Skin Cancer/Helichrysum EO

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Laura-I live in Florida--Where am I going to find Helihrysum italicum?? catalog source??

ElaineI'll let Ian comment on the recipe, since it's beyond my scope of expertise. I just wanted to throw in something thatI've had good luck with for skin cancer -- essential oil of Helichrysum italicum. It's bloody expensive (about $80 anounce) but you can buy 1/16 of an ounce, and you only use it a drop at a time.I'm very fair-skinned and grew up in Florida, so I'm starting to see a few suspicious lesions on my arms (I alwaysprotected my face, but not my arms -- stupid!!). I had one that I was ready to go have biopsied, but I gave the EO ashot -- a couple drops of Helichrysem EO, just enough to saturate the lesion, three times a day. In three or fourdays the whole thing just flaked off, leaving perfect skin underneath :-) Now I have to convince my mom to use it,since she has a bunch of skin cancers and keeps going to the doc to get them cut off.BTW, Helichrysum EO is also fabulous for burns. I'm sensitive to lavender EO, and I can't seem to keep SJW around, sothe other day when I was stupid and checked to see if my iron was hot by touching the soleplate (duh) I put someHelichrysum on it. Instant pain relief, and not a sign of what should have been a couple good-sized blisters. Itain't cheap, but it's what I had on hand, and @#$% did it work!Just my two cents' worth :-)Laura

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> This is a recipe posted to the Rife listserver in regards to a thread on skin

cancer. It was written by Terry

> Drury.

 

I'll let Ian comment on the recipe, since it's beyond my scope of expertise. I

just wanted to throw in something that

I've had good luck with for skin cancer -- essential oil of Helichrysum

italicum. It's bloody expensive (about $80 an

ounce) but you can buy 1/16 of an ounce, and you only use it a drop at a time.

 

I'm very fair-skinned and grew up in Florida, so I'm starting to see a few

suspicious lesions on my arms (I always

protected my face, but not my arms -- stupid!!). I had one that I was ready to

go have biopsied, but I gave the EO a

shot -- a couple drops of Helichrysem EO, just enough to saturate the lesion,

three times a day. In three or four

days the whole thing just flaked off, leaving perfect skin underneath :-) Now I

have to convince my mom to use it,

since she has a bunch of skin cancers and keeps going to the doc to get them cut

off.

 

BTW, Helichrysum EO is also fabulous for burns. I'm sensitive to lavender EO,

and I can't seem to keep SJW around, so

the other day when I was stupid and checked to see if my iron was hot by

touching the soleplate (duh) I put some

Helichrysum on it. Instant pain relief, and not a sign of what should have been

a couple good-sized blisters. It

ain't cheap, but it's what I had on hand, and @#$% did it work!

 

Just my two cents' worth :-)

Laura

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<<Laura-I live in Florida--Where am I going to find Helihrysum italicum??

catalog source??>>

 

 

from www.naturesgift.com, one place where it can be found (organic)...Joanie

 

HELICHRYSUM

(Italian Everlasting, Immortelle) Helichrysum Italicum Corsica,

Certified Organic, blossoms

The steam distilled oil of the Italian Everlasting is one of the

strongest anti-inflamatories I know. I use it in all my skin blends, and

have been known to use it neat on bad bruises . The fragrance is warm,

slightly honeylike, rich and buttery, with green notes of wood, spices,

herb. It is a fascinating oil because it is made up of several layers of

notes that appear to unfold during the drydown.

 

Helichrysum is antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal . It is

a component of my anti-acne blends, as well as useful in any rash or skin

irritation (blended with German Chamomile CO 2 it gives amazing results!).

 

The literature and the aromatherapy lists are full of anecdotal

evidence of Helichrysum Italicuum's amazing power when used on broken bones

, stories of doctors being amazed that the break healed in half the

estimated time, etc.

 

My personal experience is that it can fade bruises almost

overnight, turning an angry new bruise to one that looks like a week old

almost healed bruise while I slept. It acts by having the blood reabsorbed

into the tissue, thus removing the discoloration and the pain caused by

pressure on the nerves.

 

According to Dr. Christoph Streicher, Helichrysum is useful in

treating heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat and risk of stroke. Blended

with YlangYlang it is useful in treating high blood pressure. Dr. Streicher,

along with many other authorities, also states that Helichrysum, in a base

of Rose Hip Seed Oil will fade older scars (I personally would add Carrot

Seed Essential Oil to that blend for old scars, for fresh ones I reach for a

strong dilution of heli in Rosehip.).

 

Any blend created for arthritis, bruising, or scarring needs

helichrysum. All the physical effects of Helichrysum Augustifolia apply to

this chemotype. One client writes that it is very effective in easing the

pain of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. She applies a weak dilution when the pain

starts, and within about 10 minues the pain is gone for hours. (Not sure

that relieving the pain and continuing the same activities that caused the

pain is wise, but that is a matter of personal choice.)

 

Mentally, it is very supportive and comforting. It is believed

by some to open the right side of the brain and improve creativity as well

as increase dream activity. I also use it in a meditation blend to encourage

spirituality and personal growth.

 

Again, according to Dr. Streicher, emotionally it can help an

individual get in touch with unresolved feelings, emotions that have been

denied and/or buried. It is also helpful in restoring memories that have

been buried deep in the past. Dr. Streicher recommends it in psychotherapy

to aid a patient in dealing with emotions. It helps release defense

mechanisms and offers comfort in processing these emotional traumas. A

client who is a psychotherapist uses a blend of helichrysum and jasmine

sambac for helping her clients deal with their pasts.

 

This oil can have very profound spiritual and emotional effects

..It is considered by some to be one of the 'sacred' oils.

 

BLENDS WITH: boronia, chamomile, citrus oils, clary sage, clove,

cypress, geranium, lavender, mimosa, neroli, oakmoss, patchouli, rose, and

vetiver.