Showing posts with label essential oils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label essential oils. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

食物中毒, 香薰幫到你

出外用饍,有時遇到食物變質或煮食衛生有問題, 沒有及時察覺吃了後引致上吐下瀉。 曾有個過案, 懷疑因為食物中毒, 一天內瀉了十次。 他心想: 也好可以藉此機會替身體排毒。 可是持續第三天還沒有止瀉, pat pat 屙到“開花”了。

我建議他如厠後, 在肛門口位置噴上薰衣草或甘菊花水 ,可以舒緩他的疼痛和不适。同時調配了一支按摩油給他每天早午晚塗抹在腹部按摩 ,沒想到精油的效用那麼快, 第一天擦了二次後便沒有再瀉,他便停止使用。可是第二天晚上不知道是否吃錯什麼,或是肚里面的菌還沒有完全清除, 又繼續腹瀉。建議他繼續用那支按摩油, 即使止瀉後也要最少繼續使用一天的時間。他持續用了二天後便沒有再出事了。

想知道用的是什麼配方嗎? 丁香、茴香及薰衣草各2滴加入10毫升的甜杏仁油。記住這個配方不适合用於小孩,孕婦及服用薄血藥人士。

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

連繫記憶的香薰氣味


精華油從不同的植物部份提取,帶着不同的香氣,适合不同的情緒和心境:果香氣味令人清新振奮,能帶動人向前邁進,展望未來。花香氣味給與幸福愉悅、有關懷、被愛的感覺,對抑鬱、焦慮等情緒困擾有紓緩作用。而根、木類有安穩實在的感覺,適合欠缺安全感的人 …

然而每個人的經歷不同,氣味對情緒的影響亦不盡相同。有人形容嗅覺為鎖和鑰匙,當第一次聞到某種氣味,它會鎖定到我們的大腦,當往後再聞到時,這個氣味就好似鑰匙般開啟我們相關的記憶。一種氣味引發的經驗聯繫(Association),如常人所說,嗅到某種氣味就會想起某件事情。

即使如甜橙精油的果香氣味受大家所歡迎,但只要有人把它聯繫至不愉快的回憶,就會自然地拒絕該種香氣。因為當我們再嗅到那種氣味,從前所經歷的不愉快情緒就會重現。一般情況下,剛完成化療的病人都不宜接受香薰治療,以免令病人把化療的副作用,如食欲不振、嘔吐、疼痛等經驗,和香薰的氣味連系在一起。

當然香薰氣味能帶給我們很多美麗的回憶,亦可幫助嬰兒建立安全感。如果媽媽在照顧嬰兒時,薰香甜橙精油的話,嬰兒就會把香味和媽媽連結起來,即使媽媽不在身邊,嬰兒仍會因嗅到熟悉的氣味而感覺安心。

Friday, April 25, 2014

學生問:我的玫瑰精油為什麼凝固,是假貨嗎?

玫瑰精油 (rose otto或稱玫瑰奧托 ) 在冬天時會凝固,是它的一个特點。假如你將你的玫瑰精油在冰箱中而不凝固的話它不是真正的玫瑰奧托。使用時只需要瓶子放在手中預熱,便會變回液體狀態。

保加利亞有「玫瑰之國」的美譽,每6月份的第一個星期天定為「玫瑰節」,於卡贊勒克地區便會舉辦「玫瑰節」活動,「玫瑰皇后」評選及玫瑰花採摘歌舞表演等。


Thursday, September 5, 2013

文獻探討 - 香薰按摩對減輕經痛的作用


文獻探討
  1. Tyseer M. F. Marzouk et al.
  2. Myung-Haeng Hur et al.
多數婦女受經痛困擾。這兩項研究分別探討香薰按摩對減輕經痛的作用.

  1.  一項是對比用香薰油按摩和單用杏仁油按摩對埃及女護士學生減輕經痛的效果
    • 芳香療法組月經前七天每日使用肉桂、丁香、玫瑰和薰衣草 (比例是1.5 : 1.5 : 1 : 1) 以甜杏仁油5%稀釋,在腹部接受10 分鐘按摩。而另一組只用杏仁油按摩 
    • 疼痛評估方法:利用一條實際為10cm的直線,一邊標出0 cm代表不痛,另一邊標出 10cm代表非常非常的痛,評估疼痛指數
    • 疼痛評估結果:有加入香薰去按摩的疼痛指數比只用甜杏仁油按摩的明顯降低

  2. 另一項篇對比用香薰油按摩和口服止痛藥對韓國女高中生減輕經痛的效果。
    • 芳香療法組使用快樂鼠尾草、馬荷蘭、肉桂、薑、天竺葵(比例是1 : 1 : 0.5 : 1.5 : 1.5) 以甜杏仁油5%稀釋,接受一次 10 分鐘腹部按摩。而另一組只用止痛藥
    • 疼痛評估結果:接受香薰按摩後24小時經痛比無接受的對照群組明顯減輕 
兩份研究報告都顯示香薰治療可以減輕經痛, 而且沒有副作用, 是一種較安全的輔助治療。

Excerpt from Research Articles (Tyseer M. F. Marzouk et al. and Myung-Haeng Hur et al.)
Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage for Alleviating Menstrual Pain 
  1. One of the studies compared the alleviating effects of massage using blend of essential oils and sweet almond oil only on menstrual pain in Egyptian nursing students.
    • Aromatherapy group received 10 minutes abdominal massage once daily for seven days prior to menstruation using cinnamon, clove, rose and lavender oils in a 1.5 : 1.5 : 1 : 1 ratio 5% diluted in sweet almond oil. 
    • The placebo group received the same intervention of aromatherapy group with sweet almond oil only. 
    • The level of pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS-pain), a simple assessment tool consisting of a 10 cm line with 0 on one end representing no pain, and 10 on the other end representing the worst pain. 
    • Outcome measures were evaluated on the first, second, and third days of menstruation, and the aromatherapy group have significantly lower average VAS-pain over all 3 day as compared to the group with sweet almond oil only 

  2. The other study compared the alleviating effects of aromatherapy massage and acetaminophen (oral analgesic widely used for managing pain) on menstrual pain in Korean high school girls. 
    • The aromatherapy massage treatment group received one 10 minutes abdominal massage using clary sage, marjoram, cinnamon, ginger, and geranium in a 1 : 1 : 0.5 : 1.5 : 1.5 ratio, 5% diluted in almond oil 
    • The outcomes were measured before intervention and twenty-four hours afterwards with a VAS and the aromatherapy group showed greater reduction of pain after 24 hours as compared with the control group taken acetaminophen. 
Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecologic disorders affecting majority of menstruating women, a cramping pain in the lower abdomen occurring just before or during menstruation, when pelvic examination and ovulatory function are normal. The pain is believed as the result of excessive prostaglandin release which causes vasoconstriction of uterine blood vessels and increases uterine smooth muscle contraction. It can be relieved by increased blood circulation and antispasmodics.

Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils derived from plants which can be absorbed into the body via the skin or the olfactory system. Topically applied diluted essential oils in combination with abdominal massage may be beneficial in improving blood circulation and reduces the spasms. When essential oils are inhaled, olfactory receptor cells are stimulated and the impulses are transmitted to the emotional centre of the brain, or “limbic system.” This may be effective in helping to alleviate menstrual pain.

There is no side effects reported, aromatherapy can be regarded as a safe and effective treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.