Here are some possible simplified treatments for pain conditions. Should your condition not improve, please contact us to join the Tuesday Study Group to ask for more detailed suggestions. Use the oils below with the Sustained Inhalation method of application
- Angina pectorals, false (pseudo-angina): neroli, marjoram, lemongrass, litsea cubeba, valerian, spikenard, vetiver
- Arthritis: Juniper, Cade, lemon, cedar, ginger, sage, terebinth, zanthoxylum, coffee, pine, palo santo
- Bites, animal: helichrysum, German chamomile, yarrow, lavender, sage
- Bruises: helichrysum, hyssop, sage
- Bunions: tagates, spikenard, valerian
- Burns: lavender, Roman chamomile, German chamomile, yarrow
- Callouses: tagates, spikenard, valerian
- Colitis: German chamomile, yarrow, kunzea, lavender, thyme
- Corns: tagates
- Cramps: marjoram, basil, Petitgrain, pepper, wintergreen
- Debility, general: sage, lavender, Rosemary, pine, basil, camphor, cinnamon, ginger, hyssop, marjoram, thyme, lemon, peppermint, terebinth, niaouli, lime, galbanum, Melissa, ravensara
- Ear inflammation: niaouli, lemon, hyssop, bay laurel
- Edema: juniper, lemon, cumin, black cumin, celery, parsley
- Face pain (neuralgia): Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, marjoram, butterbur
- Fatigue of the limbs: Rosemary
- Feet, irritated: tagates, spikenard, valerian, mugwort, lemon
- Fluid retention in a particular area (ex: knee): German chamomile, yarrow, juniper
- Gallstones: peppermint, Rosemary, lemon
- Gout: basil, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, yarrow, juniper, lemon, Rosemary
- Growing pains: marjoram, lemon, cornmint, spearmint, rosemary
- Headache: Marjoram, chamomile, vetiver, helichrysum, peppermint, cornmint, wintergreen, lavender, lemon
- Hyper-viscosity of blood: lemon
- Intestinal pain: anise, peppermint, German chamomile, yarrow, caraway, lavender, tarragon
- Irritability: Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, lavender, marjoram, tarragon, st.john’s wort, jasmine, neroli, cypress, ylang ylang, ginger lily, coffee
- Itching: Apple cider vinegar
- Lumbar pain, lumbago: lemongrass, litsea cubeba, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, yarrow
- Melancholy: thyme, lavender, camphor, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, sage, bay laurel, Melissa, Angelica, citron, neroli
- Menstrual, painful: marjoram, cornmint, peppermint, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, cypress, sage, tarragon, Rosemary, juniper
- Mental instability: st. john’s wort, thyme, marjoram, hyssop, spikenard, valerian, ginger lily
- Mental strain or fatigue: basil, Rosemary, thyme, savory, lavender, mimosa
- Migraine: neroli, Marjoram, vetiver, lavender, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, yarrow, basil, anise, eucalyptus, terebinth, Rosemary, peppermint, cornmint, wintergreen, lemon
- Mouth inflammation: lemon, German chamomile, yarrow
- Muscular stiffness: Rosemary, thyme, black pepper, camphor
- Nervous crisis: German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, tarragon, thyme, benzoin
- Nervous depression: cinnamon, cassia, thyme, camphor, lavender, German chamomile, sage, rose, ambrette
- Nervous states: neroli, ginger lily, lemon verbena, jasmine, champaca, magnolia, lavender, marjarom, spikenard, vetiver, valerian, cypriol, tuberose, jasmine, rose, Melissa, lemongrass, litsea cubeba
- Nervous system, balance: lemon verbena, hyssop, spike lavender, lavender, rue, Rosemary, sage, cypress, basil, neroli, valerian
- Nettle rash: German chamomile
- Neuralgia, face: German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, helichrysum
- Neuralgia, Intercostal: cornmint, peppermint
- Neuralgia, rheumatic: Chamomile, terebinth, lavender, eucalyptus, coriander, ginger, marjoram, tarragon
- Neurasthenia: thyme, lavender, sage, rosemary, basil, marjoram
- Paralysis: marjoram, basil, peppermint, sage, terebinth, eucalyptus, black pepper
- Paralysis, after-effects: juniper, fir, balm of gilead, cypress, Rosemary, lavender, hyssop, petitgrain, clary sage, Roman chamomile, neroli, basil
- Phlebitis: lemon, fennel
- Pleurisy: spruce, German chamomile, cape chamomile, Roman chamomile
- Putrefactive fermentation: cinnamon, cassia, caraway, clove, thyme, savory
- Respiratory deficiency: thyme, oregano, cinnamon, cassia, hyssop, anise
- Rheumatism, chronic: Eucalyptus, cypress, juniper, lemon, hyssop, lavender, niaouli, pine, terebinth, thyme, rosemary, tarragon
- Rheumatism, muscular: Rosemary, thyme, black pepper, petitgrain
- Sciatica: terebinth, pine, ginger, Cade, lemongrass, litsea cubeba, valerian, Spikenard, vetiver, palo santo, frankincense, wintergreen, helichrysum, nettle, eucalyptus, tea tree, hyssop, basil, sage, coffee, mastic
- Shingles: marjoram (best applied to general area, not directly on rash), geranium
- Spasms: marjoram, basil, black pepper, spearmint, coriander, ginger, camphor, petitgrain, tarragon, Rosemary, cumin (due to fluid retention)
- Spasms, cardiac: neroli, marjoram, lemongrass, litsea cubeba, valerian, spikenard, vetiver
- Spasms, digestive: coriander, cinnamon, cassia, marjoram
- Spasms, gastric: basil, marjoram, caraway, peppermint, Cade, spearmint, petitgrain, palo santo
- Spasms, intestinal: bergamot, German chamomile, cape chamomile, Roman chamomile, terebinth, cinnamon, savory, tarragon, fennel, peppermint
- Spasms, vascular: cypress, frankincense
- Spasmodic cough: hyssop, thyme, hyssop decumbens, Sitka, peppermint, frankincense, mastic
- Stimulants, circulatory: Rosemary, cinnamon, cassia, camphor
- Stimulants, nervous system: sage, basil, savory, Rosemary, camphor, galbanum, mugwort
- Sympathetic nervous system, dystonia of: litsea cubeba, lemongrass, Rosemary, tarragon, mastic, sage, clary sage, narcissus
- Throat, sore: lemon, bay laurel, tea tree, grapefruit
- Tics: marjoram
- Toothache: clove, tea tree, peppermint, juniper
- Uric acid, excess: lemon, celery
- Varicose veins: cypress, lemon, mastic
- Wounds, cuts, sores: tea tree, myrrh, lavender, helichrysum, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile
- Wounds, ulcers: Rosemary, sage, camphor, helichrysum, tea tree
- Wounds, infected: tea tree, myrrh, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, cape chamomile, lavender, thyme, frankincense, yarrow, helichrysum
. Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter May 23, 2022