Avoid the Flu Using Essential Oils
Everywhere you look you find people worried about getting the flu. This year’s flu season, which began in October, has hit hard and caused concern. The unease may be warranted, […]
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Breathing in the Scent of Pine
Here in the Rocky Mountains we are seeing gorgeous vistas of snow-covered ground highlighted by evergreen trees. The conifers of pine and spruce are bountiful in this region and are […]
What the heck is copaiba balsam?
Recently I was asked if I carried Copaiba Balsam. Although I had heard of the oil, I was quite unfamiliar with it so it wasn’t a product I stocked. That’s […]
Douglas Fir for What Ails You In Winter
A lessen-known conifer is Pseudotsuga menziesii, or Douglas Fir. It isn’t a true fir, instead being a member of the pine family, but it is a common Christmas tree variety. […]
A Sweet Ethereal Oil
Myrrh is a famous plant substance with roots in biblical times, but it has a not-so-famous cousin called Opopanax. Opopanax (Commiphora guidottii), or sweet myrrh, is probably the variety mentioned […]
Fragrant Fragonia
Australia gives us many well-known essential oils, such as Eucalyptus and Tea Tree, but also the lesser-known Fragonia™. This relatively new oil is related to the other two, but has […]
Love Your Lungs with Hyssop
Lately I’ve been hearing so much about people suffering from respiratory ailments, whether due to allergies or illness. It’s apparently a tough time of year for the lungs. If you […]
Sage for Lungs and Memory
Two things come to mind when I think of the herb sage – ceremonial smudge sticks and Thanksgiving stuffing. Sage (Salvia officinalis) essential oil is another story. You don’t hear […]
Do you know elemi?
Elemi (Canarium luzonicum) essential oil is not very common in modern times although it was a medicine in popular use hundreds of years ago. “J J Wecker, an early seventeenth-century […]
The Many Sides of Spruce
As I gaze at the snow outside my window, I can imagine Spring buds emerging from the Earth. It may be a while before that occurs, so in the […]
