Can Aromatherapy & Massage do anything for Hepatitis C?

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Dear Lynn, thank you so much for your helpful response.

 

--- Lynn Bedri <lbedri wrote:

 

> " Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver. The virus

> is spread by

> contaminated food and water, and also through contact

> with blood or stools from

> an infected person.

 

Your book could use a wee bit of updating, because here it

describes Hepatitis A & B -- whereas the big deal now is C.

Half of all people (like me) with Hepatitis C have no risk

factors and no idea how they could have gotten it. You

can have it for 20 years and not even know you have it.

Right now millions of Americans have it. 25% of them are

likely to die from it.

 

The M.D.s offer Interferon treatment which doesn't even

help most people and usually makes them miserable. No

wonder alternative, natural therapies are being seriously

looked at during this major public health crisis! So I am

going with the herbal remedies, vegetarianism, yoga,

meditation, prayer, I'll try anything . . . and if

aromatherapy can help, I need to find out how.

 

> following a regime that will

> cleanse the liver. Many

> oils are mentioned to aid this kind of healing treatment.

[...]

> In this

> particular text, Rosemary is

> mentioned with Sage as well as Geranium, German

> Chamomile, Roman Chamomile,

> Frankincense and Thyme. Rebuilding your immune system is

> critical.

 

Thanks, I looked in as many aromatherapy books as I could

find -- most didn't deal with hep -- but from those that

did, I found (among many diverse recommendations) Rosemary

and Rose mentioned the most consistently. I combined those

in a carrier of almond oil.

 

I would like to add German Camomile (Matricaria sp.) oil to

the blend, but I can't find any in the stores. Mostly what

I found under the " Camomile " label was Ormenis sp.

(so-called Wild Camomile), which is not a true Camomile. I

also got sticker shock from the bottle of Roman Camomile

(Anthemis nobilis) oil -- $40!

 

I want to use pure Rose Otto -- how do you get it?

 

ALl right, I've got my aromatherapy oil together -- now

what do I do with it? Hold it up under my nose & sniff?

All I could think of was to use it as a massage oil. How

to massage? Massage on the liver, obviously -- but the

liver dwells behind the lower rib cage, which tends to

block the massage effect, doesn't it? Anyhow, I have my

wife massage my abdomen with the Rosemary oil from up-under

the right rib cage, which no doubt does get at the liver,

at least the bottom of it.

 

In India they use massage to cure just about anything.

When Swami Prabhupada got a heart attack they took him to

the ER. He insisted on going home and when they took him

home against doctor's orders, the doctor said, if you take

him out of the hospital you will have to take

responsibility for burying him. Swami Prabhupada said they

should just massage his heart, nothing more. So they did,

they took turns massaging all day long, and he got better &

lived for 10 more years.

 

How does aromatherapy massage really work on internal

organs? The liver is way down deep -- will putting

aromatherapy oil on the surface really help the liver? Am

I doing this right? Is there anything else I should be

doing? Please help.

 

The other thing I asked about that no one answered is what

essential oil benefits dry, itchy skin. So far the only

symptom of hepatitis I've gotten is this really bad eczema.

It comes from the liver's inability to handle bilirubin

which comes out through the skin. Since the origin of the

problem comes from inside, no topical application will cure

it. But I do need to find some oil that will at least

alleviate it.

 

> Hopefully someone with greater knowledge here will come

> to your aide.

 

I hope so.

 

> Blessings on you and yours in all ways,

>

> Lynn

 

Prayers for everyone . . .

Peace & love

 

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