Heart and Circulatory
For Hypertension: ginger, lavender, lemon, marjoram, neroli, ylang ylang
For Hypotension: black pepper, lemon, peppermint, rosemary
Vasodilator: chamomile, cypress, geranium, juniper, lavender, lemon, marjoram, rosemary
Vasoconstrictor: chamomile, cypress, frankincense
Varicose veins: cypress, geranium, juniper, lavender, lemon, rosemary
Lymphatic: citrus, fennel, geranium, juniper, lavender, rosemary, sage, tea tree, infused calendula oil
Fat Busters:
- General fat: basil, grapefruit, lavender, lime, orange, rosemary, sage, thyme
- Diuretic fat: cypress, fennel, grapefruit, juniper, lemon
- Cellulite: basil, cypress, cedarwood, fennel, grapefruit, juniper, lemon, patchouli, rosemary, sage, thyme
Digestive
Essential oils in culinary herbs help digestion.
Nausea: basil, ginger, peppermint
Indigestion: fennel, lemon, lemongrass
Acidity/ulcers: chamomile, sandalwood
Decrease appetite: dill, fennel
Increase hydrochloric acid: black pepper, juniper
Irritable bowel: peppermint
Constipation: black pepper, rosemary
Diarrhea: cypress, cinnamon, myrrh
Liver:
- Cirrhosis: chamomiles, frankincense, geranium, lavender, myrrh, neroli, rose. infused calendula oil
- Hepatitis: chamomile, cinnamon, cypress, eucalyptus, oregano, patchouli, tea tree, thyme, infused calendula oil
Respiratory
Decrease congestion: eucalyptus, lavender, rosemary, peppermint
Sinus: eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree
Running nose: cypress
Coughing: anise, cypress
Kills flu type viruses: bergamot, black pepper, eucalyptus, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, thyme
Kills staph, step, pneumonia: eucalyptus, lemon
Nervous
See other sheet of stress reducers
Neuralgia: chamomile, lavender, marjoram, infused St. John’s Wort oil
Reproductive
PMS:
- dysmenorrhea(pain and cramping): chamomile, cypress, geranium, lavender, marjoram, peppermint, sage, thyme
- menorrhagia(heavy flow, clotting):chamomile, geranium, lemon
- depression: clary sage, jasmine, neroli, ylang ylang water retention: carrot, grapefruit, juniper
Amenorrhea(no periods): chamomile, clary sage, cypress, fennel, geranium
For Pregnancy: chamomile, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, tangerine, lavender, rose, ylang ylang
Menopause: bergamot, bois de rose, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, jasmine, rose, thyme
Prostate enlargement: chamomile, lavender, pine, infused calendula oil
Glandular
Adrenal support: clary sage, geranium, lavender, pine, spruce
Urinary
Bladder infection: bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile, fennel, sandalwood, tea tree
Skin
Antibacterial: chamomile, eucalyptus, geranium, juniper, lavender, lemon, myrrh, pine, rosemary, tea tree, thyme. etc.
Antifungal: chamomile, eucalyptus, lavender, myrrh, patchouli, tea tree
Antiviral(warts): garlic, lavender, tea tree, thuja, thyme
Herpes: bergamot, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, tea tree
Insect bites: chamomile, lavender, tea tree
Encourages new skin growth: eucalyptus, lavender, rose, rose geranium, sandalwood, tea tree, infused calendula and St. John’s Wort oils
Immune
Stimulating: bergamot, chamomile, lavender, lemon, myrrh, pine, sandalwood, tea tree, thyme
Musculoskeletal
Analgesic: birch, chamomile, geranium, lavender, marjoram, tea tree
Antiinflammary: chamomile, geranium, lavender
Antispasmodic: chamomile, cypress, lavender, marjoram, peppermint, rosemary, thyme
Rheumatism/Arthritis: birch, cypress, grapefruit, juniper, lavender, lemon, marjoram, peppermint, rosemary, thyme