How Do You Use Aromatherapy For Indigestion?
Aromatherapy is an alternative health practice that uses highly concentrated essential oils that are extracted from plants and used to stimulate the healing process and to treat symptoms of illness. Indigestion encompasses many related symptoms including flatulence, abdominal pain, poor digestion and heartburn and is best treated with oils that soothe the process of digestion. Choose a carrier oil based on your skin type. Measure and pour 20 ml of the carrier oil into a brown or blue glass bottle. Choose an essential oil(s) based on the symptom and the effect you would like to achieve. Determine the # of drops of essential oil needed for your oil blend. Use an eyedropper to add the essential oil (8 to 10 drops) to the carrier oil. Close the lid tightly and gently shake the bottle. Label the bottle with the date, the name of the essential oil, the name of the carrier oil and the dilution. Blend orange, peppermint and chamomile oils for a general digestive massage blend. Massage your abd