Our first guest blogger is Porche Berry
I'll let her introduce herself with a few words from Porche:
I’m a 27yr old WAHM raising the most magical boy! I have been blessed beyond measure to find my passion in good health and good food. You just might see a recipe or two from me later.
I first started learning about natural health methods as a child because my mother put
I first started learning about natural health methods as a child because my mother put
strong focus on it after my younger sister was diagnosed with Autism.
My knowledge and passion continue to grow on a daily basis.
I am developing Material Safety Data Sheets for the essential oils I already know, and later will continue to expand the number of oils.
I recommend lavender automatically when someone asks where to begin with
essential oils. There are so many uses and so few cautions that it is difficult to have an
accident with it.
And it smells so good!
The history of how a herbalist discovered the healing properties of lavender is almost
comical to me.
A French chemist by the name of Rene Maurice Gattefosse,
burned his arm while working and a bowl of lavender oil was the closest liquid.
He submerged his arm in it & immediately felt relief.
Gattefosse also noticed how quickly his arm healed without scarring.
However, the Romans knew long ago how effective a healing agent lavender was. At times a pound of the flowers could cost 100 denarii. That was the equivalent of
1 months salary for the average farm worker.
Lavender is also mentioned in the Bible in Solomon’s poem. “Nard and Saffron, Calamus and Cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with Myrrh and Aloes, and all the finest spices.”
'Nard' being the old name for the plant.
I am creating quick reference sheets for essential oils as I go. Here is a pdf of the Material Safety Data Sheet I’ve created for lavender.
Here is some good further reading and my referenced sources:
University of Maryland Lavender http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/lavender Wikipedia Lavandula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavandula
History of lavender http://www.scoliosisdoc.com/2012/06/the-history-of-lavender-essential-oil/
The blog is very informative. Thank you...!! The lavender essential oil serves numerous health benefits which help in curing, high blood pressure, relieves insomnia and muscular spasms, etc. Last week, a close friend of mine, suggested me to visit a website, named as, camdengrey.com, that provides the service of lavender essential oils, soap making supplies etc.
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