Everyone has heard of Ayurvedic medicine, and if they haven’t they are missing some pertinent information when it comes to healing the body as well as the mind. In India Ayurvedic medicine is considered the great, great grandfather of all natural medical knowledge because the chemical compounds used to treat a plethora of illnesses and dis-ease are rooted in the foundation of Ayurvedic thought.
India has been practicing natural healing for thousands of years and their concepts about prolonging life have been dissected, studied, and copied through the years because they are part of the vital power and innate wisdom that flows through all of us. Healing is not a result of any one belief; it is the result of believing that the body can heal itself when the chakras are balance and positive energy is flowing in and out of the body.
Lemongrass oil contains chemical compounds that can boost the immune system and balance hormonal secretion since those same compounds are found naturally in the body. When the dried leaves of Cymbopogon citratus are extracted using steam distillation, the result is this sweet smelling dark yellow or amber oil with the viscosity of water.
The main chemicals in this essential oil are myrcene, traces of limonene, geranyl acetate, nerol, citronellal, geraniol, citral and neral. Therapeutically, lemongrass oil has anti-infectious properties as well as analgesic, antimicrobial, fungicidal, anti-depressant antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal, deodorant, carminative, diuretic, insecticidal, and febrifuge properties.
Lemongrass has the ability to relieve symptoms like jetlag, nervous exhaustion, as well as stress related conditions, but the oil also helps with respiratory infections, as well as infectious diseases. Laryngitis, fever, muscle aches, poor circulation, indigestion, and gastro-enteritis are treated with lemongrass oil. It’s great for clearing up oily skin and it works on athlete’s foot, and it can alleviate excessive perspiration.
When the oil is used as a vapor it revitalizes the mind and increase cellular energy, which means it’s perfect for fatigue and that mid-afternoon lethargic feeling. A diluted bath or a massage can help get rid of infections; sooth exerted ligaments, and relax the nervous system. When lemongrass oil is blended with other essential oils such as lavender, basil, cedarwood, jasmine, geranium, and tea tree oil in aromatherapy, the health results are personified for some people, but not all people react the same way due to hormone secretion and mental beliefs about healing.
Lemongrass essential oil for aromatherapy comes from the citratus variety not the flexuosus variety. Flexuosus is used in the perfume industry because it contain less mycrene than citratus so a little research is important in order to ensure the lemongrass oil has all the chemical compounds that interact with the immune system as well as different hormones in the body.
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