essential oils for cold flu symptoms
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Essential Oils for Cold and Flu Relief Protect Your Home and Hands. To help ward off seasonal illnesses, use a diffuser with essential oils blends known for their antimicrobial properties, such as eucalyptus and myrrh or tea tree oil and lavender.
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Essential Oils for Cold and Flu Relief You can use any of the following essential oils by themselves or in a combination in a diffuser to help with headaches or congestion: eucalyptus, ravensara, thyme, rosemary, peppermint, frankincense, or manuka. For more intense therapy, steam inhalation may both help you to decongest and help you fight an infection.
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- Other essential oils have anti-microbial actions, protect against colds and are highly effective for respiratory support, whose essences can be inhaled to address ear, nose, throat and lung problems. These include: 1  Frankincense (Boswella carteri). 2  Lavender (Lavandula augustifolia). 3  Lemon (Citrus limonom).
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Essential Oils for Cold and Flu Relief For a chest rub with soothing beeswax, melt 1/2 ounce of beeswax with 1/4 cup of a carrier oil. While the beeswax is still soft, stir in 30 drops peppermint, 15 drops eucalyptus radiata, and 15 drops rosemary essential oils in the top of a double boiler.
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7 Natural Remedies for Cough or Cold 1. Throat and Chest Massage. Directly massaging the throat and chest with essential oils is an enjoyable home remedy that can deliver positive results (and feel oh so good)! Cedarwood and Frankincense are often used in combination as a remedy for coughs because they help to loosen mucous and clear the lungs.
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Tea Tree Oil Relieves Nagging Cough My boyfriend was complaining of a deep nagging cough associated with his flu-like symptoms. In addition, he wasn’t able to sleep as a result of the terrible coughing. I suggested he take a drop of Tea Tree oil and apply it to his chest in hopes of opening up the airway and quiet the cough. He did. The cough immediately subsided. He healed from the flu within a few days. Prior to this, however, each time he had a coughing spell, he would repeat the process with the same result!
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5 Essential Oils to Keep on Hand Thieves is a blend of clove, cinnamon bark, rosemary, lemon and eucalyptus radiata oils. While all five oils work to ease common illnesses, they have their specialties. 1  Thieves and oregano are best for the flu. 2  Lemon oil is most effective in warding off or reducing the severity of a virus.
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How Should I Use Essential Oils Steam inhalation of essential oils can can provide a potent direct method. This is excellent for the inhalation of eucalyptus oils to treat coughs, as well as sinus and respiratory infections (except with children under the age of seven). Peppermint oil can be used the same way to treat fatigue or nausea.
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Cold and Flu Treatment In addition to rest and fluids, the following home remedies may provide some symptom relief during a bout of flu: 1  Drinking hot green, black, or herbal tea, flavored with lemon or honey, if desired. 2  Eating hot chicken soup. 3  Using a humidifier to moisten dry air.
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How To Use Essential Oils To Effectively Prevent & Relieve Colds Using essential oils such as Cinnamon, Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon, Sweet Orange and Thyme all deter the growth of viruses and make them an excellent option to use during the months when most are indoors due to cooler weather and windows are kept shut, limiting the amount of fresh air circulation.
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Essential Oils for Colds Stuffy Nose: Oils with decongestant and expectorant properties can assist with clearing nasal congestion. Oils include Tea Tree, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Fir and Pine. Headaches: Two of the most helpful oils for headaches are Lavender and Peppermint. Anti-viral: Many essential oils have anti-microbial properties. Those that are particularly noted for being anti-viral are Cinnamon, Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Oregano, Ravensara, Sandalwood, Tea Tree, and Thyme. Please note that if you are blending for a child, or have children around many of the oils in this post are not advised.
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- Not recommended for babies under 1 year because of the honey. Colds & Sore Throat: 1 1/2 c coconut oil softened, 1/2 c raw honey, 25 drops thieves essential oil and 15 drops lemon essential oil. Eat it by the spoonful as often as desired when feeling cold or flu symptoms.
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- Fighting the Flu with Essential Oils. Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease with symptoms such as: chills, fever, sore throat, muscle aches and pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and fatigue and an overall general discomfort. It is more severe than the common cold and caused by a different virus. It is typically transmitted in the air by coughs or sneezes or by contact. The virus can be deactivated by sunlight, detergents, soap and disinfectants, which is where essential oils play their part.
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Oils for coughs and colds 2. R.C. Oil – this is a Young Living blend made up of a few different types of eucalyptus, myrtle, pine, marjoram, lavender, cypress, and peppermint oil. It is specifically designed to help with any respiratory or congestion issues, and in my opinion is a MUST HAVE for anyone dealing with chronic sinus or asthma issues.
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The 9 Very Best Essential Oils For Treating Colds And Flu Essential oils have been used for centuries to fight the symptoms of the common cold. You can add them to your bathwater, diffuse them in the air you breathe or even apply them directly to your skin. Essential oils help the body fight off infection and serve to strengthen the immune system.
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Essential Oils for Cough Peppermint oil is an effective treatment for dry coughs. Tea tree oil treats underlying infections and clears bronchial congestion. Jojoba oil can be of great help with its anti-inflammatory effects when combined with other essential oils for cough. Myrrh reduces mucus accumulation in the lungs. Sandalwood is an effective treatment for infections in the upper respiratory system.
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The five best home remedies for colds, coughs and the flu Mullein tea is well-known for relieving chest congestion from coughs, colds and the flu. It acts as an expectorant, loosening trapped mucous and soothing sore throats. Make mullein tea by filling a tea ball or strainer with dried mullein herb and steeping in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes.
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Oils for coughs and colds Good news: Essential oils are safe and effective, i.e. they won’t just make your child drowsy! Here are my top “Go To” oils for coughs and colds: 1. Lavender Oil – not only is lavender a calming oil, which always helps a sick and uncomfortable child, but it is extremely effective for a runny nose. Place one drop on your finger and rub gently around the insides of both nostrils (just at the opening, no need to go too deep here).
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- Green tea with honey and lemon may also improve cold symptoms. Honey reduced nighttime coughing in children in a study published in the September 2012 issue of the journal Pediatrics.. Participants, aged 1 to 5 years, with respiratory colds consumed 10 grams of honey before bedtime.
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Essential Oils for Cold Sores or Fever Blisters Fast Healing Support*. Essential Oils for Cold Sores or Fever Blisters. Essential oils for cold sores give fast healing support.* Cold sores or fever blisters life span shortened and the spread stopped early. Healing cold sores or fever blisters, also known as oral herpes can be helped with essential oils.
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Essential Oils for Congestion For the best effects, you may consider combining lemon, rosemary, and eucalyptus oils together. Use this mixture to massage your cheekbones, nose, and temples to relieve congestion and other cold symptoms. Although rosemary oil offers a number of benefits, you should avoid using it in pregnancy.
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What is it like to be a non-Mormon living in Utah? For quite a while after I left the Mormon church I continued to live in Provo (home of BYU), because I had a good job there. Utah County (encompassing Provo and the surrounding area) is WAY more Mormon, way more conservative, and way less diverse. It's much more jarring to live in Utah County and not be Mormon (or more jarring still, to be ex-Mormon by choice).
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- Below are several ways to use aromatherapy to remedy the common cold: 1  Add boiled water to a bowl and add a few drops of eucalyptus. 2  Place a towel over the head to create a steam tent, close the eyes to avoid eye irritation and slowly inhale in the aroma for 5 to 10 minutes. 3  Repeat 2-3 times a day until symptoms abate.
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Essential Oils & Children- Fever According to Worwood, for acute fevers, 10 drops of eucalyptus, Roman chamomile, and/or lavender can be used for the aromatic sponging. Another benefit of using the essential oils when your child has fever is that they have other unique therapeutic properties that enhance the healing process.
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Best Organic Cough Suppressant and Mucus Recipe For alleviating cold symptoms consider this recipe: 1  8 drops of lemon. 2  8 drops of peppermint. 3  8 drops of lavender.  Combine in a 10ML rollerball bottle and top the recipe off with fractionated coconut oil.
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Essential Oils for Sinus Problems When used in a diffuser, these oils can help relieve the respiratory problems that come with a sinus infection: eucalyptus, ravensara, thyme, rosemary, peppermint and frankincense just to name a few (note: for children twelve and under, we recommend consulting with a physician or aromatherapist before using essential oils).
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7 Natural Remedies for Cough or Cold Remedy for cough and postnasal drip: Place 3 – 12 drops of Marjoram, Lavender, Cedarwood and Peppermint oils in a bowl of steaming water. Position your face directly above the bowl and slowly breathe in the steam for approximately 5 – 10 minutes. This practice can be completed up to three times each day.