My older son got a really bad case of poison oak after working in our yard - it was on his arms and a little on his legs. I looked up Dana's "recipe" for poison oak which is equal drops of Tea Tree and Lavender followed by Peppermint. He tried that for a few days, but the itch and rash continued. After a week his legs were swollen, red and hot - I'm pretty sure he got a secondary infection from the scratching. Even his right foot was so swollen you couldn't see his ankle bone.
He has a friend that is a nursing student and she looked at it and said a doctor would prescribe antibiotics for a leg like that!! He has no health insurance so we chose to take care of it ourselves. My husband went to the drugstore and got some over-the-counter stuff that took the itch away a bit, but still the redness and swelling continued. So, once again, I went to Dana's book and read that Geranium is anti-inflammatory, so I had my son add Geranium and Cypress (for circulation) to his legs. The very next morning the swelling was down considerably, the "heat" of his leg was gone and you could see his ankles.
Now, 2 days after adding the Geranium and Cypress , his leg is completely normal, except for a little redness where the worst part was. I have found, with the oils, that you kind of have to experiment and get just the right combination, and how thankful I am that he didn't have to pay for a doctors visit or have to take antibiotics.
M M
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Kammie R. had begun using Chamomile and Clary Sage at Boot Camp 2007 and shared her immediate relief from one application. Here is her update:
I wanted to update you on my "Boot Camp" Chamomile/Clary Sage Story.
Dana had me share at boot camp and tell the beggining of this story, which was that one smell of the Chamomile the night before had made me start my cycle. It had been 6 months since my last period. Dana told me to continue with Clary Sage, one drop on the inside of each ankle. Now the true test was if my period continued the following month. It has been one month since boot camp, and I can officially say I just finished my second period! My husband hasn't been too excited over that, but I know my body needs it. Most importantly, my body knew it needed it, and with the help of the Clary Sage oil, it has given me the "mimicked estrogen" my body needed to get going on this. Even better, my chin hairs (whiskers) are disappearing! That in itself is wonderful.
Arizona
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I went through the P.A.T. and I became a true believer and am so
very thankful for Dana.
You are wondering why right?
Ok ever since I was a little girl I had a lazy
right leg or a stroke I was told. I had braces, shoes with devices, asked
about my foot injury by everyone I met... etc. etc. Well during the P.A.T.
Lemongrass was applied to my foot and when I did the walk around for
evaluation... my limp and my lazy foot (turned in) stopped. The girls doing
the assessment were in complete AWE. I was walking perfect for the first
time in my life.
My husband, children and family are in disbelief. I have now decided.... I
am going to learn everything I can about essential oils. I am willing to
travel to learn...I am just trying to save the money up.
Happy Lady from Albuquerque.
Beverley
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Hi, just want to let you know about about how amazing I found the oils to be on an injury.
Monday a friend of mine had a 125 pound cement brick slide over on her thumb. It was purple and black and starting to swell right away. I put Geranium on it I thought for sure the nail was going to come off as well, it was huge so swollen she couldn't even feel the oil being rubbed on.
Before she went to bed I put Tea Tree and Lavender on it and by morning the swelling was way down and so was the pain. We continued with the Geranium 3 times a day and by Wednesday she was using her thumb again and by Friday there was no swelling, no bruising and had just a tiny spot. The thumb looks like nothing ever happened and the nail is fine too.
If I hadn't of seen it with my own eyes I would never had believed it.
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DISCLAIMER: The experience shared herein is that of the writer and is intended for informational purposes only. The statements contained herein have not been evaluated nor approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Any advice and/or product(s) mentioned should not be used to diagnosis, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult your healthcare professional if you are currently taking medication, pregnant, trying to get pregnant, nursing, or if your have any other health condition before taking any products mentioned or applying any information contained herein.
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