Essential Oils For Fibromyalgia
In this article, we will explore the use of essential oils as a treatment of fibromyalgia symtptoms. These various oils have been known to relieve spasms and pain and can actually can decrease discomfort caused from fibro. This is a holistic therapy used for caring for the mind and body with pleasant smelling botanical oils, such as rose, sandalwood, lemon, lavender, sweet orange and peppermint. The source for the extraction of the oils can be plants, flowers, trees, fruits, bark, grasses, peels, roots, resins, seeds and rhizones. In many cultures around the world for many centuries, plants, and plant parts, have been used in healing, applied in folk medicine and incorporated into spiritual practices.
Essential oils can be used at home in a nice bath, used in a massage, as body oils, as well as simple diffusion (releasing in the air) or inhalation. A gentle, noninvasive massage with essential oils providing relaxation, peace and comfort can offer great relief for the symptoms of this increasingly common complaint. Mix some of the oils listed below with a warm Epsom Salt bath and relieve your aches and pains and relax your body. Essential oils can not only be used to treat the physical symptoms of Fibromyalgia, but they can also be used to treat emotional issues behind the mind and body connection to Fibromyalgia.
Each of the plants, or plant parts, have therapeutic, psychological, and physiological properties that improve and prevent illness.
There are about 150 different essential oils, each with many different properties ranging from antivirals to pain reduction to mentally stimulating. The properties vary from oil to oil and each oil can treat a variety of problems or symptoms.
The essential oils most useful in treating the symptoms of FM are:
For pain relief:
- Spike lavender
- Sweet marjoram
- Lavender
- Petitgrain
- Roman and German chamomile
- Clary sage
- Lemongrass
- Helichrysum
- Peppermint
- Ginger and black pepper
- Spike lavender with peppermint and helichrysum creates an anti-inflammatory synergy.
For stress/anxiety relief:
- Rose otto,
- Frankincense
- Clary sage
- Sweet orange
- Bergamot
- Grapefruit
- Ylang ylang
- Sandalwood
- Neroli
- Sweet marjoram
- Petitgrain
- Mandarin
- Lavender
- Rose geranium
- Tangerine
- Jasmine
For peaceful sleep:
- Lavender
- Neroli
- Jasmine
- Marjoram
- Roman chamomile.
For a feeling of harmony and safety:
- Frankincense
- Lavender
- Rose
- Mandarin
- Neroli
- Helichrysum.
For headaches:
- Lavender
- Peppermint
- Marjoram
- Roman chamomile.
For increased circulation:
- Rosemary
- Ginger
- Black pepper
- Peppermint
- Lemongrass
- Rose geranium
Oil Mixes:
It is best to create mixes and oil blends that are specific to your specific needs. A useful overall blend might be: 4 drops of lavender, 1 drop of frankincense, 4 drops of sweet orange, and 1 drop of neroli.
When mixing, combining or treating with essentials oils, you will want to look at all the properties and uses to ensure that they are compatible in their therapeutic benefits, as well as clearly understanding their safe mode of application.
A consultation with a qualified aromatherapy practitioner is recommended to ensure proper application and selection of the essential oil or oils that would be most beneficial for you.
What about you? What oils have you found to help your symtoms?
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Sources: http://www.massagetoday.com/mpacms/mt/article.php?id=13377,http://www.cure-fibromyalgia.com/id10.html,http://www.biosourcenaturals.com/essential-oils-for-fibromyalgia.htm#sthash.PsrucWcY.dpuf,
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I am a Father of 2 wonderful boys and husband to my beautiful wife. My wife was Assessed with fibromyalgia and has been in a lot of pain. I started this blog as place to share my research on fibro diets and treatments. We have decided not to claim this condition and try to beat it naturally. The site is for me and my family just as much as it is for you. I hope these articles help in some small way!
It’s interesting that your fibro oils listed, several are ones I gravitated towards as scents I wear or use after showering or even sometimes at night when I can’t sleep due to pain…love the list thank you
Hey Vicki, happy to provide the list. Sounds like you already where using some of them. Have they helped at all? Did they actually help sleep or pain or anything for you? Thanks for sharing
Ryan I find that the phase I diet from http://www.knowthecause.com works really well for fibromyalgia. So much, I do not have the pain and am not accepting the dx anymore. Oils and diet keep me well! Hope that helps for your wife. God Bless!
Hey Sharon, thanks for the info. I will look into it
I mix about a tsp of fractionated coconut oil with 3 drops each of lavender and peppermint and massage into the area that’s hurting. That usually takes the pain away, relaxes me and helps me sleep.
Great info.
I mix peppermint and wintergreen with fractionted coconuted oil and massage that into the area that’s hurting. I also use several of the oils you have listed but I care this blend with me all the time.