Numerous research studies show that essential oils rich in 1,8-cineole, terpenoids, and citrals can be very effective against coronavirus and pinine for common flu viruses.
Prevention is the best approach when dealing with airborne infections. Along with hand washing, face masks, and social distancing, essential oils can be your powerful allies in the battle against viruses.
How it Works
To simplify the explanation: essential oils destroy the virus by exploding the envelope that encloses it to help your immune system kill the virus.
How to Use
Prevention
The best (and safest) way to use essential oils is diffusion. You can use an ionic diffuser or nebulizer to “spray” molecules of the essential oil into the air you breathe. Buy a diffuser/nebulizer appropriate to your room size.
During the epidemic, put up to 20 drops of essential oil to 1 cup of water or follow the manufacturer’s instructions. By diffusing essential oils in the room where you gather with your family in the evening for a few hours, essential oils will help kill most of the virus if one of you brought a “gift,” preventing the spread and disease.
Someone is Sick
- Keep diffusing essential oils in your home.
- Have an additional diffuser/nebulizer (running 24/7) for the sick person’s bedroom.
- A sick person will also benefit from steam-inhalation.
- For steam-inhalation, put two drops of essential oil into a cup of just-boiled water and make a sick person inhale the steam for 10 minutes (under the towel) every 2 hours. You have to make a fresh batch each time.
Oils
- Ravintsara Oil – Cinnamomum camphora 1,8 cineole
- Laurel Leaf – Laurus nobilis (Some people may experience mucous membrane irritation. Should not be used for children under five-years-old, use with caution for children under 10. Avoid skin application. Should not be diffused in the room for more than 60 minutes)
- Cinnamon Bark – Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Not to be used during pregnancy or if nursing or with children under five. Some people may experience eye irritation. For steam inhalation, use an inhalation cone instead of going under the towel to protect the eyes. Avoid skin application. Should not be diffused in the room for more than 60 minutes)
- Clove Bud – Eugenia caryophyllata (May cause skin and mucous membrane irritation. Avoid using clove with children younger than 10 years old. Avoid skin application. Should not be diffused in the room for more than 60 minutes)
- Juniper Berry – Juniperus communis
- Cypress – Cupressus sempervirens
- Larch Tamarack – Larix laricina
- Scotch Pine – Pinus Sylvestris
- Norway Pine – Pinus resinosa
- Siberian Fir – Abies sibirica
- Lemongrass – Cymbopogon citratus (May irritate mucus membranes)
- May Chang – Litsea cubeba (Not be used with people who have Glaucoma. Not to be used with children under five-years-old)
Harmony Life
For more information on aromatherapy treatment and the use of essential oils, contact Harmony Life at 919-469-1505. Want to learn about aromatherapy so you can do it yourself? Check out our aromatherapy classes.
For Light Reading
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Authors: AMin Zhuang, Hong Jiang, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Xiaoguang Li, Peng Xiao, Takashi Tanaka, Hong Ling, Baofeng Yang, Hiroki Saitoh, Lianfeng Zhang, Chuan Qin, Kazuo Sugamura, Toshio Hattori
Publication: Science Direct 2009, Vol. 82, Issue 1, p. 73-81
“Specific Plant Terpenoids and Lignoids Possess Potent Antiviral Activities against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus”
Authors: Chih-Chun Wen, Yueh-Hsiung Kuo, Jia-Tsrong Jan, Po-Huang Liang, Sheng-Yang Wang, Hong-Gi Liu, Ching-Kuo Lee, Shang-Tzen Chang, Chih-Jung Kuo, Shoei-Sheng Lee, Chia-Chung Hou, Pei-Wen Hsiao, Shih-Chang Chien, Lie-Fen Shyur, and Ning-Sun Yang
Publication: Journal of Medical Chemistry 2007, 50, 4087-4095
“Screening for Antiviral Activities of Isolated Compounds from Essential Oils”
Authors: Akram Astani, Jurgen Reichling, Paul Schnitzler
Publication: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14 Feb 2011
Herbal Medicine: Development and Validation of Plant-derived Medicines for Human Health
Authors: edited by Giacinto Bagetta, Marco Cosentino, Marie Tiziana Corasaniti, Shinobu Sakurada
Book Publication: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
“Phytochemical Analysis and in vitro Antiviral Activities of the Essential Oils of Seven Lebanon Species”
Authors: Monica R. Loizzo, Antoine M. Saab, Rosa Tundisa, Giancarlo A. Stattia, Francesco Menichinia, Ilaria Lamprontic, Roberto Gambarid, Jindrich Cinatle, Hans Wilhelm Doerre
Publication: Chemistry & Biodiversity, Vol 5, Issue 3, 20 Mar 2008
“Essential Oils of Aromatic Plants with Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Cytotoxic Properties – an Overview”
Authors: Jurgen Reichling, Paul Schnitzler, Ulrike Suschke, Reinhard Saller
Publication: Forsch Komplementmed, Apr 2009, PMID 19420953
“Biological Properties of Thuja Orientalis Linn”
Authors: Priya Srivastava, P. Kumar, D. K. Singh, V. K. Singh
Publication: Advances of Life Sciences, 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2, p. 17-20
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