Complementing Cancer Care with Essential Oils
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Complementing Cancer Care with Essential Oils
What Are Essential Oils?
Aromatic volatile liquids
• Life essence of the plant
Chemical Constituents determine purity and therapeutic value
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Where do Essential Oils come from?
• Shrubs
• Flowers
• Trees
• Roots
• Bushes
• Seeds
• Rind
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• Essential Oils • Fatty Oils
Complementing Cancer Care with Essential Oils
– Highly concentrated
– Unique chemical compounds
– Produced from flowers, trees, bushes, roots
– Do not go rancid– Do not clog pores– Evaporate – Antimicrobial
benefits
• (vegetables oils, jojoba, almond, coconut, apricot, grape seed, olive)– Produced by
pressing seeds and nuts
– Greasy, clog pores– Become oxidized– Can go rancid– Leave grease
spots– Known as carrier
oils
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How do Essential Oils Work?
• promote the body’s healing
• synergy
• olfactory sense
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Ways to Obtain Essential Oils• Cold expression – squeezing the plant material
under pressure; usually from the rind of citrus fruits
LemonOrangeLimeGrapefruitBergamot
Steam Distillation
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Using Essential Oils
1. Inhale/Diffuse – very quick reaction
2. Skin application – dilute or neat
3. Ingestion – seek qualified professional
Genuine Quality
Natural/Food Quality
Perfume
Synthetic
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Pure & Unadulterated• Safe for internal use
Natural Oils • Can still have chemicals
Synthetic plus Natural• Contains chemicals & solvents
100% Synthetic or Nature-identical oils • Goes into hair & skin
products
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Quality
Therapeutic vs Perfume Fragrance
a. know your source
b. know company standards
c. know plant and environment
d. know extraction process
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Never Confuse Therapeutic Quality
with Recreational Fragrance
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Frequencies
Human body has a healthy vibratory rate (electrical frequency) of 62 – 68 megahertz. This is called a state of health
Essential oils have electrical frequencies between 52 and 320 megahertz
Applying oils to the body will help to raise or lower the frequency of the body
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Cancer Cell
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Frankincense oil-treatedcancer cells
Untreated cancer cells
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Abies balsamea essential oil B. carteri & B. sacra essential
oil Lavandula angustifolia essential
oil Santalum album essential oil Tsuga canadensis essential oil
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Boswellia carteri essential oil activates genes that suppress cancer cell growth
Cancer cells
B. carteritreated
cancer cells
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Essential Oils
Mixtures of moleculesVibrational frequency – clinical
research shows essential oils have the highest frequency of any natural substance
Promote healingNot an exact science
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Frankincense (Boswellia Carteri)
Key constituents: a-Pinene
Main effects: supports the immune system, may stimulate the limbic system, tested for anti-tumoral action
Safety data: non-toxic, non-irritating
Uses: Inhale, Diffuse, Application, Dietary Supplement
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Orange (Citrus sinensis)
Key constituents: Limonene
Main effects: relaxant, stimulates circulatory system, studied for antitumoral effects.
Safety data: non-toxic, non-irritant. Phototoxic oil and caution with skin application.
Uses: Inhale, Diffuse, Blend or Dilute for application, Dietary supplement
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Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Key Constituents: a-pinene, cineole
Main Effects: stimulating, promotes digestion, enhances mental clarity
Safety: non-toxic, non-irritating. Frequently adulterated –know company
Uses: Inhale, Diffuse, Food Additive, Application
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Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)
Key constituents: Menthol
Main effects: stimulating, strengthening
Safety data: non-toxic, avoid contact with face, mucosa, and eyes
Uses: Inhale, Diffuse, Apply With carrier oil, Dietarysupplement
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Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)Key constituents: Linalyl acetate,
linalol, Perillyl alcohol
Main effects: balancing, relieves tension, relieves discomfort, relaxing
Safety data: non-toxic, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing
Uses: Inhale, Diffuse, Application,Dietary supplement
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Carrier Oils – “to carry”
◦ Jojoba – wax, closest preparation
to our skin oil, long shelf life◦ Coconut – good for skin conditions◦ Grapeseed – short shelf life◦ Sesame seed – decrease inflammation◦ Sweet almond – relieve itching, long shelf
life
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Safety1. Never dilute in water
2. Never let essential oil come in contact with mucous membranes or sensitive skin. - skin test - use soles of feet
3. Caution with people who have allergies or breathing difficulties
4. Caution with children and in pregnant women
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Safety
5. Some oils are light sensitizing, avoid sun exposure
6. Caution oils rich in phenols
7. Seek qualified health professional if using essential oils internally
8. Always have vegetable oil available
9. Check for standards
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Essential Oils to Avoid in Cancer Care:
Aniseed (Pimpinella anisum)
Star anise (Illicium verum)
Bitter Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. amara)
Sweet Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce)
Myrtle (Myrtus communis)
Clary sage (Salvia sclarea)(Buckle, 2014)
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