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Steam Inhalation For Bronchitis (*To loosen mucus, pulmonary antiseptic)
Ceramic glass or bowl
4 cups hot water
1 drop Eucalyptus essential oil
1 drop Lemon essential oil
1 drop Sandalwood essential oil
Towel
Pour hot water into the bowel. Add the essential oils. Hold head about 8 inches from water level, with the towel dropped over the head to form a tent. Breathe slowly and deeply with eyes closed. Do this for 5 to 10 minutes each time, 3 times per day. Pat face and neck area dry following treatment. Wrap a towel or scarf around the neck, or wear a warm turtleneck or sweater to prevent chilling. Follow with bronchitis treatment oils to chest and back areas for optimal results.-DracoCerrNimue-Bibliography: Aromatherapy; Soothing Remedies To Restore, Rejuvenate, and Heal
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Chest Treatment Oil 2 (For bronchitis, dry, non-productive cough)
1 oz. Vegetable oil
10 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
5 drops Hyssop essential oil
3 drops Bergamot essential oil
2 drops Sandalwood essential oil
Pour 1 oz (2 tablespoons) of vegetable oil into an amber glass bottle. Add the essential oils and shake gently to mix. Label contents. To apply, warm a small amount of the blend in your hands before putting it on the skin. Apply the oils to the upper chest and back. After the oils have been rubbed into the skin, inhale the essences from the hands by holding them over the mouth and nose area and breathing deeply several times. Wash hands. This chest oil can be applied two or three times per day. Keep chest warm following application of oil treatment. Bibliography: Aromatherapy; Soothing Remedies To Restore, Rejuvenate, and Heal
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Chest Treatment Oil (For bronchitis, moist cough)
1 oz. Vegetable oil
10 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
5 drops Hyssop essential oil
3 drops Peppermint essential oil
2 drops Cedarwood essential oil Pour 1 oz (2 tablespoons) of vegetable oil into an amber glass bottle. Add the essential oils and shake gently to mix. Label contents. To apply, warm a small amount of the blend in your hands before putting it on the skin. Apply the oils to the upper chest and back. After the oils have been rubbed into the skin, inhale the essences from the hands by holding them over the mouth and nose area and breathing deeply several times. Wash hands. This chest oil can be applied two or three times per day. Keep chest warm following application of oil treatment. Bibliography: Aromatherapy; Soothing Remedies To Restore, Rejuvenate, and Heal |
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Tinctures Oils are widely used in magick to stimulate ritual consciousness through our sense of smell, as well as to add their own energies to spells. The scented liquids known as tinctures are just as effective. In magickal perfumery, a tincture is created by soaking dried plant materials in alcohol, which captures the odor. This process is fairly quick and easy, and creates wonderful products.
For tincturing you need an alcohol of at least 70 percent strength, or 140 proof. Vodka, which is pure ethyl alcohol, is only 90 proof, or 45 percent alcohol, so it isn't strong enough to produce the best scent.
Making Tinctures
Begin with a good supply of dried plant materials. Fresh herbs won't work due to their water content. Consult the list of recommended herbs on these pages or experiment on your own. Grind the dried herbs that are to be tinctured in your mortar and pestle. Reduce to the finest possible powder. This is especially important with woods such as sandalwood; you may wish to buy them pre-ground.
Next, empower the herb, keeping in mind the magickal goal of the tincture you're about to make. Pour the herb into a small bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Using a small funnel, pour just enought ethyl alcohol into the bottle to wet and cover the herb. Cap tightly. Shake the bottle vigorously every day for a week or two. Every time you shake, visualize the tincture's magickal goal.
Then, using a coffee filter (or a piece of cheesecloth laid in a strainer), strain the alcohol. The scent may be strong enought at this point-it usually is with gums such as frankincense and myrrh. If not, add more herb to the bottle and pour tha alcohol over it. Do this quickly; alcohol evaporates when exposed to air.
Let this sit again and repeat the process, shaking every day. The alcohol should become heavily scented and colored. If it doesn't you're using a plant that isn't readily soluble in alcohol. Add a bit of water to the alcohol and try again.
To correctly determine whether the tincture is properly scented, apply a drop or two to your wrist. Wait until the alcohol has evaporated and then sniff. Many tinctures won't smell true in the bottle. When the plants scent has completely overpowered the sickly-sweet alcohol odor, filter it one last time, bottle, add a few drops of castor oil or glycerine to stabilize the fragrance, and label and store in a cool place out of direct sunlight until needed.
Using Tinctures
One use is scented incense papers. This seems to work best with gum and resin tinctures or with any heavily fragranced tinctures. Some tinctures can be used to anoint the skin, to bring the plant's power within you, but try this out on a small area of the skin at first. Some tinctures can be irritating to the skin, while others leave rather nasty stains or gummy, sticky residues. Such as frankincense and copal tinctures. Lavender, clove, patchouly and many other tinctures are fine for anointing purposes, but all alcohol-based tinctures can dry sensitive skin.
You can also use them to anoint magickal tools, sachets, candles and jewelry; added to bath water, mixed in with oils, added to ointments and so on. A few quick notes: ethyl alcohol will quickly take scents from such spices as clove and star anise. Gums such as frankincense, myrrh, benzoin and copal also work well, though the results, as mentioned above can be rather gummy. To reiterate: Don't sniff tinctures until after the alcohol has evaporated from them-after anointing. Once the alcohol evaporates, the herb's scent will blossom before your nose. Recommended Tincturing Materials Benzoin
This dark brown, translucent tincture is cleanly antiseptic-smelling, and is perfect for increasing business success and sharpening mental powers. It is used in purificatory rituals such as anointing and then burning a white candle. A few drops of benzoin tincture can be added to scented oils and to ointments to preserve them.
Camphor
Use only real camphor. This produces a clear tincture with a penetrating, cool odor. Sniff it to lessen sexual desire. Use it to anoint healing amulets (sachets)or add to Full Moon baths.
Cinnamon
A gorgeous, rich scent. Anoint money sachets, add to money baths, sniff to develop psychic powers, add to protective blends. The tincture is a deep red, almost brownish black hue.
Clove
Another incredible scent. Use in protection and exorcism formulas. Anoint money with clove tincture before spending. Use for love. Makes a transparent, light brown tincture.
Copal
This fine gum from Mexico produces a light yellow, translucent tincture that feels tacky on the skin. Its scent is a combination of frankincense and lemon. Anoint for protection and use in spirituality formulas.
Deerstongue
A warm vanilla scent. Sniff to increase psychic powers. The light green tincture is also used to attract men.
Frankincense
Produces a beautiful golden-colored tincture with a full frankincense scent. Anoint tools, sachets or the body (if you don't mind being sticky). Use for spirituality, exorcism, purification, luck and protection rites. This is one of the best tinctures to use in scenting incense papers.
Galangal
This rootstock produces a light yell tincture smelling of ginger and camphor. Use for luck, money, protection, exorcism and psychic development.
Lavender
This light green tincture can be used to attract love; to produce sleep by anointing your forehead and pillow; to purify by adding to baths, and to promote chastity and peace.
Myrrh
A bittersweet brown tincture. Myrrh is used for spirituality, healing and protection purposes. The scent recalls ancient times and is evocative when mixed with frankincense. Another tincture well suited for use with incense papers.
Nutmeg
A translucent, reddish-orange tincture. Sniff to increase psychic powers, or anoint money, health and luck amulets (sachets).
Patchouly
This heady, earth-scented herb makes an evocative green tincture. It is useful for money, love and fertility purposes.
Peppermint
Though slow-going, the results are worth your efforts. this mint-green tincture is used in money, purification and love rituals. Anoint sleep pillows. Try spearmint, too.
Rosemary
A rich, resinous tincture, yellowish green in color. It can be used for nearly every Magickal goal; love, healing, protection, exorcism, sleep, lust and so on.
Sage
White Sage-produces a powerful, greenish-brown tincture. Its scent is somewhat similar to camphor with a strong "green-note". It is used in healing, purification, obtaining wisdom and protection, and can also be used to anoint wishing amulets or sachets.
Sandalwood
This is another herb that is slow to tincture. Be sure to use ground sandalwood for this and give it a try. This tincture seems to take the longest to "cook", but when finished, smells like sandalwood with a slight cedary odor. Use for protection, spirituality, healing and exorcistic purposes.
Star Anise
This spicy, star-shaped herb produces a sassafras-smelling tincture. Sniff to improve psychic awareness, especially before working with tarot cards, rune stones and other divinatory tools.
Tonka
A rich vanilla scent with a slightly bitter after-note. Anoint money, love, courage and wish amulets (sachets), but do not take internally. Tonka beans are poisonous and, therefore, are becoming harder to obtain.
Vanilla
This familiar culinary herb makes a rich, warm-smelling tincture. It is useful to attract love, to promote physical energy, and to stimulate mental processing.
Wood Aloe
This Malaysian bark produces a tincture smelling of ginger and pepper, highly resinous. It is perfect for anointing sacred tools, the altar, luck and spirituality amulets and talismans.
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Tincture Recipes Guardian Tincture
Cinnamon Sandalwood Clove
Anoint yourself or objects for protection. Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Tincture
Sage Myrrh Rosemary
Anoint your body, healing amulets (sachets), blue candles and so on to speed healing or to retain good health. Love Tincture
Lavender Rosemary Patchouly
Anoint your body or love sachets to attract a love and to expand your ability to give and to receive love. Money Tincture
Patchouly Clove Nutmeg Cinnamon
Anoint money before spending, anoint money amulets, your purse or wallet, cash register and so on. Sacred Tincture
Frankincense Myrrh Benzoin
Anoint yourself to increase your involvement with spiritual activities, especially prior to meditation and religious rituals of all kinds. Third Eye Tincture
Star Anise Clove Nutmeg Deerstongue
Anoint your pillow for psychic dreams (careful though, this will probably stain-use one pillowcase just for this purpose). Also anoint the wrists and forehead before using your natural psychic abilities. |
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NAIL GROWTH OIL
1/4 C. almond oil
2 tsp. apricot kernel oil
5 drops geranium essential oil
2 drops rose essential oil
Mix the ingredients together and store in a dark colored bottle.
To use, massage the base of your nails every day with this oil to encourage
healthy growth. The oil can also be used as part of a manicure. Soak the nails
for at least 10 minutes after you have thoroughly cleaned them.
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Massage Oil Recipe for Muscle Aches 1/2 cup carrier oil (recommend Hazel Oil and/or Flax Oil)
20 drops juniper
20 drops lemon
10 drops thyme
Add essential oils and carrier oil to a clean dark bottle. Gently shake to blend. Warm blend by soaking closed bottle in hot water. When oil is warmed, massage into sore muscles.
HINT: For extra relief from aching muscles, try using Emu Oil mixed with Hazel or Flax Oil!
(This is a great formula. I turn up the heat a little by adding 3 drops of either black pepper or cayenne Eos. Lam2Law) |
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This tip is from Demetria Clark, a well known herbalist and aromatherapist. http://www.demetria.com"I originally formulated these blends for myself over five years ago they have since become ones used by pregnant woman, midwives and doulas all over the country. " Belly Balm~ Stretch Mark Prevention Oil
This oil feels so wonderful going on. It is smooth, moisturizing & it can really help with itching that often becomes present when our skin starts stretching. In a double boiler melt: 1 cup coconut oil ¼ cup Cocoa Butter 1/8 cup Apricot, Almond or Grapeseed Oil 1/8-cup Kukui nut oil, Shea Butter or Mango Butter ( I love using Mango Butter) When the oils are all melted, allow it to cool & add the essential oils & pour into another container for the mixture to be stored in. 10-20 drops Sandalwood (try to find an ethical source) 15 drops Patchouli 15 Drops Sweet Orange You can try varying amounts of oils and types of essential oils but I love this combination. You can also use Rosewood, Rose, Lavender, Tangerine and Neroli. Massage all over thighs, breasts, stomach and everywhere else that needs nourishing and moisturizing. I have also used this on my face, living in the Green Mountains we get frigid winds and my fair skin often needs a protector. Enjoy! (I've had occasion to make a half dozen batches of this stuff and I always get requests for more. Lam2Law) |
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