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As many of my patients know I am\ncurrently studying to be an Essential Oils Coach. This means that when a\npatient comes in for an acupuncture treatment, I can also prescribe them\nessential oils to use topically, internally or to be diffused in a room. When I\nfirst heard about The Essential Oils Institute, a 12 week essential oils class\ntaught by Dr. Josh Axe, I was intrigued. I always love finding new ways to heal\npeople, especially if its natural and good for you. I was curious, do essential\noils actually work? It seemed odd to me that something I would use as a perfume\nwould actually have medicinal benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I signed up for the class. I was\nsurprised to learn that this was a fully accredited course and was associated\nwith the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. This was huge for me.\nAs someone who made a conscious decision never to prescribe western medicine to\npatients, this was a society purely based on just those beliefs. As I sat down\nfor the class I immediately learned that there was more history to essential\noils than I thought. So, if you’re someone like me who didn\u2019t think there was\nmuch to essential oils, get ready to be amazed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential Oil use dates back to the\nBible. At least 33 specific essential oils and essential oil producing plants\nhave been mentioned in the Bible. These oils are mentioned in the Bible as\nfragrances, ointments, odors and perfumes. Essential oils were use for healing\nthe sick and anointing kings. These specific oils are frankincense, rosemary,\nhyssop, spikenard and myrrh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the next time we see\nessential oils is from the Egyptians. They used essential oils as medicine and\nfor burial rituals. Several different types of oils were used to preserve bodies\nof the royals, and they were buried with the essential oils as well. Many\nEgyptians believed in the afterlife, and what was in your tomb would be with\nyou in the afterlife. In King Tut\u2019s tomb they found over 50 different jars of\nessential oils. The Egyptians also used them for religious reasons. According\nto Dr. Josh Axe book, Essential Oils Ancient Medicine, Dr. Axe explains that\nentire Egyptian Temples were dedicated to the production and blending of oils\nand the recipes were written on the walls in hieroglyphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Ancient China, essential oils were\nalso used as medicine. As someone who has studied Chinese Medicine for several\nyears, this one is the one that made most scents to me..(get it? A little\nessential oil humor to break things up). In Chinese Medicine herbs and spices\nall have different actions and properties. Some herbs are cooling, while others\nare warming. Some herbs invigorate and others sedate. Some herbs have a\ntendency to move things upward while others are more grounding. The Ancient\nChinese used essential oils in this way as well. Chinese Medicine is all about\nbalancing the body, or balancing the Yin\/Yang as they explain it as. The\nChinese figured out the properties of each oil and figured out a way to\nincorporate these oils into healing their patients based on their diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greeks also believed in essential\noils as well as a very plant based medicine system. Hippocrates, although\nreferred to as the \u201cFather of Western Medicine\u201d was very interested in plant\nbased medicine and believed surgery and other options should only be used as a\nlast resort. He documented over 200 different herbs in his lifetime and\nbelieved very much in a more holistic approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us to modern day\nessential oils. Around the 20th century many people stopped using plant based\nmedicine and began using synthetic drugs. This is around the time people\nstopped using essential oils and began believing in essential oils as \u201cfolk\nmedicine.\u201d That’s why I\u2019m here today, to help bring us back to nature and back\nto the medicine that has been healing people for thousands of years. I\u2019m\ngrateful to be taking this class and to be able to not only heal people with\nChinese medicine, but with essential oils as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS. Stay tuned for lots of blog posts\nabout how essential oils can help you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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