Essential Oils:
Mother Nature's Antibiotics
and Disinfectants
by Al Roberts
Director of Starflower Enterprises
In 1985 Dr Jean C. Lapraz, a famed French researcher, reported that he
couldn't find a single bacteria or virus that could live in the
presence of the essential oils of cinnamon or oregano. Pretty common
stuff - cinnamon and oregano - we use them every day in cooking and
baking. Who would think that their essential oils would be
anti-bacterial and anti-viral, killing those germs we generally believe
require chemical antibiotics to overpower.
In research done at Weber State University, therapeutic grade essential
oils were sprayed in an enclosed atmosphere under controlled conditions
to measure their effectiveness against various airborne life-threatening
pathogens. They discovered that spraying essential oils in micro-fine
vapor (within an enclosed atmosphere like a home) effectively
destroyed infectious pathogens, while at the same time boosting one's
immune system. Microscopic photos taken during the tests dramatically
recorded the massive breakdown of pathogenic life forms.
The Weber State study proved conclusively that essential oils are even
more effective and reliable than such antibiotics as Penicillin and
Ampicillin. A virus or bacteria will mutate to defend itself against
vaccines and antibiotics, but no pathogen has ever been known to mutate
when confronted with essential oils.
How exotic are these essential oils that destroy infectious pathogens?
Consider the lowly lemon. Research done in France in the late 1800s
produced the following description. The essence of lemon is second to
none in its antiseptic and bactericidal properties. Vapors of lemon
essence neutralize the meningiococcus in 15 minutes, the typhus bacillus
in less than an hour, pneumococcus in 1-3 hours, staphylococcus aureus
in 2 hours, and hemolytic streptococcus in 3-12 hours. The essence
itself neutralizes typhus bacillus and staphylococcus in 5 minutes and
diptheric bacillus in 20 minutes. Pretty powerful stuff for the
essence of a drink we think of as a mere thirst quencher for a hot
summer's day.
Or - consider thyme, another household regular. The essence of thyme is
an excellent antiseptic, on account of the thymol it contains. The
aqueous solution a 5% kills the typhus bacillus (typhoid fever), and
Shiga's bacillus ( agent of epidemic dysentery) in 2 minutes. It can
kill the colon bacillus in 2-8 minutes, streptococcus and diphoretic
bacillus in 30to 60 minutes. At a strength of 0.1%, the peroxidized
essence of thyme in a diluted solution of soapy water destroys the
mouth's microbial flora within 3 minutes.
In 1960, Dr Bidault used a mixture of Pine, Thyme, Peppermint,
Lavender, Rosemary, Cloves, and Cinnamon as a preventative for
infectious childhood diseases (whooping cough, coryza of nasal catarra,
influenza), and acute or chronic diseases of the respiratory tract in
adults (influenza, tuberculosis, and pneumonia). His clinical
observations proved that the disinfection of the air surrounding the
patient had a therapeutic preventative effect.
Mother Nature has
provided us with a bounty of essences designed to protect us from the
air-borne and surface pathogens that cause most of our common, and some
not so common diseases. At this time, when physicians a warning us not
to use antibiotics as preventatives because the pathogens adapt in time
and no longer die when they encounter the antibiotic, we have at our
finger tips healthy, natural essences that are antibiotic without
causing the pathogens to adapt. Essential oils, properly blended, can
disinfect, and deodorize your home, your work place, and your own body
with no negative side effects.
Here are some suggestions:
Put a few drops of lemon oil, and pine oil in a humidifier or an
atomizer and let it run for a couple of hours a day in your home.
If you are concerned about breathing pathogens while outside your home,
spray an all natural blend of disinfectant essential oils on your
handkerchief, and breath deeply every hour or so.
Obtain and use one of the all natural disinfectant sprays on the market
in your home, at work, etc.
Al Roberts runs Starflower Enterprises along with his wife, the Rev. Sharyn Roberts, Ph.D., a medical intuitive with skills in Reiki, vibrational healing, mind-body spirit integration, herbal remedies, homeopathics, stress release, and many other techniques. Sharyn has created a totally unique system for using essential oils and color energy frequencies to focus on organs and systems in your body bringing their energy up to the optimum level, thereby promoting healing where the oils focus. She has also created four super pain relief oils, one for muscles and tendons, one for arthritis, one for nerve damage, and one for impact injuries. If you are interested, email starflow@shianet.org for a catalog.
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