seeds, anise syrup and essential oil are prescribed as an expectorant. Anise essential oil is included in the formulation of almost all inhalation mixtures used for bronchial diseases, asthma, loss. vote. It has been established that anise oil reduces pain and restores peristalsis during convulsive spasms of the intestine. Among sailors, it is famous as a good remedy for scurvy.

Anise seeds have officially entered medical practice. They are an integral part of breast, laxative, gastric and diaphoretic fees. Anise essential oil is added to various kinds of cough drops (Danish king drops), often to improve the taste of medicines.

Anise essential oil, which is found in large quantities in fruits, is absorbed into digestive tract, stimulates gastric activity.

It has a bactericidal effect on the microflora of the respiratory tract. Due to the release of anethole through the bronchi (the main component of anise oil), the essential oil has mild expectorant influence and promotes reflex excitation of respiration, increased secretion of the mucous membranes of the trachea, larynx, bronchi.

Therefore, anise oil is used as an expectorant for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract and bronchospasm (1-5 drops per dose).

In recent years, anise oil has been used by amateur fishermen to make bait.

Pine

Pine is one of the oldest medicinal plants, 5000 years ago, 15 different recipes were recorded in the Sumerian state, in which pine resin was also mentioned. Dried needles of pine and fir were used by the Sumerians for compresses and poultices. The Slavs covered wounds with powder from dried pine sap, pine resin and tar reduced eczema and lichen. Russians, Greeks and Romans treated with turpentine colds and shots. The antiscorbutic properties of pine have been known to the peoples of the North, travelers and sailors for centuries.

IN medical practice widely used products derived from pine: turpentine, pine oil, pine tar, rosin, coniferous paste. Turpentine and pine essential oil, due to their easy solubility in lipids, penetrates deep into the skin, irritates it and reflexively causes some changes in the body.

When inhaled, pine essential oil vapors increase bronchial secretion, which contributes to liquefaction and sputum production. Therefore, the essential oil is used in catarrh of the throat and bronchitis, in the treatment of rheumatism.

An alcoholic solution of essential oil, known as "Forest Water", is sprayed on residential, medical and school premises. This kills almost all bacteria and viruses that cause disease. The needles emit volatile phytoncides, which have a strong bactericidal effect. Therefore, sanatoriums for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis are located in a pine forest.

Pine essential oil can be used in saunas to flavor the air.

It is part of the drug "Rovatikenks", "Pinabin", etc., drugs for the treatment of urolithiasis, as well as various inhalation mixtures that are used to treat smallpox, bronchitis, laryngitis. An aqueous solution of pine oil (2 - 3 drops per glass of water) is used to treat periodontal disease. Fir products are widely used in medicine.

Fir balm

Fir balm, obtained by tapping trees, heals wounds, abscesses, cuts. Today, pharmacists, by adding antibiotics derived from lichens to fir resin, have greatly expanded the environment for its use.

However, the main merit of fir is that essential oil is obtained from its woody greens, which is used to produce camphor.

Like pine, fir oil has a strong bactericidal property, it is successfully used in inhalation mixtures for the treatment of bronchitis and other diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

In winter and late autumn, it is necessary to use a collection of diuretic herbs, consisting of oregano, medicinal sage, lemon balm, knotweed, St. John's wort. You can also include rose hips. 30 g of a mixture of these herbs must be poured into 500 ml of boiling water, insisted until dark in color and taken warm in 100-150 ml before meals with one tablespoon of honey.

After a week of such preliminary preparation of the body, they switch to the following composition: fir oil is added to the above infusion at the rate of 5 drops per 150 ml of infusion. The mixture is thoroughly mixed and drunk 30 minutes before meals for 5 days - 3 times a day. After 3-4 days, the results of cleaning begin to appear in the form of slightly cloudy urine. Small stones may appear later.

With an interval of two weeks, this can be repeated until the desired result.

sage essential oil

Sage essential oil is obtained from the inflorescences of clary sage. The plant and essential oil have been known since antiquity. "Against the power of death, sage grows in gardens ..." Such verses were composed by the ancient Greeks, believing in the miraculous power of this plant.

Plants are used as antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, emollient, disinfectant, sedative, antispasmodic, hemostatic, expectorant, diuretic, astringent, wound healing agent.

Infusion and decoction of sage are used for colds, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cough, pulmonary tuberculosis.

Sage infusion is used as a diuretic for edema, diseases of the bladder, kidneys, as well as gastritis with low acidity, peptic ulcer, spasms of the intestines, colitis, flatulence, diarrhea, diseases of the liver, gallbladder.

The infusion of the plant strengthens the nervous system, improves metabolism, and normalizes sexual function.

Especially valuable is the essential oil of sage. An aqueous solution of essential oil (2 - 3 drops per glass of water) is used for rinsing with inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, oral mucosa, loss of voice, stomatitis, papillomatosis of the larynx.

Sage oil is a good remedy for bronchial asthma, colds, coughs, sore throats. It is widely used in the form of inhalations, for aromatization of office and residential premises. In everyday life, it is used to treat inflammatory processes in the middle ear. For this purpose, it is necessary to insert a turunda into the ear and apply 2-3 drops of sage oil on the outside of the gauze.

Clary sage is also used to make decoctions. To take one bath, you need to pour 100 g of dry crushed sage into one liter tap water and boil for 60 - 80 minutes, then stand the mixture in the same bowl for 24 hours, then filter through two layers of gauze. Liquid with a specific smell of clary sage contains essential oil, formic and acetic acid, resinous substances, solvent salts, trace elements. These substances are easily soluble in fats, when applied externally, they penetrate the epidermis and cause irritation of the peripheral receptors of the nervous system. In combination with the temperature of the bath and other balneofactors, they give a positive therapeutic effect.

At essential oil plants, the extract is obtained from the condensate formed during the processing of clary sage.

To prepare a bath for 100 liters of tap or sea water, add 200 g of extract. The contents of the bath are stirred for one minute. The duration of the procedure is 7 - 15 minutes, the water temperature is 36 - 38°C, the course of treatment is 12 - 16 baths.

Sage extract is used for compresses. Usually, a pad of 8-10 layers of hygroscopic tissue is sewn together, it is impregnated with an extract or decoction heated to 40-45 ° C and applied to the affected areas and the joint. The compress is changed every 15 minutes. The duration of the procedure is 30 - 40 minutes, the course of treatment is 15 - 20 sessions.

Sage extract or decoction treat diseases of the nervous system, residual effects poliomyelitis, radiculitis, spondylosis, osteomyelitis, polyarthritis, arthritis, arthrosis, closed fractures, long-term non-healing wounds, vascular diseases, diseases of the female genital area ( chronic inflammation), infertility, hypo- and oligometria, skin diseases (neurodermatitis, psoriasis in remission, purulent eczema). To enhance the effect of the extract or decoction, add 4-5 drops of clary sage essential oil to the bath.

Essential oils from lemon wormwood and Tauride wormwood

In the Crimea, essential oils are obtained from lemon wormwood and Tauride wormwood.

These oils differ in composition and effects on the human body, and therefore, wormwood oil should be treated with caution.

If the essential oil from lemon wormwood can be used in small doses (1-2 drops per glass of water or 5 g per 100 ml of alcohol) for inhalation and rinsing, then the essential oil from Tauride wormwood is recommended to be used only for flavoring the air, making colognes, lotions, toilet waters and wines like "Vermouth".

This culture goes back to ancient times. The name of the wormwood comes from the ancient Roman "Artemis" - "Health" or from the ancient Greek "Artemisia" - Artemis, the goddess of childbirth and hunting.

The aroma of Tauride wormwood oil combines the bitter freshness and heady aroma of the Crimean steppes, and lemon wormwood - a delicate smell of lemon.

Queen Cleopatra singled it out among other oils, using it in combination with other essential oils to obtain eau de toilette.

Drinks from lemon wormwood increase appetite, improve stomach function. In order to get vodka with the smell of lemon, it is necessary to immerse a steel wire 0.5 mm 1-2 cm into a test tube with lemon wormwood essential oil, and then immerse the wire moistened with essential oil into a bottle of vodka. This essential oil is enough to produce lemon flavored vodka.

Wormwood oil vapors disinfect indoor air due to the presence of aldehydes and carbonyl compounds in it.

In Rus', huts were fumigated with wormwood during an epidemic of plague and cholera, many laid wormwood grass on the floor to repel insects and aromatize, disinfect indoor air.

Wormwood oil is used for germinthiasis, for the normalization of the menstrual cycle (essential oil distillate), as an anti-febrile and antihelminthic agent.

There is information about the treatment of wormwood Tauride alcoholism.

Cigarettes made from Tauride wormwood are used in China for acupuncture, which dramatically increases the effectiveness of treatment.

laurel

The noble laurel reminds us of the romantic and harsh times of the Roman Empire, when the winner was given magnificent celebrations and crowned with a laurel wreath.

Since ancient times, the plant has also been known as food and medicinal.

The homeland of the noble laurel is the Mediterranean, this plant is also common in Georgia, the southwestern part of the Krasnodar Territory and in small quantities on the southern coast of Crimea.

Laurel leaves contain an essential oil of 0.5 - 0.6%, the healing properties of which are due to the content of eugenol, cineole and a number of terpene compounds.

This explains its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, which allows the use laurel oil in aromatherapy.

In folk medicine Bay leaf used as an external remedy for scabies, rheumatic pains, spasms, tumors and as a means of strengthening the nervous system.

The resulting ointment is very effective remedy for rubbing, as an anesthetic, soothing for rheumatic and awakening pains.

Dry leaves are widely used in cooking and the canning industry.

Inhalations

Currently, several designs of inhalers are used for inhalation, the principle of operation of which is to use water vapor and therapeutic medicinal mixtures, including mainly infusions. medicinal herbs, essential oils, glycerin, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).

Individual use inhalers of the Mahold type are also used, where solutions of essential oils in ethyl alcohol are used.

Aerosol therapy is one of the effective methods of treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases. When the mixture boils medicinal infusions, essential oils, water vapor is formed, saturated with healing natural components.

This blend is one of the best natural remedies for upper respiratory health and wellness. bronchopulmonary system. Russian Institute preventive medicine are widely used for inhalation of aerophytons. This is a family of preparations containing essential oils of various plants. Aerophytons have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral effects.

Aerophyton - 12 - has a pronounced bronchospasmolytic, hypotensive, sedative quality, affects pathogenic fungi.

For individual Mahold-type inhalers, the following mixtures of essential oils and ethyl alcohol are used.

• Pine oil - 38 g, mint oil - 2 g, ethyl alcohol 90% - 60 g.
• Rosemary oil - 12 g, mint oil - 8 g, ethyl alcohol 70% - 80 g.
• Rosemary oil - 2 g, pine oil - 30 g, anise oil - 2 g, mint oil - 6 g, ethyl alcohol 90% - 60 g.
• Eucalyptus - 12 g, mint - 8 g, ethyl alcohol 70% - 80 g.
• Eucalyptus - 12 g, anise - 8 g, ethyl alcohol 70% - 80 g.

For individual inhalations, heat-moist and ultrasonic inhalers are used.

Warm-moist inhalations cause hyperemia of the mucous membrane due to vasodilation and improvement of blood circulation, thin the viscous mucus and improve the function of the ciliated epithelium, accelerate evacuation near, soothe cough, and lead to free sputum separation.

Ultrasonic inhalations make it possible to introduce aerosols of solutions of medicinal substances into the body into the deeper parts of the bronchial tree.

For individual heat-moist inhalations, the following mixtures can be used:

• Boiled water (warmed up to 100°C) - 500 ml.
• Salt - 1 teaspoon (tsp)
• Baking soda - 1 tsp per 500 ml boiled water.
• Eucalyptus oil 5-10 drops per 500 ml of boiled water.
• Fir oil 5 - 10 drops per 500 ml of boiled water - 100 °.
• Peppermint oil in 5 - 10 drops per 500 ml of boiled water - 100 °.
• Anise oil 5 - 10 drops per 500 ml of boiled water - 100 °.

Apply 10 - 20 drops per 500 ml of boiled water at 100°C.

• Peppermint oil - 0.71 g,
• eucalyptus tincture - 35.7 g,
• glycerin - 35.7 g,
• ethyl alcohol 96 ° - up to 100 ml.

Vietnamese balm "Asterisk":

Take an amount of balm equal to the volume of a match head, stir in 500 ml of boiling water and inhale for 15 minutes.

Mixtures of medicinal plants can be used for warm-moist inhalations, from which the essential oils contained in them are extracted with water vapor.

The mass of individual plants of the following fees is indicated in grams: 2 tbsp. spoons of the collection must be poured with 500 ml of boiling water at 100 ° and infused for 20 - 30 minutes.

Blend 1

• Licorice root naked - 20.0.
• Salvia officinalis leaf - 20.0.
• Eucalyptus rod-shaped leaf - 20.0.
• Calendula flowers - 20.0.
• Grass of succession - 10.0.
• Chamomile flowers - 10.0.

Blend 2

• Peppermint leaf - 15.0.
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