Aromatherapy For Optimum Health: Essential Oils For Immune Support

Aromatherapy offers potent medicine to address our holistic wellbeing. Essential oils are the most volatile, biochemically active representation of the plant kingdom and are products of plant metabolism. Comprised of chemical constituents, Essential oils mediate between the plant and its environment attracting, repelling and communicating to achieve homeostasis. Each Essential oil may have well over 100 constituents, yet only one to several impart the odor and taste. Essential oils are stored in various parts of the plant, i.e. flowers (rose), roots (vetiver), fruit (mandarin) and heartwood (sandalwood). Essential oils are extracted solely via distillation (steam/water), citrus oils via expression and absolutes via enfleurage and solvent extraction. Many factors contribute to the quality of the Essential oil produced including method of cultivation, environment, type of herbage used (fresh, dried, organic), harvesting methods, as well as type and length of distillation.

Whether we are looking to strengthen our immunity or address acute bacterial or viral infections, essential oils offer a range of interventions that can assist us in restoring vitality from the physical, emotional and spiritual continuum of our lives. Also known as the “quintessence” of the plant, essential oils are alchemical harbingers of higher vibrational…