| I get my ideas for articles and blog posts from a lot | | | | effective in relieving nausea. I have found that ginger |
| of different sources; sometimes it is in the normal | | | | works best for me, especially in tea. Other essential |
| daily activities that I find inspiration. Well, my cat has | | | | oils that have been found to help remedy nausea are |
| been sick off and on for the past 1-2 months with | | | | clove, lavender, oregano, sandalwood, spearmint and |
| nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Quite messy-and I | | | | black pepper. Some are herbs used in cooking and |
| really do feel bad for the cat. Have you ever seen a | | | | teas; others can be diluted in a carrier oil and |
| cat throw up? It is painful just to watch. I finally took | | | | massaged into the skin or diluted in the bath; but |
| him to the vet, and he had blood work drawn, which | | | | with any of these oils you can just simply place a |
| came back normal. The diagnosis of Irritable Bowel | | | | few drops in an inhaler or on a tissue and inhale until |
| Syndrome was made-did you know it is very | | | | you feel symptoms subsiding. Of course, you can |
| common in cats? He was prescribed some | | | | just simply open the bottle of the oil and inhale |
| medicine-hopefully it will get his digestive tract | | | | straight from it. |
| straightened out. | | | | Now before you rush out to buy these oils, make |
| That episode got me to thinking. Too bad we can't | | | | sure you do a little research first on the different |
| use aromatherapy on animals. (If you saw my article | | | | essential oils and please review 7 Important Facts |
| on important facts you need to know about essential | | | | You Absolutely Need To Know When Buying |
| oils, a lot of them are toxic to animals, especially | | | | Essential Oils. I want you to be safe in your use of |
| cats!) But as humans we can take advantage of the | | | | these wonderful alternatives to medications. If you |
| numerous essential oils to help relieve nausea. There | | | | symptoms persist, though, please see your doctor. |
| are quite a few articles out there already on this | | | | These oils are not meant to be a substitute for |
| subject; I found one by Kathi Keville written for | | | | conventional medical advice. In fact, discuss using |
| Discovery Health entitled Aromatherapy Nausea | | | | aromatherapy essential oils with your healthcare |
| Relief. This is an excellent article, with good basic | | | | provider. |
| information, listing of specific essential oils for | | | | For more detailed information, see Kathi Keville's |
| different complaints and even a recipe for massage | | | | article Aromatherapy Nausea Relief on the Discovery |
| oil. | | | | Health website--type nausea relief in the search box; |
| In the above mentioned article, peppermint, basil, | | | | on the right side of the next page under site results, |
| chamomile, lemon balm, lemongrass, thyme, ginger, | | | | click on the first article. |
| basil and dill are mentioned as being particularly | | | | |