Inflammation and Arthritis
... The plant kingdom is abundant in species that act as anti-inflammatories to animal tissue. If the premise is accepted that through an ecological integration most of the biological needs of humanity an...

Aromatherapy for the Musculoskeletal System
... Bones and muscles give form to the body and permit physical movement. Unless damaged by injury, the health of this system depends on the overall health of the body. With degenerative conditions such a...

Intestinal Dysbiosis and the Causes of Disease
... ABSTRACT: With the advent of biochemical and microbial stool analysis panels, an increasing number of physicians are seeking a clearer understanding of the relationship between the ecology of the dige...

Aromatherapy for Miscellaneous Complaints
... Cuts and Scrapes A spray of diluted essential oils makes an excellent antiseptic. The germ-killing abilities of essential oils high in terpenes, such as tea tree, lavender, eucalyptus and lemon, incre...

Heartsease
... Viola tricolor Violaceae Names: Wild Pansy. Habitat: A common British wild and garden plant. Part Used: Herb. Constituents: Flavonoids, including violanthin, rutin, violaquercitrin. Methylsalicylate M...

Aromatherapy for the Heart and Circulation
... The circulatory system transports blood throughout the body. It includes the heart and the blood vessels, as well as the lymphatic system, which supplies nutrients and moves cellular fluid through the...

Aromatherapy for Problems of the Ears and Eyes
... Antiseptic essential oils such as lavender and tea tree can be diluted in olive oil and rubbed around the outside of-never in-the ear and over the lymph nodes on the side of the neck. If the ear probl...

Gout
... A recurrent acute arthritis of peripheral joints which results from depositions, in and about the joints and tendons, of crystals of monosodium urate from supersaturated hyperuricemic body fluids; the...

Sinusitis
... An inflammatory process in the paranasal sinuses due to viral, bacterial, and fungal infections or allergic reactions. The sinuses are bony cavities behind, above and at each side of the nose and open...

Tonsillitis
... Acute inflammation of the palatine tonsils, usually due to streptococcal or, less commonly, viral infection. Tonsillitis may be either an acute or chronic inflammation of the tonsils, located near the...