1. ESSENTIAL OILS Unit 4 HW499 Cheryl Beard

2. Natures Healing What is an essential oil? Who can use them? Why should you chose them?

3. Peppermint When taken orally this plant can ease digestion discomfort. When inhaled it acts as a natural eye opener.

4. Lavender In Latin, Lavender is Lavare Which means “to wash”

5. Rosemary Rosemary is most popular in cooking The rosemary bush belongs to the mint family

6. Basil Extensively used in the Mediterranean region for culinary purposes. Italian recipes also love this herb in pesto and pasta.

7. Lemon Not just a cool refreshing drink

8. Thyme

9. Clove

10. Hyssop

11. Oregano

12. Where to find Essential oils

13. References Essential Oils. (2014). Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, 1p. 1. Anžlovar, S., Baričevič, D., Ambrožič Avguštin, J., & Dolenc Koce, J. (2014). Essential Oil of Common Thyme as a Natural Antimicrobial Food Additive. Food Technology & Biotechnology, 52(2), 263-268. Dozmorov, M. G., Qing, Y., Weijuan, W., Wren, J., Suhail, M. M., Woolley, C. L., &... Hsueh-Kung, L. (2014). Differential effects of selective frankincense (Ru Xiang) essential oil versus non-selective sandalwood (Tan Xiang) essential oil on cultured bladder cancer cells: a microarray and bioinformatics study. Chinese Medicine, 9(1), 1-26. doi:10.1186/1749-8546-9-18 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/aromatherapy/healthprofessional Arunkumar, R., Nair, S., Rameshkumar, K., & Subramoniam, A. (2014). The Essential Oil Constituents of Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers, and Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities of the Oil. Records Of Natural Products, 8(4), 385-393.