Our specially formulated "Cancer Support" Massage Blendof Frankincense, Myrrh, Clary Sage, Lavender, Thyme, Lemongrass, Peppermint & Orange: Is a good way of supporting the body's physical & emotional symptoms when undergoing any cancer treatment protocols. These oils can help with a lot of the side effects from treatments, e.g nausea, pain, tiredness, brain fog, dry skin & tender to touch, sudden bodily temp changes, odema, anxiety & depression and many more.
We have selected and blended a soothing combination to help at this time. Essential Oil Massage has been approved by NICE as one of the therapeutic touch modalities for Cancer patients, Touch and caressing the body gently releases endorphines and stimulates many physological functions to happen in the body that make us feel a little better at this stressful & painful time.
When massaging essential oil blends in through the skin, their healing components are absorbed into the bloodstream. From there they disperse to the specific organs and systems on which they work. Some of the essential oils’ components, carried via the bloodstream, can also pass through the blood-brain barrier to the limbic system in the brain, where they can influence the endocrine and autonomic nervous systems.
We use essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. As it enhances both the physical and emotional body.
Here is some edited notes from Dr Eric Z article as too why these oils are helpful see links below in blue to all research:
The most prominent and noteworthy component of most citrus essential oils is d-limonene, confirmed to be a potent cancer-fighting agent (Pub Med)
Sclareol, a constituent of clary sage essential oil, has promising anti-cancer effects in laboratory evaluations. (1) (2) (3)
Frankincense, used in vitro, studies continue to emerge demonstrating the anti-cancer effects of frankincense essential oil on bladder, breast and skin cancers. Also cerebral edema swelling was reduced by 75% or more in 60% of the participants. The researchers conclude that, “BS could potentially be steroid-sparing for patients receiving brain irradiation. Frankincense is also known to help manage depression, pain and boost the immune system.
one study, suggest that antioxidant and antiapoptotic activities [of healthy brain cells] of the lavender essential oils are the major mechanisms for their potent neuroprotective effects against scopolamine-induced oxidative stress that can lead to cancer and other illnesses. (11) (12)
The results of a study of lemongrass) discovered that the essential oil triggers a variety of mechanisms that kill cancer cells. (13) (14)
The journal of Oncology Letter shows the effects of these two essential oils, independently and as a mixture, on five tumor cell lines, The results indicated that the MCF-7 and HS-1 cell lines showed increased sensitivity to the myrrh and frankincense essential oils compared with the remaining cell lines. In addition, the anticancer effects of myrrh were markedly increased compared with those of frankincense. But a previous study identified that the combination of frankincense and myrrh oils exhibited synergistic effects on harmful bacterial infections Cryptococcus neoformans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.(15) (16) (17) (18)
Peppermint is highly effective at managing common side effects people suffer during medical cancer therapies; especially vomiting and nausea, reducing the agony of brain cancer patients, efficient in depression and reduction of anxiety in cancer patients. (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24)
As one of the primary herbs to facilitate estrogen binding, thyme oil can help balance and regulate hormones & is noted for its anticancer potential. In another study thyme most beneficial against prostate, lung carcinoma, and breast cancers. (26) (27)
