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Gum Infection damages teeth and causes pain, but herbal oils can help. Relieve the pain from gum disease with help from an acupuncture physician and registered herbalist in this free video.
Aromatic herbal roots such as rosemary and chamomile have special oils which you can use in treatments. Apply these root-based oils to maximum effect using guidance from a licensed physician and herbalist in this free video.
Herbal oils are the essences of the herbs transferred to oil. This can be done through expression, steam distillation or solvent extraction through a cold press process. Depending on the herbs used, the resulting herbal oils can be used for aromatherapy, massage or medicinal purposes--both topical and through ingestion. Some of these herbal oils are also used in cooking to add flavor to food. These natural oils can also be used to develop a mood or ambiance to a room and enhance the senses.
Aromatherapy, the therapeutic use of essential oils from plants, is often thought of as folk medicine. However, a medical study published in the 1998 Archives of Dermatology revealed the surprising conclusion that some aromatherapy is based very firmly in science. According to the study, nightly scalp massages with the following essential oils improved hair growth on 44 percent of patients. It's not magic, but it's scientific enough to try.
When it comes to irritated, itchy skin, one of the newest essential oils on the market that is being touted by proponents of alternative health therapies is emu oil. This oil is a byproduct made from the fat of the emu, a bird native to Australia. Proponents of the oil say that it can help to cure everything from psoriasis to rosacea. Some enthusiasts even say that it can help with internal sores caused by Crohn's disease.
