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Interesting article...

Quote :

*For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential

oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot -- can

suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to

resveratrol, the chemical linked with the health benefits of red wine.

They also identified that the chemical carvacrol was primarily

responsible for this suppressive activity*

Read the rest here:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113122306.htm

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If this is taken to imply that thyme oil is anti inflammatory, then how come it

can burn the skin and the mucous membranes internally? This is typical of the

kind of article that is seized on by unscrupulous aromatherapy suppliers to

promote their oils.

 

This article gives no information on methods used, volumes used, etc. and

therefore is not worth internet space.

 

Martin Watt

http://www.aromamedical.com

http://www.aromamedical.org

 

ATFE , Liz <liztams wrote:

>

> Interesting article...

> Quote :

> *For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential

> oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot -- can

> suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to

> resveratrol, the chemical linked with the health benefits of red wine.

> They also identified that the chemical carvacrol was primarily

> responsible for this suppressive activity*

> Read the rest here:

> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113122306.htm

>

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Martin, I believe the action of many phenols is dose/concentration-dependent,

with lower amounts being antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and higher amounts

having the opposite effects. Defining where the thresholds are is not simple

though.

 

Robert

 

 

 

ATFE , " Martin " <aromamedical wrote:

>

> If this is taken to imply that thyme oil is anti inflammatory, then how come

it can burn the skin and the mucous membranes internally? This is typical of

the kind of article that is seized on by unscrupulous aromatherapy suppliers to

promote their oils.

>

> This article gives no information on methods used, volumes used, etc. and

therefore is not worth internet space.

>

> Martin Watt

> http://www.aromamedical.com

> http://www.aromamedical.org

>

> ATFE , Liz <liztams@> wrote:

> >

> > Interesting article...

> > Quote :

> > *For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential

> > oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot -- can

> > suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to

> > resveratrol, the chemical linked with the health benefits of red wine.

> > They also identified that the chemical carvacrol was primarily

> > responsible for this suppressive activity*

> > Read the rest here:

> > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113122306.htm

> >

>

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