January 12, 2020
ESSENTIAL OILS: WELLNESS IN HOME
Essential oils, known since ancient times, allow us to improve our health in a way that is sweet and natural. I am not referring only to your own person health but also to the environment that surrounds us, where we …
August 6, 2019
THYME ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES
Thyme is part of the family Lamiaceae, like Mint, Basil, Lavender and many other species widely known because of their perfume and flavor. This characteristic is due to the presence in the leaves of structures secreting essential oil. The …
March 1, 2019
LEMONGRASS: ESSENTIAL OIL TO FIGHT TUMORS
Lemon scent, intense and penetrating green notes make it one of the most used products in the world in perfumery and soaps … but the essential oil of Lemongrass offers much more than this: it is the natural source of …
December 21, 2017
CITRUS FRUITS AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: NEW DISCOVERIES
Citrus fruits (genus Citrus, family of the Rutaceae) are very juicy fruits, often with a sour taste, which are harvested from October to April. They are usually consumed fresh or squeezed to obtain juices (both for domestic and industrial …
December 14, 2017
MINT ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES
The name “Mint” has a mythological derivation: Mintha was a nymph, daughter of the river god Cocito. She was loved by the god Hades but Persephone was jealous and transformed her in a humble, insignificant plant. But not even Persephone …
December 11, 2017
AROMATHERAPY: HOW TO CHOOSE AN ESSENTIAL OIL
The choice of essential oil depends very much on the uses we want to make for it. Aromatherapy can be used in different ways, but the most common and most pleasant to all is the use of room diffusers. …
November 16, 2017
GREATER BURDOCK, A PLANT FOR FIGHTING TUMORS
Greater burdock (Arctium lappa L.) is a biennial plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. Commonly used in Asian cuisine, the root has been widely utilized in folk medicine as a diuretic, as a detoxifier and to heal skin …
August 2, 2017
AROMATHERAPY: HISTORY
The term Aromatherapy means the use of essential oils for therapeutic purposes to improve health, heal the body and harmonize the spirit. The sense of smell is the most powerful and instinctive of our senses. Through smell, or perfume, …
September 20, 2017
ONION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: A NEW NATURAL HEALING
Allium cepa L., commonly known as onion, is the most widely cultivated and used species of the genus Allium, mainly utilized as a flavor enhancer. Today, with the support of scientific research, we are able to demonstrate that the …