Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Over the years I have relied upon Dr. James Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. This is an extensive piece of work listing chemicals and activities in a particular plant, high concentration chemicals and much more. He is also the author of " The Green Pharmacy, " this book offers a ton of research much of which he conducted and old fashioned herbal remedies.Here is the website: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ Be well, Rachel Markel www.eoilcolab.com www.GreenTerpene.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 At 07:36 AM 2/18/2009, you wrote: >i recently read that there is a difference between the benefits of the >eo's & the herbs themselves. i do not know if i agree. what i read >about the benefits of the oils seems to be the same as for the herbs. >any thoughts from you guys >charlene T'ain't necessarily so, Charlene. Unfortunately, a lot of authors and teachers make the assumption that the benefit of the herb will be the same benefit as the essential oil... or perhaps vice versa is more accurate. The fact is, tho, that not all the components of an herb come across in steam distillation... for example if the herb contains tannins, that will be contained in a tea or tisane, they won't come thru in the essential oil... so you won't have the 'full spectrum' of phytochemicals from the herb. In some cases you will have the same result... ie, ginger essential oil will ease nausea or morning sickness, and, diluted and applied topically will provide heat and pain relief. but, for example, I'm told that the anti-depressant qualities of st. john's wort herb do not come across distillation, and don't exist in the essential oil. (although some say that the hydrosol does help with depression.) so, the answer is " it depends " Since 1995 - supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Different types of extracts will contain different molecules. I just wrote a blog that might help with understanding this. Read it and let me know if it helps. Cindy Jones http://www.sagescript.com Blog: http://sagescript.blogspot.com > > I'm not any kind of expert on this so I'll defer to group members more knowledgable than me. But there are differences. That's because the distillation process excludes certain chemical components that are available in the whole plant, and concentrates the chemicals that do come through. Whether the particular therapeutic chemicals come through varies with different plants. The reason you have found what you have in your reading is because several aromatherapy authors are themselves confused about this issue. > > Any other thoughts? > > Patty > > --- On Tue, 2/17/09, charvmann2 <charvmann2 wrote: > > > i recently read that there is a difference between the benefits of the > eo's & the herbs themselves. i do not know if i agree. what i read > about the benefits of the oils seems to be the same as for the herbs. > any thoughts from you guys > charlene > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Just wondering where my posts end up? This is not the first time or the second time that I take the time to participate in your group but fail to see my information going anywhere. Am I missing something here? Thanks, Rachel --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Rachel Markel <ramarkel wrote: Rachel Markel <ramarkel Re: herbs or oils Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 11:05 PM Over the years I have relied upon Dr. James Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. This is an extensive piece of work listing chemicals and activities in a particular plant, high concentration chemicals and much more. He is also the author of " The Green Pharmacy, " this book offers a ton of research much of which he conducted and old fashioned herbal remedies.Here is the website: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ Be well, Rachel Markel www.eoilcolab.com www.GreenTerpene.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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