Friday, December 23, 2011

Know About Antiviral Essential Oils

Essential oils have many properties which include anti fungal, anti bacterial and anti viral properties. Since they possess these kinds of qualities they are found effective in the aromatherapy treatments. Talking about the anti viral qualities, many plant families have showed these properties. They exhibit different degrees of effectiveness depending on the virus strain. Particular molecular structure is present in each oil which varies in the penetration levels of that oil in to the skin.

Antiviral essential oils were proved effective against the super bacteria which are immune to antibiotics. The majority of the aromatherapy oils are antiseptic and effective bactericides, which means that they inhibit the growth of the bacteria. Few oils which have the above properties include Lavender, bergamot, lemon, niaouli, rosemary, tea tree and ravensara.

Following are few types of viruses on which these antiviral essential-oils are proved effective.
  1. Cold Sores: Essential oils are highly effective at stopping an outbreak before it becomes overwhelming. Few of the essential-oils fight against this virus. They are the Melissa or lemon balm, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, and so on.
  2. Respiratory Infections: Some typical respiratory problems can also be treated effectively using these essential oils. Eucalyptus and Ravensara have been used extensively for these problems. Apart from recohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifvering the patient from the so called respiratory infection, these oils also help in speeding up the healing process.
  3. Hepatitis: Hepatitis when discovered in earlier stages can be effectively cured using aromatherapy. Since it is a disease caused due to the viral infection of the liver, anti viral essential oils are more useful. In general peppermint, basil and rosemary are used for curing this.
All the treatments whether minor or major are treated only after the detailed examination of the problem and the degree of infection. Different blends of oils in various proportions are used depending on the degree of infection . So every oil should be used only with experts advise.


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