Robert Simmons

Nerve Help

Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter October 31, 2022

Benefits:

• helps to protect the nerves and neural functions
• Helps to re-educate the nerves to better proper function
• Helps with pain syndromes 
• Helps to stabilize areas (usually associated with pain) due to inflammation and muscle imbalances
• May help with neurological disorders of the brain
• Helps to open channels and meridians to improve nerve function 
• Improves cognitive functions
• Great in a salt bath for calming and soothing the body
• In a massage oil or ointment can help bring balance to chronic pain syndromes
• Diminishes negative emotions associated with being in pain
• Calming to the adrenals and helps to tone the parasympathetic nervous system
• Helps to release fascia
• Potentially helpful for nerve entrapments and nerve impingements when applied topically (neat application)
• Sustained inhalation helps to relax the entire nervous system
• Applied in a body tonic to the abdomen it can help soothe the gut (nervous gut issues)
• Cleansing to the protective webs
• Helps with integration with angelic energies
• Helps with the development of wisdom in meditation and healing practices
• Helps to condense and physicalize divine light
• Just feels good

Palo Santo

Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter August 29, 2022

Benefits

• Great as a spray for stress reduction and to prepare the body for meditation
• Salt baths can help shed the effects of the day, release negative emotions, stress, and body tension
• A body tonic can help purify tissues and improve circulation
• A body tonic can bring about a sense of peace and well being
• Ointment improves circulation and detoxification
• Applied topically it can help improve sleep
• May stimulate lymphatic detoxification 
• Used in ceremonial healing
• Helps to clear space and the environment
• Improves yoga practices
• Reduces the fear response
• Helps to expel stagnant energy from the body
• helpful in reducing anxiety
• Increases enthusiasm 
• May help with procrastination 
• Has been used to reduce symptoms of OCD
• May help with fear and panic attacks
• Diminishes stress and effects of stress
• Improves focus and helps to sharpen the mind
• Can be used to diminish pain
• Helps with reducing lower emotions
• Diminishes negativity from other people and the tendency to absorb negativity
• Can be used to diminish tendency of being “triggered”

Properties

CIRCULATION: Bruising, lymphatic function 

MUSCULAR/JOINTS: Muscular aches and pains, joint pains, trigger point activity, migraines, headaches

NERVOUS SYSTEM: Nervous tension, stress-related conditions, psychosomatic response, neuralgia, may improve function of the prefrontal cortex, may be helpful in pain syndromes, depression, 

fatigue (especially neurasthenia) 

PSYCHOLOGICAL: Useful in breaking patterns, releasing old negativity or unresolved issues, very useful in treating the defense mechanisms of the ego, may help in reducing anxiety and / or panic, helps to release negative emotions, diminishes repetitive thinking, can be used in the treatment for OCD, stress, fear, grief

ENERGETIC: Purifying physical, emotional, and mental energies, it is a very strong cleanser!!!!!!!

SPIRITUAL: Prepares the body for spiritual energy, increases conductivity to the Divine.

Petitgrain

Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter September 5, 2022

Benefits:

• Can be taken internally to help improve circulation 
• Inhaled, topical, or in a salt bath to help deepen relaxation
• Great in a massage oil or lotion for the skin and the emotions
• Used as a general health tonic
• Gentle and safe enough to use with children
• Helps to strengthen the lower centers which impact overall health and muscular issues
• Diffused into an area for a stronger sense of well-being
• helpful in the treatment of anxiety
• One of the best remedies for confusion
• Reduces the effects of stress
• Great circulatory internal tonic when blended with bitter orange, lemon, and Helichrysum and taken daily
• Uplifting
• Useful as a soap for its toning effects
• Strengthens the body

Properties:

SKIN: Toning, acne, greasy hair, greasy skin, excessive perspiration, regenerating to the hypodermis.

IMMUNE: Strengthening to the thymus, anti-inflammatory  

MUSCULAR: Toning to the fascia, antispasmodic, cramps (especially when mixed with Roman chamomile) 

CARDIOVASCULAR: Circulation (especially when blended with one of the following: Helichrysum, Rosemary Camphor, Vetiver)

DIGESTIVE: Gas, difficult digestion, painful digestion, heartburn.

NERVOUS SYSTEM: Stress related conditions, sedating, helps with the effects of stress, exhaustion, insomnia, recovery from illness or injury, calms central nervous system, toning to all systems, convalescence, helps to maintain balance, contributes to staying healthy, and generally helps to prevent disease (as a non specific tonic)

PSYCHOLOGICAL: Anxiety, Stress, acceptance, confusion, sedating effect, uplifting

ENERGETIC: Strengthens the basic and sex chakra.

SPIRITUALLY: Lightens the heart, fortifying to the body to support deeper meditations, helps to move gently to a deeper state of oneness