Essential Oils for Shingles

Shingles is painful – and essential oils can help!

I wrote about this in my newsletter today and I had readers write back in and tell me what they have done for their shingles with essential oils.

here are ways you can use essential oils topically for the
discomfort of shingles:

Blend together:

–10 drops sandalwood
–5 drops blue cypress
–4 drops peppermint
–2 drops ravensara

Dilute 50:50 with massage oil and apply 6 – 10 drops on the
affected area, back of neck, and down the spine 1 – 3 times
daily. (from Essential Desk Reference)

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Aromatherapy expert, and author of “Medical Aromatherapy” Dr.
Kurt Schnaubelt, says “Our greatest success in the treatment of
shingles is by applying a blend of 50% ravensara and 50%
calophyllum inophyllum (like St. John’s Wort
http://snipurl.com/tamanu_oil ).
Drastic improvements and complete remissions occur within seven
days”.

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A case study was done of six hospice patients with shingles.
It was found that three essential oils combined together and
placed in distilled water and used as a spritz improved the
symptoms of the shingles.

The three oils used were:

–ravensara
–bergamot
–niaouli

This study was run by aromatherapist Noel Gilligan. Mr Gilligan
reported that after 48 hours:

–there was a significant reduction in the pain from the shingles
–scabbing and healing of the pustules took place and in one
instance there was a disappearance of the pustules

Learn more about this study: http://snipurl.com/shingles_eo_study

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Here is what one reader sent in – great suggestion Pam!

I have used ravensara and callophyllum inophyllum 50-50 topically for
healing shingles. But it alone was not enough to effectively address the
intense pain and itching. But I had good results when another mixture was
layered over that base, on spots of most intense itching. That mixture
contained peppermint, helichrysum, German chamomile, Idaho tansy,
sandalwood, and lavender. I have used St. John’s Wort infused oil with some
of these same EOs after the lesions healed. My sister had her shingles
resolve in 72 hours using topical application every 3-4 hours and using an
antiviral inhaler that I made.

Pamela Larsen Schroeder, MSN, RN,C, CHPN

Life, Health & Wellness Coach

Pain & Palliative Care Consultant

wholisticpam@hotmail.com

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Here is a video on how to make a ravensara capsule:

For more info or to order contact your Young Living
distributor or go to: http://tinyurl.com/aenfp