Medicinal Properties of Herbs & Butters
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Shea Butter - The benefits of shea butter come from its chemical makeup. Shea butter contains: linoleic, palmitic, stearic, and oleic fatty acids, ingredients that balance oils on your skin. vitamins A, E, and F, antioxidant vitamins that promote circulation and healthy skin cell growth. Shea butter also has anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Cocoa Butter - It's an antioxidant powerhouse: Cocoa butter is high in antioxidants, which help fight off free-radical damage to the skin. … Beeswax - locks in moisture and can help keep the skin firm and plump. The anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory properties soothe easily irritated skin. Our beeswax is special because we get it from a local bee keeper who knows and loves all of his hives and many different honeys. MSM, Methylsulfonylmethane, is a popular dietary supplement used to treat a wide array of symptoms and conditions. To relieve joint pain, reduce inflammation and boost immunity. Menthol Crystals - This is widely used to cure muscles aches and pains for people, who are suffering from rheumatism or any other injury. Due to its cooling effect. Camphor Crystals - On the skin it acts as a counter irritant and is therefore used topically to relieve pain and swelling. It causes numbness of sensory nerve endings of skin, thereby reliving pain and inflammation. Cassia Essential Oil (Cinnamon)- Its aroma has long been associated with comfort and calm. Soothe’s the body, warming properties. Eucalyptus Essential Oil - Ease joint pain, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic. Clove Essential Oil - The flavonoids in clove oil have anti-inflammatory agents, these anti-inflammatory properties will help ease the inflammation and also have a cooling effect. Clove oil can be used to reduce as an excellent pain reliever for muscle pain and joints. Rosemary Essential Oil - Pain reliever, reduces anxiety, increases circulation, reduce tissue inflammation that can lead to swelling, pain and stiffness. Eucalyptus Essential Oil - Ease joint pain, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic. Lavender Essential Oil - anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, sedative effects. Black Pepper Essential Oil - can help soothe tightened emotions, promotes healthy circulation. Bergamot Essential Oil - antispasmodic, analgesic (pain-relieving). Turmeric Essential Oil - Anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic and For those who suffer from joint or muscle pain, focus on areas affected by tenderness, stiffness, and swelling. Frankincense Essential Oil - Has anti-inflammatory effects that may help reduce joint inflammation caused by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Peppermint Essential Oil - muscle pain, and headache |
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Black Seed Oil - black cumin seed oil, an ancient ingredient that's been used in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia for centuries. "Black cumin seed oil is a legendary secret of the goddesses like Cleopatra and Nefertiti, who used it as part of their daily beauty regimen," she explains. "It is also known that the pharaoh Tutankhamun was found buried alongside black cumin seed oil almost 3300 years ago,"
"Black seed oil comes from Nigella sativa, which is a small plant with pale purple, blue or white flowers that grows in Western Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe," it has anti-inflammatory benefits, provides strong anti-pathogenic and anti-fungal properties.
Hemp Seed Oil - Hemp seed oil is extracted from seeds of the hemp plant. The extraction occurs through cold-pressing, similar to the way that olives are cold-pressed to make olive oil. The many health benefits of hemp seed oil come from its high content of three polyunsaturated fatty acids: linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, and gamma-linolenic acid. Additionally, its ratio of omega-6 (linoleic acid) to omega-3 (alpha-linolenic acid) fatty acids is 3:1.
Hemp seed oil’s anti-inflammatory properties help to reduce pain. You can apply hemp seed oil directly to the painful area for natural pain relief.
Gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) present in hemp seed oil has been shown to reduce inflammation. Arnica - Arnica is used topically for a wide range of conditions, including bruises, sprains, muscle aches, wound healing, superficial phlebitis, joint pain, inflammation from insect bites, and swelling from broken bones. More recent studies suggest it may also be helpful in the treatment of burns.
Calendula - Calendula Is Anti-InflammatoryAs we just read, calendula has anti-inflammatory properties and can help calm redness and inflammation and ease skin discomfort.
In addition to being soothing for any type of skin, this means that calendula can provide some relief from conditions like eczema or diaper rash. St Johns Wort - used for nerve pain (neuralgia), anxiety, and tension. It may also aid in weakness, stress, irritability, and sleeping issues (insomnia). It's also claimed to ease the pain due to some conditions. These include sciatica, rheumatoid arthritis,
Capsicum - Capsaicin is used to help relieve a certain type of pain known as neuralgia (shooting or burning pain in the nerves). Capsaicin is also used to help relieve minor pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis or muscle sprains and strains.
Holy Basil - Also known as Tulsi is an aromatic plant that grows throughout the Indian continent and Southeast Asia.. Practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine have long used it to treat nerve pain and other things.
Helichrysum - Throughout history, Helichrysum has been used to reduce inflammation within and on the body as well as a remedy for muscular spasms. Similar to most essential oils that show success in treating nerve pain and neuropathy, helichrysum has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, and is famous for being a potent & fast- acting pain reliever. The main compound in this oil is called Nerol, which has neuro-protective effects and reduces the loss of dopamine-producing neurons. Along with offering pain relief, this oil can help regenerate nerves by boosting the strength of the nervous system and studies show it likely has antispasmodic effects as well. This means that the use of this essential oil can help to stop or slow the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses in the body.
Myrrh - Myrrh oil contains plant compounds that may temporarily relieve pain by signaling your brain that you're not in pain. It may also block your body's production of inflammatory chemicals that lead to swelling and pain.
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