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.