Essential oils - epidemics and thieves - a story that is appropriate today
Essential oils - epidemics and thieves - a story that is appropriate today
essential oils are a hot topic today. Just think of all the TV spots for air fresheners and aromatherapy candles that are at best synthetic perfume oils. Here is an interesting treat from the story about plagues and thieves and how a bunch of thieves through aromatherapy would almost have been possible to rob and die the dead. In the Middle Ages, thanks to the caravans from the east and the returning crusaders, the Europeans were many of the perfumes of Arabia. " It has been handed down in history that the herbal artists, spice dealers and perfumers seemed immune to be immune when Europe was besieged by the plague (black death). When the plague was in full swing, it was discovered that certain thieves could go to the dead and dying to rob them and never infected themselves with the plague. When they were forced to tell how they did it, they confessed that they had soaked themselves up with a brew that contained nelke and rosemary and many other aromatic oils. Your secret was made public and published for everyone.
aromaticies seemed to be the best antiseptic that was available to people against the plague at the time. They used fragrance candles to burn in their hospital rooms. Their churches and other public buildings were gassed twice a week with sulfur, hops, pepper and incense and aromatic plants were scattered on their streets. Every twelve hours of fire from pine or forest fires were lit in the streets, which exuded a stinging smell. It was assumed that these measures would help to clean the air from the plague.
The four thieves of vinegar appears in the museum of the old Marseille:
"Take 3 liter strong white wine vinegar, each add a handful of wormwood, meadowsweet, wild major and sage, 50 cloves, 2 ounces campanula root, 2 ounces of Angelika, rosemary and Andorn as well as 3 large measure. Grate when you approach plague victims. ”
thieves (TM) is an oil mixture with clove, cinnamon, lemon, eucalyptus and rosemary oil, inspired by the thieves in this medieval history. This oil was tested in 1997 at Weber State University for its strong antimicrobial properties. It was found that 99.96 percent reduction rate against air -brewed bacteria. Impressive! Here is a story from the past that we can benefit from in our modern world that is still haunted by plagues. The most remarkable is mrsa . This is the antibiotic -resistant fatal disease that spreads into hospitals nationwide. How can you protect yourself from this modern plague? Observe this story and protect yourself with essential oils in medical or therapeutic quality. Educational courses in aromatherapy can help you understand science behind essential oils in therapeutic quality. We can prepare ourselves with protection against fatal diseases.