Essential Oils help as they penetrate the blood/brain barrier, so when you inhale essential oils, the benefits go straight to your brain. When you inhale essential oils, like Frankincense, they have immediate impact on the limbic system and can increase oxygen to the brain, without the expense of hyperbaric chamber use.
Increased oxygen helps the brain heal and positively impacts emotions, learning, hormone balance, energy levels, and the immune system.
Lavender oil is one essential oil that positively impacts brain injury by decreasing heart rate, blood pressure and temperature. It has properties that increase relaxation, is beneficial for sleep and feelings of well being.
Essential oils can be diffused, inhaled or used topically. Essential oils typically don’t have the side effects of pharmaceuticals but you should still consult with poison control for the contraindications with other meds you may be taking.
Essential oils not only penetrate the blood/brain barrier, they also penetrate the skin, and travel along nerve pathways, and can improve balance and healing. Oils that are high in Essential Oils high in Sesquiterpenes, which break through the blood/brain barrier and help carry healing oxygen, include: Cedarwood, Vetiver,
Sandalwood, Black Pepper, Patchouli, Myrrh, Ginger and Frankincense.
*Big Pharm would like you to know these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to replace emergent medical care. Always check with Poison Control for contraindications with any meds you may be on.
