Essential Oils Are a Great “Rescue Team” for Aching Backs
May 8th, 2009 by lindasmith
It’s springtime and many people are out digging up their gardens and planting flowers–bending, shoveling and basically just over-doing it. We forget that each year our bodies grow a little older and a little stiffer. Essential Oils are a great rescue team when our backs, hips and legs start aching from the strains of lifting, kneeling, pushing and pulling. Here are some great “rescue” remedies.
Rescue Remedies for Strained Muscles
Nutmeg, marjoram, black pepper, basil, spruce, Roman chamomile, wintergreen, rosemary, and peppermint. I recommend topically diluting your chosen oil(s) 50-50 and massaging 4-6 drops into sore muscles three times a day. Palo Santo is also a great essential oil choice. It is high in limonene which makes this oil an excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic oil. Other anti-inflammatory oils include elemi, lavender, German chamomile, Idaho balsam fir, and cypress in addition to the oils already listed.
For Sciatica
You can use helichrysum, peppermint, nutmeg, thyme, spruce, wintergreen, basil, rosemary, clove, tarragon. Some great blends include Aroma Siez, PanAway, Relieve It, Aroman Life. Again topically dilute your oils 50-50 and use 6-10 drops on location twice a day or as needed. Also Raindrop Technique is great for Sciatica.
PS: For more information on how to use essential oils properly for your holistic health, I suggest you investigate our Aromatherapy courses that are taught throughout the United States. go to http://www.ISHAhealing.com for a schedule of courses near you.
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