Page 11 - Using Essential Oils For Aromatherapy And Health Enhancement

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2.8. Sage essential oil

(Aetheroleum salviae)

The gum healing essential oil is extracted from the oil rich sage plant’s hairy leaves and
buds, picked between May and July, it contains picrosalvin, rosemary acid and flavonic
glykozides.

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In traditional medicine, sage is used to enhance mouth and gum health. Be sure to create a
mild enough organic oil pulling dilution (up to a single drop of highest quality organic
sage essential oil in 1 to 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil) of a “food-grade” or home made
organic, high quality organic sage essential oil, and be sure to spit it out (do not
swallow it). Better yet, use only the plant for internal use. Sage essential oil can enhance
hair growth, when diluted and massaged on the scalp.
The sage essential oil enhances appetite and helps heal intestinal inflammations in a
topical application dilution. It is also known to help people prevent excess sweating when
suffering from pulmonary diseases or rheumatism, and to help inhibition of excess mucus
excretion during colds.

It helps adolescents through puberty and also helps women who enter menopause.
Women use sage essential oil dilution for genital disinfection.
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Sage is known as an anti-allergic plant, but overly sensitive people can have an
allergic reaction.

2.9. Clove essential oil

(Aetheroleum caryophylli)

The spice is distilled into a spicy essential oil. Pink, unopened flower buds contain
eugenol.

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The clove has a very, very high level of antioxidants. Almost the highest of any plant. In
traditional medicine, clove is most used to treat infections in broken teeth, and also those
which had root canals removed and fillings damaged. It is much better and safer to use
the spice itself for treating teeth and gums than even the mildest dilution of essential oil
for oil pulling, as described in chapter 5.
But it also has many other health enhancing properties, for instance it eliminates acne and
improves blood circulation, making it a perfect ingredient of a massage oil blend, for
instance with light sesame oil, dosage being 1 drop. To treat acne when they already
appear, mix 2 tablespoons of honey with 3 drops of clove essential oil to make a clove oil
face wash (not for eating! only topical application). A study has proven that clove
essential oil has strong anti-inflammatory properties. It is also used as a broad spectrum
antimicrobial. When using clove essential oil for topical application use a self-made
essential oil from organic clove, or a “therapy-grade” essential oil from a trusted source
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(hard to guarantee, as it is not a standard).