Ways to use essential oils - Internal use

Essential oils, when consumed internally, actively affect the nervous, circulatory, cardiovascular, digestive and genitourinary systems. Before ingesting essential oils, be sure to consult with an aromatherapist or your healthcare professional.

When taking essential oils internally, you need to know that:

1. not all essential oils are suitable for this purpose;
   1. Do not use essential oils without a solvent;
      1. It is undesirable to use coffee, strong alcoholic drinks, tea, juice as a solvent.
         1. use only fresh, high-quality oil;
            1. The body should be accustomed to taking essential oils gradually, starting with small doses;
               1. the duration of use depends on the strength of the essential oil’s effect on the body, but should not exceed 3 weeks, after which a break of the same duration must be taken;
                  1. The main action of the essential oil occurs in the oral cavity, so the oil with the diluent needs to be held in the mouth for a while (30-60 s).

Use honey, sour cream (1 tsp), cream, whole milk, kefir (1 tbsp), alcohol (1 coffee spoon per 100 ml of water), red wine (1 tbsp per glass) as a solvent. water). You can flavor tea by first adding 10-15 drops of essential oil to 100 g of dry tea (let it stand for 5-10 days). Hot oils are taken in the form of small homemade pills. As a base, use sprouted wheat grains ground in a coffee grinder (1 tsp). For this purpose, you can use oatmeal, dried fruits, and bread crumbs. Apply essential oil according to the indicated dosage and a few drops of carrier oil to a small piece of base. Use the remaining mixture to cover the “aroma ball”. You should get several aromatic pills, which are taken orally with fruit juice or water, preferably acidified (lemon juice or apple cider vinegar at the rate of 1 teaspoon per glass of water).

Oils are taken 20-30 minutes before meals, during meals or immediately after them. Oils that irritate the gastric mucosa are taken only after meals, as indicated in the “Internal” column. Before taking essential oil, carefully read the “Contraindications” column for your chosen oil.

During the course of aromatherapy, it is advisable to adhere to a vegetarian diet and exclude fatty and spicy foods from the diet. These measures allow the body to take a break from digesting food that is difficult for it and allow essential oils to freely and effectively act on the affected organs and systems.