Fact Friday: Essentials Oils and the Plague

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Have you ever thought to stop and ask yourself  "How many of today's everyday items were the result of an accidental find".   Something that someone just stumbled upon? A lot of what I learn is shared by someone else,  but who was the first to learn that Orange Essential Oil  helps depression,  or that Lavender Essential Oil was great on burns (oh wait I know,  I addressed this a couple months ago on an earlier Fact Friday post).

Well here is an interesting fact about essential oils and the Plague,  a pure accident!

An interesting episode of essential oils was during the great epidemic of the Middle Ages known as the Bubonic Plague (1330 A.D.) that destroyed almost half of Western Europe’s population.  An enterprising band of thieves took advantage of the high mortality rate by robbing the dead without becoming infected by the disease. The thieves were eventually captured in Marseilles, France and put on trial.  The judge offered the thieves leniency if they would reveal how they managed to avoid the ‘Black Death.’ It turned out that the thieves were perfumers and spice traders.  By rubbing themselves with a blend of highly antibacterial aromatics, they had effectively immunized themselves.

Thank you to the Essential Oils overview and Reference guide.

Fact Friday -- Essentials Oil use is Ancient!

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The use of essential oils is seeing a rebirth.  There has been a core group that has been using them all along,  but for many of us, it's something new, something that we want to learn more about,  myself included.  I'm on the search to learn more about them, how to use them and how they can be helpful to my family's well being.

We all know that the the "oil" are referred to in the bible,  but here is a little trivia fact from "Essential Oils Overview and Refernce Guide" that I found quite interesting and hope you will too.

Ancient Egyptians were among the first civilizations to recognize the therapeutic qualities of oils.  In the early 1800’s, papyrus, dating back to 1500 B.C., was found listing over 800 herbal prescriptions and remedies that included the use of many oils.  They had studied the chemical properties of essential oils, the development and refinement of the distillation process.  When King Tut's tomb was opened in the 1900s it had many jars with essential oil residue.  This story sometimes gets exaggerated but does confirm these oils have been used for millennia. 

Fact Friday: Who is the largest producer of Orange Oil?

 
ORANGE Essential Oil:

Did you know that Brazil is the largest producer of orange oil with the United States in second place?


Also,Chinese first discovered that the rind has the most medicinal value? The white part of the rind contains the highest amount of Vitamin C in the orange! So pare your orange and eat the white part too!

 

Fact Friday: Lavender Oil Increases Beta Waves in the Brain!

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Did you know that researchers at University of Miami found that inhalation of lavender oil increased beta waves in the brain, suggesting heightened relaxation? The benefits of lavender also included reduced depression and improved cognitive performance.

We also have lavender essential oil in our Lavender Mint Essential Oils line.  

Fact Friday: Facts on Orange Essential Oil

 

In a previous blog post I mentioned how relaxing it was when my hairdresser added a few drops of Orange Essential Oil to my shampoo.  With the pending change of the clocks (November 3rd),  a lot of has issues,  so maybe you want to look at ordering your bottle of Orange Essential Oil and have it ready!

What are the Documented Orange Uses and Benefits? Arteriosclerosis, angina (false), depression, cardiac spasm, cancer, complexion (dull and oily), wrinkles, hypertension, digestion (constipation and diarrhea), dyspepsia, insomnia, menopause, palpitation and water retention.

What is the Aromatic Affect on the Mind? Its fresh and citrus aroma is very uplifting to the body and mind

Fact Friday: Peppermint Trivia

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         Peppermint Trivia


Did you know that the genus name for peppermint comes from a Greek myth? The story tells that the nymph, Mentha, who was pursued by Pluto, was crushed to dust by his wife Persephone. Pluto changed her back into a sweet smelling peppermint plant!

Fact Friday: Tea Tree Oil - is it Snake Oil?

Fact Friday:
           Tea Tree Oil - is it Snake Oil?

Did you know that the term Snake oil because Tea Tree could detoxify the site of a snake bite? Yes the Australian aborigines were surrounded with over 100 species of the most venomous snakes in the world.

You can see then, how when the United States was settled, Snake Oil became in popular demand. Unfortunately, many of the salesmen were selling Tea Tree that did not work? And they were named Snake Oil Salesmen!

Sorry to say, but there is still a great deal of this going on today! Please know your source and genus species of the oil you want to purchase!

 

**  Jordan Essentials Tea Tree Oil is High Therapeutic Grade  for more information about our TEA TREE Essential Oils  please email me at CathyJELady@gmail.com