The essential oils are the oils that are extracted from flowers, seeds and roots of trees and plants. These oils are renowned for the healing properties and cover the way for the easy carrying of nutrients to various cells of the body. The essential oils are useful to us in a variety of ways. Besides their regular and traditional uses, there are a number of health and medicinal benefits:

Memory and stamina: One must drink a glass of water with 2-3 drops of lemon, orange or peppermint essential oil. The consumption of this mixture helps in the increase of memory and stamina of herbal essential oils.

Boosting the immune system: Applying 3-4 drops of organo or thyme oil to the bottom of the feet after a shower or intake of lemon in the water glass at lunch goes a long way in boosting the immunity system.

Stomach upset and indigestion: In order to combat stomach upset and indigestion, intake ½ glass of water, add a drop of peppermint oil in it and sip it slowly. This mixture helps to relieve stomach upset and indigestion.

Constipation to ulcers: Aloe Vera oil is extremely helpful for stomach. One to two drops of Aloe Vera oil in a glass of drinking water gives us benefits from constipation, heartburn, hemorrhoids, ingestion and ulcers.

Arthritis pain and aching muscle: Mix a part of basil and cinnamon oil to four parts of almond oil. Then this oil mixture has to be massaged to the aching muscles. It also helps in removing arthritis pain.

Backache and headache: Combine the essential oils of chamomile, lavender and peppermint with carrier oil and massage around the temples, neck and shoulders. This helps in relieving headache. Again lavender and peppermint essential oils are used to relieve back pain and should be massaged. Clary sage essential oils are often recommended for aches and pains and can be added to the massage oil.

Motion sickness: One has to shower a few drops of ginger or peppermint oil or spearmint oil on a tissue paper or inhaler and let the concerned person suffering from the motion sickness inhale the same. For some, Roman Chamomile oil gives relief too.