Black Spruce (was Suzanne Catty's Dangerous Public Information

[Guest guest]

On Behalf Of Butch Owen

Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:18 AM

Black Spruce (was Suzanne Catty's

Dangerous Public Information

 

 

Hey Ien,

 

> I so love the education this list provides!

 

Yep .. but we gotta be careful to distinguish twixt the good and the

bad

education offered. ;-)

 

> I certainly will not slather my body with neat black spruce

> oil, but I do wonder about this:

 

Good it is .. and I'll bet a lot that Catty hasn't done it either.

 

> Does black spruce oil really support the adrenal glands

 

Not sure what support she is referring to .. I personally think she

doesn't know either .. I think she's regurgitating theory.

 

There are some untested/unproven theories (rumors?) that Black

Spruce

(Picea mariana) can have a positive effect on the Endocrine System

by

relieving Adrenal Fatigue .. which may be a factor in many

conditions,

including fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue syndrome,

arthritis, premature menopause and other ailments. But this is not

based on any solid evidence.

 

Odds are that most modern humans experience pretty constant stress

...

maybe even moreso than did our ancestors who only had to worry about

fight or flight .. so relief of excess stress is good treatment. If

we

are relaxed and enjoy what we're doing .. then we can expect some

relief

from stress .. even if its just temporary. This will obviously

decrease

the release of certain chemicals that could be the cause of Adrenal

Fatigue. <snipped for brevity>

 

I think we might also need to discuss the *application* method before we can

definitively allude to health benefits . . . We all know that massage can

stimulate the adrenal system and be beneficial. Was the observation that

backs this claim made after using black spruce in a massage oil? Is there a

definite observable difference between the affects of massage with black

spruce as opposed to without that has been well documented? I have not seen

specific papers, and nothing appears in Martin's Plant Aromatics data, nor

in any of my scientific databases.

 

We have to remember that a lot of essential oil theory for health benefit

and efficacy stems from herbalism . . . i.e., often *guessing* that the

essential oil would have the same or more profound effects as the herb

(which is usually taken internally as a tea or in capsule form and lends

little supportive documentation relative to the essential oil). Promoting

more profound effect could be attributed to again *guessing* that essential

oils are more highly concentrated, therefore they *must* be more effective .

.. . Not from actual research.

 

I wouldn't dispute the *possibility* this oil's effectiveness, and I once

got a wonderful blend from Henri Viaud that included P. mariana and others

that *seemed* to lift my spirits and energy and make me feel better after

traveling and feeling like my immune system was stressed, coming down with

something. I also had a series of massages during this travel, and used

this blend in the massage oil and also diffused. So . . . What could I

*prove*? Nadda.

 

Be Well,

Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com

" Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from

Nigeria

[Guest guest]

Hey Ien,

 

> I so love the education this list provides!

 

Yep .. but we gotta be careful to distinguish twixt the good and the bad

education offered. ;-)

 

> I certainly will not slather my body with neat black spruce

> oil, but I do wonder about this:

 

Good it is .. and I'll bet a lot that Catty hasn't done it either.

 

> Does black spruce oil really support the adrenal glands

 

Not sure what support she is referring to .. I personally think she

doesn't know either .. I think she's regurgitating theory.

 

There are some untested/unproven theories (rumors?) that Black Spruce

(Picea mariana) can have a positive effect on the Endocrine System by

relieving Adrenal Fatigue .. which may be a factor in many conditions,

including fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue syndrome,

arthritis, premature menopause and other ailments. But this is not

based on any solid evidence.

 

Odds are that most modern humans experience pretty constant stress ..

maybe even moreso than did our ancestors who only had to worry about

fight or flight .. so relief of excess stress is good treatment. If we

are relaxed and enjoy what we're doing .. then we can expect some relief

from stress .. even if its just temporary. This will obviously decrease

the release of certain chemicals that could be the cause of Adrenal Fatigue.

 

The problem with Catty's comments are .. that she is extrapolating the

possible or potential benefits of an EO and doing so without even the

slightest bit of sound information .. I believe its all marketing hype

and I sell Black Spruce.

 

I believe that Black Spruce can possibly relieve mental and physical

exhaustion .. to some degree .. IF .. we like the odor. It follows that

this will relieve stress and anxiety.

 

Some folks claim to have noticed relief from muscle aches and pains,

aching joints and muscle spasms. I know that just sniffing Oregano can

assist in this regard .. but I've not tried Black Spruce.

 

> and fight winter blahs?

 

If we like ANY Essential Oil .. we can fight the Winter Blahs. ;-)

 

> I got a big bottle of it here that I have not done a

> thing with yet.

 

Get it out and sniff a bit .. I like the odor big time. ;-)

 

> Ien in the Kootenays

> **************************

> Stop. Breathe. Smile!

> ~Padma ( my TV yoga teacher)

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Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com