Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Dear Everyone, I've just read that " eos are not recommended for use with people with cancer " . Now I realize that one cannot believe most of what one reads on the Internet regarding eos...Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm in the process of continuing my research in this area but I respect the knowledge of this group and just wanted to see if anyone had any relevant experience or knowledge. I can provide more details if needed. Graciously, Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 starblossomshome wrote: >Dear Everyone, > >I've just read that " eos are not recommended for use with people with >cancer " . Now I realize that one cannot believe most of what one reads on the >Internet regarding eos...Does anyone have any experience with this? > >I'm in the process of continuing my research in this area but I respect the >knowledge of this group and just wanted to see if anyone had any relevant >experience or knowledge. > >I can provide more details if needed. > >Graciously, > >Terri > > > Hi Terri, most professionals will agree that using essential oils with potential hormone-like action need to be avoided, although in MHO this would most apply to eventual oral use, not used in a dilution of for instance 2-3 percent in a neutral oil like almond or jojoba. Some will say that essential oils has no hormone-like action at all, but I remember well the following story: a health shop owner told asked me once if the oral use of anise oil could provoke the following: her youngest child was 5 years old and was breast feeded. She remembered that she had a problem with one side and was obliged to present only one side to the child. Since a while she was producing milk again...only on the side that was working when she fed her child. She loved the taste of anise oil a lot and used it every day since some months (1 or two drops a day)... The hormone-like action of the anise oil was evident. I have to add that it was not me who advised her to use anise oil that way... Following are some oils with (supposed) hormone-like effects: feminine: ------------ pimpinella anisum oil foeniculum vulgare oil ravensara anisata oil artemisia dracunculus oil illicium verum oil salvia officinalis oil(s) salvia sclarea oil humulus lupus oil tanacetum anuum oil cupressus sempervirens oil vitex agnus castus masuline: --------- abies alba Miller oil abies grandis Lindley oil picea mariana oil pinus strobus oil pinus sylvestris oil pseudotsuga Menziesii oil fokienia Hodginsii Before somebody of you start searching some stones to hit me: I'm just reporting some information that I have found, knowing that not oils have the same strenght. I'm not advising anything at all here. I have witnessed some facts myself during my 20 years of aromatherapy work, as the following: a young Belgian dentist once bounced in my former health shop in Belgium with a very angry expression on his face... (I knew him as a essential oils " fanatic " , who always tried to by the most expensive oils from me at the lowest price. He was quit stubborn in his approach of essential oils use and rarely listened to my opinion.He also mixed esoteric uses with science, something I personally dislike a lot. Back to the story: he asked me angrily: " Why did you not warned me about the use of Fokienia Hodginsii oil? " Then he told me his story: he had read in a book that this oil would have a aphrodisiac effect on males... He used it orally in a quit massive way... until he had his yearly medical control and the doctors told him they found a abnormal high level of hormones in his blood, as if he was suffering of an acute leukemia. They immediately started some very painful tests, found nothing and finally asked him: " do you take something that we do not know? " I never thought that this very intelligent young man would do this and even did not dare to ask him from man to man how efficient the oil worked for him :-( Back to your question: essential oils can be highly efficient with pains and are also widely used in palliative care centers I know in Belgium, having fewer side effects as many other products. just some thoughts, Michel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Thanks for your replies... The bit I read had to do with the interaction between the chemo and the oils. I was hoping to offer pain relief (physically and emotionally) as well as fighting off germs since the immune system is compromised by the effect of the chemo anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 At 04:47 PM 3/9/2005, you wrote: >I've just read that " eos are not recommended for use with people with >cancer " . Now I realize that one cannot believe most of what one reads >on the >Internet regarding eos...Does anyone have any experience with this? there is a magazine printing documented aromatherapy research...the last issue dealt with palliative care, the prior issue with, I think, hospice care (both are at the office so I am being VERY vague rather than quote wrongly)... there were several published articles about the use of eo's with cancer patients...for pain relief, etc. I remember one that used neroli and melissa, one drop of each on a tissue, for inhalation, for pain relief. the mags and the notes I took are all at work so I can't go any further. as usual... be a bit skeptical about what you read. Celebrating 10 years online. Supplying pure Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.