Quest to find pain killing oils continued -some helpful findings-a bit long

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

Very far back - pre New Year I posted here about trying to find pain

killing oils for my fibromyalgia.

 

I only posted things that did not work....until now.

 

It's taken a long time to find something that works b/c after every

experiment I have a lot of laundry to get rid of the smells but

these are the results.

 

I found that almond oil did not work as a good anti pain base.

 

I found a MUCH better base oil mixture on the following " Jedi

website " . This recipe has base oil mix of St John's Wort, comfrey

and olive oil. I suspect the St John's Wort is the main active

ingredient in this from my (self) experiments.

This blog is totally non commercial - it's just to help people like

myself:

http://jediworkshop.blogspot.com/2006/08/herbal-oil-for-inflammation-

pain.html

The recipe given (I've shortened it look for more details on the

page)

Ingredients:

* comfrey infused oil (see below)

* St. John's Wort infused oil

* lavender essential oil

* clean bottle **

Half-fill the bottle with comfrey infused oil. Fill the bottle

(roughly the same amount) with St. John's Wort infused oil, to

within 1/4 inch below the neck of the bottle. Add lavender essential

oil to 1/8 inch below the neck. Cap, shake well, & label......

 

To use, rub into the area where you are experiencing pain. I have

never had trouble with this oil staining clothing, but I also rub it

in until the skin is only mildly oily... "

 

I do this without the lavendar b/c the lavendar smell gives me a

runny nose and then sticks to the sheets + house so it's not worth

any possible benefit. In any case lavendar oil does not help that

horrible deep pain I get in my muscles. I only found it useful for

burns. (Speaking just for myself here.)

 

The lady on the page says she has used it for her arthritis.

 

The 2nd pain relief help I found was at a local shop run by

aromatherapists. The local shop says the ingredients but deliberatly

does not say *how much* of each oil is in. I don't think they would

tell me even if I asked. Their service was not v. good.

I fully agree with the moderator list rules on not advertising

anything therefore I am not putting the online shop's website. The

blend only helps a bit but I thought it would be interesting for the

more advanced aromatherapists here if I publised their blend.:

" Pine,

Benzoin,

Ginger,

Cypress,

Rosemary,

Juniper Berry,

Oregano,

Blue Chamomile,

Birch "

They say to dilute it " Full body at 3% or locally at 6-9% for severe

pain. " It did not work diluted on my feet. The skin is thicker there

than on my back.) Then I found by accident that a few *undiluted*

drops on the foot work. It has a similar numbing sensation to

Zostrix but with less of the burn feel. Still I'm worrid about using

it undiluted indefinitely on my feet so I use it only occasionally.

 

There was a kind suggestion made here to me about using Black pepper

with a heating pad. It seems to not have worked with a heating pad

for me. I do not understand why.

 

In the meantime I found a brand new patented zostrix pain killing

cream specially made for the feet. That was also of some help.

 

I'ed be interested of course to hear what anyone thinks of trying

black pepper undiluted or if I'm endangering myself by using the

long recipe above undiluted. I do not use it with aspirin so it's

safe in that respect.

Even if there are no comments I hope this helps someone.

Bye for now

Rachel (Chaiya)

[Guest guest]

I think anyone who uses black pepper undiluted is asking for severe

reactions from plain pain to rashes to sensitivity. I think anyone who

SUGGESTS you use black pepper undiluted should be shot!

 

In other words... DON'T DO IT!

 

Oh, heated pad... sounds like a suggestion I made... what I meant was:

Dilute some black peppar (2 to 3 drops in a tablespoon of carrier) rub it

into the area where you want the heat and to make it heat up quicker...

throw the heating pad on top of the area where you just rubbed in the oil.

 

Hope this helps

 

K

 

--

Kathleen Petrides

Bead Hussy

http://www.BeadHussy.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Rachel,

Has your MD tested you for vitamin D deficiency? I know of cases where

the people were diagnosed with fibromyalgia and were found to be

lacking in D and another case B's. When these levels were increased

the pain lessened. Just a personal observation not a treatment plan or

diagnosis. We are all different and it's best to discuss all

treatments with your health practitioner.

Kindly,

Sue

[Guest guest]

Sue that exact thing happened to my niece.  The doctor was treating her for the

fibromyalgia and when the blood work came back they found she was very low on

Vitamin D, it has made a big difference in her pain.

 

Star Moore

SoapbyStar  www.soapbystar.com Supplies by Star www.suppliesbystar.com

 

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cortaderia_1999 <cortaderia_1999

[ATFE2] Re: Quest to find pain killing oils continued -some helpful

findings-a bit long

ATFE2

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Hi Rachel,

 

Has your MD tested you for vitamin D deficiency? I know of cases where

 

the people were diagnosed with fibromyalgia and were found to be

 

lacking in D and another case B's. When these levels were increased

 

the pain lessened. Just a personal observation not a treatment plan or

 

diagnosis. We are all different and it's best to discuss all

 

treatments with your health practitioner.

 

Kindly,

 

Sue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

she was very low on Vitamin D, it has made a big difference in her pain.

Star Moore

 

Hi Star-

I had D deficiency, now level is going up and feeling better each day.

Glad they found your niece's low level and supplementing D is working

for her. " Rickets " is still prevalent today.

Sue

[Guest guest]

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> for her. " Rickets " is still prevalent today.

> Sue

No, I wasn't diagnosed with rickets, just adding that children are

still affected to this day with rickets and adults that were never

diagnosed or treated.

Sue

As I am in chronic pain for numerous reasons, clearing my brain of

stressful thoughts, calm moodscapes music or my favorite scent helps

me too. And the scent can be anything that brings a pleasant thought.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this, it is very interesting. My MIL has polymyalgia, I am just

wondering if ithe

Vitamin D would help her. A doctor over here in New Zealand, Jim Bartley has

written a book

on the importance of Vitamin D. Might buy it.

Thanks again

Jeanine

 

 

ATFE2 , " cortaderia_1999 " <cortaderia_1999 wrote:

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> she was very low on Vitamin D, it has made a big difference in her pain.

> Star Moore

>

> Hi Star-

> I had D deficiency, now level is going up and feeling better each day.

> Glad they found your niece's low level and supplementing D is working

> for her. " Rickets " is still prevalent today.

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

> Vitamin D would help her. A doctor over here in New Zealand, Jim

Bartley has written a book

> on the importance of Vitamin D.

 

Hi,

Maybe her Dr. can test her D levels, so she'll know where it stands.

Sue