WHAT IS ALL THE HYPE ABOUT ESSENTIAL OILS???

Several years ago I was introduced to the term, "Essential Oils".   Although I had never heard about them I was curious.   I found a book at the Natural Home and Health Store called "Healing Oils of the Bible" by David Stewart, PH.D.     In the next several posts I hope I can help you to understand my love for these oils and their amazing ability to heal the human body.  

"The Bible contains 33 species and more than 500 references to essential oils and aromatic plants from which they came."  

When I read this in Dr. Stewart's book I wondered, "why don't I know more about these?   After all, I've read my Bible and even taught classes but don't remember anything special about essential oils"

Dr. Stewart explains it this way in a section called, "Why Explain the Obvious?"  He says the lack of detail to the oils in the Bible are because the authors were focused on other purposes, but also because oils in the form of incense, perfumes, spices ointments and medicines were so much a part of the lives of everyone that they needed no explanation."

I love to search old books for herbal healing, natural healing, etc. and until recently it wasn't easy to find these books.   Our old timers and Native Americans knew how to use herbs and plants but it became lost knowledge.   This is what happened to the oils of the Bible.

Frankincense and Myrrh were brought to our Savior when He was a baby.  I knew what the names were but I didn't know that these are Essential Oils, did you?  They were precious oils and of great value.   

Frankincense properties include anti-infectious, antiseptic, anti-tumoral, expectorant, Immune-stimulant and sedative.   Myrrh properties include Anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent and tonic.   These oils can be purchased and used today for our healing.  Most of us have been conditioned to heading to the doctor for medicines if we have aches or sickness.  There is another way through Essential Oils.  Using Essential Oils is easy and they begin working within a few seconds of being applied to the skin or being diffused into the air.

I hope you will come back to learn more.   My next post will feature Thieves Oil. 

Be Blessed,
GrandmaB
Young Living #1777795

STOP BLEEDING FAST

Some of you are familiar with my family and know my husband had some heart attacks last year.

Because of that he has been placed on blood thinners.   I'm sure many of you are in the same situation with blood thinners so I decided to share a quick way to stop bleeding.

Cayenne (Red) Pepper is the secret and yes, it works!

A few nights ago Sidney scratched his face right before bedtime.  He used a tissue to blot the blood, used his styptic stick and thought he had it slowed down.   I placed a band aid over the scratch and he went to bed.   About 10 minutes later I came into the room and he had blood flowing down his face and it wasn't clotting.   I remembered being told about the Cayenne Pepper but never needed to try it.  I went into my kitchen cabinet, retrieved the Cayenne Pepper and placed a pinch of it onto his bleeding scratch.   Instantly.....yes, instantly the bleeding stopped!

The first question people ask is, "does it burn?".   Sidney said he didn't feel it at all.  Even if it did burn, wouldn't it be better than letting someone bleed?  This would be a great item to add to your emergency kit especially for your cars.

Be blessed today,
GrandmaB

THE WART THAT DISAPPEARED

The first time I remember learning about plants and healing came from my Grandma McKinnis.   Grandma raised 12 children and I'm sure she didn't run to a doctor when they needed care unless it was an emergency.  
I was only about 5 or 6 years old and was visiting with my grandma.  I had a wart on my right  knuckle.  Besides being unsightly, I banged it quite a bit because I was so active.   Grandma told my mom and dad if they would drive her to a certain place in a wooded area she could cure my wart.   I had never seen my grandma outside of  home so it was unimaginable that she would actually take me for a walk in the woods, but that's exactly what she did.  I can remember her instructing my mom, dad and sister to remain in the car.  We walked into the woods until she found a certain leaf.  She took the leaf and rubbed the underside of it onto my wart.  My wart turned green from whatever came off the bottom side of the leaf.  She instructed me I was to never tell anyone what she did or it wouldn't work, then we walked back to the car.  My wart was gone within just a few days.  Of course I wouldn't tell anyone when I was little but now I wish I had because I really want to know what kind of leaf it was that she used.   In my young eyes I seem to remember it looking similar in shape to a grape leaf.   I have tried rubbing a wild grape leaf on my skin but nothing comes off so I'm still searching.

If any of you know what she could have used I would love to know.  Please comment to let me know.  And the wart???  It is still gone and I've never had another one.