Essential oils and Digestion

The essential oils of medicinal herbs and spices are of a great help to alleviate digestive problems.

The main thing is to establish the cause of the symptoms and to see if they are due to wrong eating habits or psychologic causes. With many people, the digestive tract is very sensitive when one is confronted with emotional problems this makes it "difficult to digest".

Someone who is not capable of exteriorizing his/her feelings and always "swallows" everything, will end up feeling like they have a brick in their stomach …

In these cases essential oils will serve as an instrument, for giving massages in the abdominal area it doesn't only alleviate the symptoms, but also is a tonic and has relaxing actions which helps to clear the mind.

Essential oils for stomach

When something doesn't go well in the stomach it usually has some psychological cause behind it

The "Four winds oil" eliminates gases and relaxes, and it can be used just as much with children as with adults; for babies it is necessary to reduce the quantity of drops of the essential oils by half that are added to the carrier oil:

- 50 ml of common wormwood oil, 2 drops of Florence fennel, 2 drops of tarragon, 2 drops of coriander, 2 drops of cumin.

@ Apply a soft massage to the abdominal area when is needed.
@ Also for babies with problems with gases in their abdomen

Suggestion: It is very useful to supplement the massage with an infusion of fennel, anisette, coriander and cumin without sugar (sold in pharmacies). It is especially useful for babies with problems with gases.

It eliminates gases and completely relaxes:

- 50 ml of common wormwood oil, 5 drops of clary, 3 drops of tarragon, 5 drops of lavender.

@ Apply as massage on the abdominal area when it is necessary.
@ The essential oils of this mixture can also be used in a bath to relax you. It is necessary to dilute them previously in some honey, cream or milk before adding to the bathwater.

Nerves and stomach aches

Anguish and stress are frequently the causes for general uneasiness and stomach aches. In children it is very frequent that psychologic problems end up showing themselves in the form of stomach aches. Always pay attention to them, even if the doctor says that any apparent cause doesn't exist. Affection is the best medicine, and a soft massage in the abdominal area is the best application.

Quick help

@Put 1 to 2 drops of basil oil in a handkerchief.