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Friday, September 24, 2010

Peppermint Essential Oil

I have read so many things on Peppermint Essential Oil and so I tried it about a month ago and I love it. When I have a headache I rub a few drops on my forehead, temples and the back of my neck. I use it neat (undiluted) but you can add it to a carrier oil if you find it too strong. When my husband knows I have a headache he puts the oil our air purifier and it makes the whole room smell like peppermint. Here are a few other things to use Peppermint Essential Oil for: injury inflammation, poison ivy, poison oak, aphids, animal ticks, house paint fumes, house rats, cockroaches, ants, arthritis, cold congestion, stomach issues, fever, heartburn, hiccups, indigestion, nausea, skin itching, sore feet, travel sickness, appetite reducer, bad breath, concentration, energy boost, pain reliever and to flavor food. If you would like the instructions on how to use Peppermint Essential Oil for these things please place your question as a comment below and I will answer it. As you could see this post would be really long if I gave the ways to use the oil for all of the things I listed above. If you are looking to purchase Peppermint Essential Oil you can go to Peppermint essential oil to find the place where I purchase my essential oils online or you can go to your local health store or herb shop to buy them. When buying essential oils make sure they are 100% Pure. If you just buy the scent like used in making candles and perfumes you are not getting the medicinal properties that you need. Like I said before if you have any questions please place them in the comments below; if I don't know the answer I will research and find it.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

*Updated* How did you sleep last night?

Did you have a hard time falling asleep last night or did you wake up during the night and couldn't fall back to sleep? My husband has a hard time some nights going to sleep and staying asleep. I was unsure what to do to help him sleep well until I was talking to a friend about about one of my boys having "night terrors" and what to do to stop them. He would wake up in the night and would cry uncontrollably and he would not even know who we were. My friend recommended Lavender essential oil . She told me to put a few drops on his pillow every night before he went to sleep. I put it on his pillow and he has only had one "night terror" since I started it and that night was when I had forgotten to put it on. I thought that if Lavender was good for helping to induce a deep and restful sleep that maybe I should give it to my husband to try. He was very leery about if it would work; but after a few nights of trying it he loved it and has used it every night since. Lavender Oil is very reasonably priced. It averages about $10 for a half ounce bottle. That bottle will last a long time! We have been using it for months and our bottle is not even half gone. Lavender oils is good for many things including anxiety, high blood pressure, burns and many other things! You can read more about it by clicking on Lavender essential oil
If you have any questions or comments be sure to place them below!

Here is a quick update:
I was reading today that lavender essential oil is good for acne!!! Put a drop on a cotton swab and apply it to the individual blemishes as needed.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

I am still learning.....

I have a lot to learn about herbs and what they can do. I have had such a wonderful time reading and trying new things! I have read a few books and have done a ton of research online. I have purchased some herbs to try things with and I am growing a few myself.

You may wonder why I chose to call this blog "Eden's Herbs"....the reason I chose this name is because I am curious about the herbs that our sister Eve might have learned to use in the Garden of Eden. She did not have "modern" medicine, a medical doctor or a Walgreen's on the corner; she must have had to make her own medicines.

As I write this I am drinking an herbal tea called the Blues Brew; it is for when you are feeling emotionally down. After I have a baby I tend to have problems with feeling depressed, I didn't want to be drugged by some doctor and have to pop a pill everyday so that "Mama could feel like herself again"; so I went to one of my friends that I knew I could trust to give me good advice. She told me about using essential oils to help with postpartum depression. After doing some online research I found a couple of bulk herb stores that sold the oils as well. Afterall essential oils are the oils that are removed from the plants(herbs) so I thought I would give them both a try. I purchased an oil and some herbs; after about a week I could tell a huge difference in myself. I had more energy and I felt like I was in a better "mood". That is when I decided to try a few other things. I won't talk about all of them now...otherwise I won't have anything to write about in my other posts! :)

I hope you enjoy reading about my journey and please feel free to place comments or question below.

If you are interested in looking around at some herbs you can check out the website to the right or go to http://www.morethanalive.com/?a_aid=c7ec173f .

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