Essential Oils

An Oil Held in High Regard in the East
Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Java, Australia and southeastern Asia. The oil today comes from Australia where steam distillation is used on the fresh leaves and twigs. This is a tall evergreen tree that grows up to 98 feet in height. It has thick pointed leaves and white flowers. It uniquely has a flexible trunk with whitish, spongy bark that flakes off easily. Traditionally cajeput in the East is was used for colds, headaches, throat infections, toothache, sore and aching muscles, fever, rheumatism and various skin disease. It was used in the herbal tradition to produce a sensation of warmth and quickening of the pulse. Native peoples used it for chronic laryngitis and bronchitis, cystitis, rheumatism and to expel roundworms.

How Can We Benefit from Cajeput Essential Oil Today?

Today we observe cajeput to have antibacterial, antiparasitic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. It is used for throat, lung, and sinus infections, for urinary tract infections, coughs, and intestinal problems. Cajeput can be taken internally by diluting it 50-50 with a vegetable oil, it can be diluted 50-50 and applied on location, on the chakras/vita flex points, it can be directly inhaled, or diffused. Cajeput mixes well with wintergreen, eucalyptus radiata, juniper and peppermint. As for safety, cajeput is non-toxic, non-sensitizing but it may irritate the skin in high concentrations. Caution is advised to make sure you do not have synthetic cajeput since it may cause blistering and skin eruption.

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Antiparasitic Formula

Black Walnut has high tannin content which accounts for its main anti-worm function along with jugalone, juglandin, and juglandic acid. It oxygenates the blood to destroy the parasites like ringworm. Black Walnut can also help the body balance sugar levels as well as burn up toxins and fatty materials. Juglans plex has the benefits of Black Walnut and the anti-septic (bacteria fighting), anti-fungal, and anti-helminthic abilities.

Abesthine Wormwood, of the same genus as the famous anti-malarial Sweet Wormwood, acts as an anti-helminthic, antiseptic, and intestinal soothing agent. And, just as malaria is purged by Sweet Wormwood, other parasites are eliminated by Absenthine Wormwood.

Both of these herbs act on the adult form of the parasites which kills them and stops them from reproducing. Cloves kill the egg from so that they may not spawn into more parasites.

THE PARASITES
Opportunistic parasites pathogens overwhelms the normal intestinal flora, damage the mucosal lining, and suppress immunity. Juglans Plex is Phytovi's unique formula of herbs known for their anti-parasitic, anti-fungal functions, and candidiasis control. Parasites are all around us. We can get them from other people, pets, undercooked meat or dairy products.

Where ever we pick them up, they mean us no good and can cause all manners of disturbances in out homeostasis. They can cause unpleasant, inconvenient, and when uncontrolled, potentially dangerous. But, we have the power to get rid of them with the assistance Juglan Plex can provide.

CANDIDIASIS
Is an overgrowth of the fungal yeast causing infection, mycosis. It is most commonly caused by Candida Albicans. It can range from a superficial infection of mucosal membranes to life threatening systemic situations in immunocompromised patients.

Antifungals and Probiotics For Your Candida

This article will discuss about anti-fungals and when to take them. This idea is based on the question from a friend of mine. She was wondering when the best time to take anti-fungals and probiotics is. Her candida, which she was just about on top of, has made a very unwelcome bid to return this week, and she needs a strategy to nip it in the bud before she goes back to square one.

She's read in the various sources that anti-fungals should be taken with meals, immediately before meals, or between meals, and that probiotics should be taken as far away as possible from anti-fungals or an hour after them, so that they can fill the gaps left by newly-killed yeast. All of these differing opinions confused her, because all of them seem to make sense. She's currently rotating GSE, garlic and caprylic acid.

Dealing with the above situations, some people said not to take probiotics till the yeast is under control, otherwise it is going to waste. Some doctors suggest that it is not advisable to take antibiotics and also antifungals at the same time because doing so could promote the resistance of fungal organisms against which no therapy would be effective.

If antibiotic therapy is necessary, it is advisable to subsequently do the anti-candida program for a month or more, but only after antibiotics is discontinued. Doctors recommend discontinuing antifungals if it is necessary to take an antibiotic. I believe the combination can promote the growth of Candida tropicalis. Probiotics has to be continued throughout.

Antifungals For Candida Treatment

This article will describe briefly about antifungals that are important for candida treatment. In the lists of antifungals that are available on the internet, tea tree oil is there (which it should be), but it's always listed for external skin conditions. You can also take tea tree oil internally to fight infections and candida, you just have to be sure the oil is NOT labeled "For External Use Only."

The dose would be 1-3 drops, 2-3 times daily. This was one of common treatments of a doctor when his patients had candida and it did help. You could put the oil drops in a small amount of water and then drink down. Don't go over 3 drops with the dosage as more drops could irritate the kidneys. Also, just for information, New Zealand tea tree oil is more powerful than Australian.

The lists need to mention enteric-coated peppermint oil-very effective for candida and for reducing the spasms of ulcerative colitis.

Also, fresh aloe vera gel is sometimes good for fungal skin conditions. Keeping the skin dry, though, is paramount as candida likes damp heat. Some of the baby powders actually have antifungal ingredients in them because diaper rash is really candida!

In America, Diaparene has undecylenate in it, the same ingredient in SF-722. Also, American health food stores can get an antifungal body powder made by ProSeed, it contains undecylenate and GSE. To some people and several doctors, they tend to have the best success using the homeopathic candida remedy.

Herbs Or Prescription Antifungals

My friend recently went to a homeopath who told her that she has Candida. A special remedy, Candistatin and Oil of Oregano were prescribed for her. She was told to do a yeast free diet and to come back in a month after the candida is gone. A guy from some candida forum said to her that she is wasting her money by going to a naturopath and said that herbs are not strong enough to kill yeast and she needs to seek the help of his MD in Washington, so that she can be prescribed some prescription antifungals. She realized that is going to take more than a month to get well, but she is also wondering if the herbs really help.

She has been suffering candida for 12 years and would finally like to enjoy her family and life in general. She is very desperate to get well, and confused in choosing the way to cure her self. Do the herbs really help? Or do the prescription antifungals work faster?

Personally, I don't agree with the forum guy who persuaded her to take some prescription antifungals. I'm taking herbal antifungals, grapefruit seed extract and caprylic acid, and having phenomenal results from them, and I know many peoples who have rid themselves of candida entirely without ever taking prescription antifungals. Maybe he has had brilliant results from the MD he suggested, but we are all different and not all of us respond well to prescription antifungals. I prefer the herbal route because I'm on control of it, and I know I'm not going to get walloped by weird side-effects like the prescribed one would do.

I really don't think going to homeopath is a money waste. A homeopath chooses the right treatments, which interact nicely with your personal body chemistry, personality, immune system, even childhood factors. Herbs work for many people, just be patient because there is no such things as instant results.

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Three Antidepressant Herbs

Most of us feel sad, miserable or 'down in the dumps' sometimes. We can feel like this when someone we love has died or moves away or we have lost a job or our home or have difficult things or circumstances to cope with. Usually, these feeling become less intense over time -- especially, when other good things are happening in our life. However, when these feeling of being sad or down are intense and persistent and stop us from doing the things that we would normally do then it is likely that we have a depressive illness.

The depressive illness can range from interfering with our usual activities and relationships (mild to moderate depression) to making it hard to relate or communicate with others or to do day-to-day tasks ( debilitating or severe depression). If you or someone you know has depression (mild, moderate or severe) it is important to seek professional health care. However, there are many things that the depressed person can do to help themselves -- the information on herbal remedies provided in this article is particularly geared to someone with mild or moderate depression.

There are many herbs that are able to help lift the spirits, help a person to relax and relieve stress (which is often at the base of depression). This article concentrates on the following anti-depressive herbs:

• damiana,
• ginseng,
• lady's slipper

There are many other herbs that are widely known for their anti-depressive qualities and some of these will be explored in other articles. You will notice from the description of the herbs that are included here that they have many qualities other than relieving depression. These additional qualities can be beneficial to the body -- as well as elevating the mood. They can support the body in dealing with other conditions that may in themselves contribute to the depression

Damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca)

Damiana is a strengthener for the nervous system. It also has an ancient reputation as an aphrodisiac - this may or may not be true but it is a tonic for the central nervous and hormonal systems. The pharmacology of the plant suggests that it has a testosterone like action.

Damiana is an anti-depressant and is considered a specific for anxiety and depression where there is a sexual factor.
It can be used to strengthen the male sexual system.
As a nerve tonic it is often used with oats and depending on the situation it combines well with kola or skullcap.

Ginseng (Panax Ginseng (Chinese/Korean/Japanese), panax quinquefolius (American) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian)). It is also known as man root, life root and heal all.

Ginseng root protects the body and nervous system from stress, stimulates and increases metabolic function, enhances physical and mental efficiency by improving circulation. It also helps to keep balanced blood pressure and glucose levels, increase gastrointestinal movement, iron metabolism, and promote RNA synthesis.

Ginseng:

• stimulates the nervous system and boosts energy,
• stimulates hormone secretion,
• lowers blood cholesterol level,
• protects cells from damage due to radiation and exposure to toxins,
• enhances memory, concentration and learning,
• helps to lessen the effects of stress,
• improves liver detoxification function,
• improves the appetite,
• helps to elevate the mood (anti-depressant action) and
• improves sleep.

Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)

Lady's slipper is one of the most widely applicable nerviness available. It can be used in all stress reactions, emotional tension and anxiety states. It will help to elevate the mood -- especially where depression is present. It can help ease nervous pain -- though it is best used in combination with other herbs for this purpose. It can be used to treat anxiety that is associated with insomnia.
Lady's slipper combines well with oats and skullcap. For nerve pain it can be used with Jamaican dogwood, passion flower and valerian.

Damiana, ginseng and lady's slipper are three herbs that can be used to help with depression especially for those with mild to moderate depression. If you have depression it is important that you seek professional help. You will also benefit by joining an overcoming depression program.

Antidepressant Medication Research

What Is Antidepressant Medication Research and Where Is It Heading?

The main focus of most antidepressant medication research is how to counter the various side effects that these medications cause. Besides that, the research also wants to discover how these side effects work and which medications give the best results when taken. It has been known that side effects occur because the client's body produces resistance to the actions of the drugs, thereby sending signals to the brain through the neurotransmitters that affect serotonin and norephinephrine.

Antidepressant medication research has also found out that most of these antidepressants' effectively starts after several days or weeks at a time because studies have shown that the body's brain adapts slowly to the effects these medications want to achieve. Another research is to discover how these antidepressants will achieve the long term effects of these drugs and how to combat any side effects that may arise. Discovery on how antidepressants function when taken into the body will be a big help in finding out what actions to take to lessen side effects and to know which antidepressants will give the most benefits versus the side effects that it may produce.

Another antidepressant medication research gears on the possibility of multiple medications that will treat depression and anxiety disorder jointly. Anxiety disorders consist of but not limited to post traumatic stress disorders, societal withdrawal, and panic disorders. It has been known that anxiety disorders are the reasons why an increased number of suicidal attempts occur. Some antidepressant research is directed to learning the various effects of SSRIs antidepressants and how these medications affect suicide attempts in patients taking them. Some studies have shown that SSRIs such as fluoxatine, sertraline, and escitalopram have affected suicidal tendencies mostly in children and adolescents.

Antidepressant medication research was able to discover that when children undergo antidepressant medication therapy, their suicidal tendencies lessen. Additionally, herbal medication such as St. John's wort and hypericum has been proven effective in decreasing depression by this antidepressant research.