You might want to start here. http://www.aromaweb.com/
and maybe here http://www.essentialoils.to/ Marshall Jef Ackermans wrote: > Hello members. > Is there someone who can tell me where I can find info about essential oils > especially for which purpose certain oils are used for. > Thanks > regards > Jef > > >>> [email protected] 02-10-01 14:04 >>> > List: I found the following report on Quackwatch. If there's anything > substantive mentioned that casts doubt on this report (besides the usual > howls of laughter) I'll let you know. Roger > > Nine-MSN > 19:01 AEST Mon 1 Oct 2001 > > Aromatherapy gets thumbs up for elderly > > Aromatherapy can replace sedatives and psychotropic drugs for some > nursing home residents, a conference was told. > > Lavender baths and sandalwood oil massage have a calming effect, > particularly for people suffering dementia, aged care nurse Maggie > Hopkins said. > > Ms Hopkins, who has studied aromatherapy, said medication consumed by > residents of one Melbourne aged care facility dropped 13 per cent in the > first six months of her program. > > "Behavioural problems have decreased markedly and the amount of noise has > also dropped," Ms Hopkins said. > > "Our major success story has been a man who previously was very > physically and verbally aggressive who has now been taken off his Epilim > (a psychotropic drug) completely." > > The program being implemented at the Towergrange and Bellview home in > suburban Melbourne includes baths, foot spas, vaporisation, massage and > application of oils to clothing and bedding. > > Ms Hopkins told the 14th national conference of Aged and Community > Services Australia in Cairns that stress levels among nursing staff had > decreased dramatically in line with the change in some residents. > > "We've shown that you can replace sedatives with massages and baths, and > I believe aromatherapy can help to replace other drugs as well," she said. > > The man who no longer needed Epilim had turned into "a different person" > after three months of daily lavender baths, opening up to staff and > grieving about the death of his son, instead of yelling and being > aggressive. > > Residents suffering from dementia, who tended to be particularly agitated > and restless at night, had noticeably improved. > > Ms Hopkins said a multi-disciplinary team including doctors, pastoral > carer and consultant clinical psychologist had monitored outcomes of the > program, noting among the residents improved mood and temperament, > increased alertness and positivity, and better night-time sleep. > > The oils used at the home were chosen for their sedative, antiseptic, > antidepressant and antispasmodic properties and included lavender > augustifolia, frankincense, rose geranium, marjoram, mandarin, sage and > sandalwood. > > ©AAP 2001 > © 1997-2001 ninemsn Pty Ltd - All rights reserved > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
