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by Ehren Shelton
Lavender is by far one of the most versatile essential oils and has enjoyed a long tradition of being used as a holistic remedy.
There are a variet...
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by Ehren Shelton
Bergamot, a small green or yellow citrus fruit, is named after the Italian city of Bergamot in Lombardy where its oil was first sold. It’s also a m...
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by Ehren Shelton
Frankincense is an aromatic resin extracted from trees in the Boswellia genus.
Aside from being famously mentioned in the Bible as a gift from the ...
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by Ehren Shelton
Eucalyptus is a difficult oil to classify, as there are over 700 different species! Of those 700, at least 500 produce an essential oil, and these ...
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by Ehren Shelton
Various Mint species have been grown since ancient times in China and Japan. Evidence of a type of peppermint has been found in Egyptian tombs dati...
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by Ehren Shelton
Wintergreen historically has been used for joint and muscular problems, and is listed by the British Herbal Pharmacopeia as useful for rheumatoid a...
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by Ehren Shelton
Birch – Like wintergreen, sweet birch is made up of almost entirely methyl salicylate. And, like wintergreen, it’s useful for joint pain.
Birch tre...
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by Ehren Shelton
A plant that is native to the Mediterranean, Egypt, and North Africa, marjoram is a cousin of oregano, but has a sweeter and softer aroma.
Traditio...
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by Ehren Shelton
Many species of cedarwood exist and have been used since antiquity:
Atlas cedarwood oil from the Lebanon cedar was possibly the first to be extrac...
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by Ehren Shelton
Lemongrass – Lemongrass is native to Asia with the bulk of it being grown in India, where it has been traditionally used in medicine for infectious...
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