FRANKINCENSE: Essential Oil Of The Month

Frankincense

Frankincense, Boswellia carteri, is also known as  “olibanum,” or “oil from Lebanon.”

Frankincense is one of the oldest essential oils and historically used in meditation to improve one’s inner balance.

Today it is being studied and used for its anti-cancer & tumor reduction properties, tissue healing properties and pain relief.

Considered the “holy anointing oil” in the Middle East, Frankincense has been used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. It was well known during the time of Christ and was one of the gifts given to Christ at his birth.

In ancient times Frankincense was said to “cure everything from gout to a broken head”  The Chinese used frankincense as a treatment for a range of ailments.

Now, Frankincense is still used worldwide for both its ceremonial & medicinal use.

Medical News:

Frankincense Oil — A Wise Man’s Remedy For Bladder Cancer

A Virginia Tech scientist says frankincense oil might be useful in treating malignant melanoma — an aggressive cancer that attacks humans and equines.

Did You Know?

Frankincense is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical records, Ebers Papyrus, dating from the sixteenth century B.C., and ancient Egyptians listed the oil on hundreds of prescriptions and recipes.

Frankincense was valued more than gold during ancient times and only those with great wealth and abundance possessed it.

Frankincense trees grow without soil out of polished marble rocks. Deep cuts are made along the tree and the yellow milk-like juice that flows out soon hardens. The frankincense globules are scraped off and distilled for the essential oil. The season for gathering lasts from May until September.

Primary Benefits
Young Living’s therapeutic grade Frankincense oil can:

• ease many minor aches and pains
• help relieve sciatica pain
• clear congested lungs
• relieve sore throat
• act as a skin tonic & repair skin damage
• calm and soothe the whole body
• elevate the mind and emotions
• reduce or prevent scar tissue
• help heal wounds

Its sweet, warm, balsamic aroma is stimulating and elevating. Useful for visualizing and improving one’s spiritual connection, frankincense has comforting properties that help center the mind and overcome stress and despair.

Frankincense also contains sesquiterpenes which stimulate The limbic system of the brain—the center of memory and emotions—and the hypothalamus, pineal, and pituitary glands.

How To Use
Frankincense can be used topically, as a dietary supplement,
or diffused with a cool air diffuser.

Physical application
Apply a few drops directly to the area of concern to help relieve pain, reduce scarring, help stimulate nerve function.

Spiritual/emotional application
Massage 1 drop of frankincense into the brain points to relax, stimulate and open the mind and spiritual connection. The brain points are:

• The brain stem (base of the skull where head & neck meet)
• The temples
• The 3rd eye between the eyebrows
• The crown of the head (top center)
• The mastoid bone (behind the ear lobe).

After rubbing oil into all brain points cup hands over nose and inhale the oil deeply for at least 1 minute.

Diffuse
Using a cool air diffuser frankincense can be used for congestion and voice loss, as well as to calm the mind, reduce mental strain, cultivate internal peace, and place past obsessive states into perspective.

Blend with massage oil or in the bath
Frankincense can be blended with massage oil or diluted in the bath for circulatory support,
respiratory support, exhaustion, and nightmares.

For massage
Mix about 10 drops of frankincense into 2 oz. of unscented massage oil like V-6 mixing oil or a good cold pressed oil that you’d use for cooking/eating like grapeseed, canola, apricot kernel, almond oil. Massage entire body or areas of concern.

Skin & beauty
It also has a good astringent effect on the skin; perks up older, more mature skin; and may assist the body in healing itself of wounds, sores, and ulcers.

Creams and lotions

Frankincense can be added to a base cream or lotion to help with general skin tone and condition while reducing oily skin, rejuvenating more mature skin, and at the same time helping wounds, ulcers, and sores heal.
*see below for skin care products and oil blends that already contain frankincense oil.

Wash or use as a compress
To assist the body in healing and to lessen the appearance of scars from wounds, add a few
drops of frankincense to the water when washing a wound. For other applications, apply a few drops of oil directly onto a scar and gently massage on and around it.

Where Does Young Living Get Its Frankincense Essential Oil?
Young Living has chosen a vendor in northern Africa near the Arabian Peninsula as its primary source for frankincense. D. Gary Young has found the frankincense from northern Africa to be the truest form of Biblical frankincense.

Tina’s favorite Young Living products containing therapeutic grade Frankincense essential oil….

Oil blends:

Trauma Life™ is a calming, grounding blend of therapeutic-grade essential oils formulated to help release buried emotional trauma resulting from accidents, neglect, the death of a loved one, assault, or abuse. Left unchecked, emotionally draining episodes may be at the root of fatigue, anger, and restlessness.
* Tina’s note: this is a  great oil for physical trauma to heal wounds, surgical incisions, scars, etc.

Valor® is an empowering combination of therapeutic-grade essential oils that works with both the physical and spiritual aspects of the body to increase feelings of strength, courage, and self-esteem in the face of adversity. Renowned for its strengthening qualities, Valor enhances an individual’s internal resources. It has also been found to help energy alignment in the body.
*Tina’s note: begin your day with Valor.  Rub 3-6 drops into the soles of your feet and hold your feet with your palms to the soles and breathe deeply for a few minutes to allow your energy to balance. Massage a few drops into the back of your neck for neck pain and alignment. Rub a few drops into your wrists for wrist strain issues. 2-3X daily.

3 Wise Men™ promotes feelings of reverence and spiritual awareness with a blend of therapeutic-grade essential oils formulated to open the subconscious. This blend, considered a gift by many, enhances emotional equilibrium as it soothes and uplifts the heart.
Tina’s note: this is lovely to wear and inhale during meditation. It opens the higher energy centers.

Humility™ is helpful for obtaining forgiveness and a deeper spiritual awareness. This soothing and calming combination of oils brings balance to your heart and mind, enabling you to find a peaceful place, where healing can begin.
*Tina’s note: one of my favorites, I love to wear it when I’m working with clients in my healing practice reminding me to call forth guidance and appreciate the opportunity to be of service.  You will find many uses for this blend.

Skin Care and repair:

A·R·T® Skin Care System- Age Refining Technology – is a superior concept in skin restoration that combines the advanced technology of DNA recovery enzymes with a proprietary anti-aging Peptide Complex to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, diminish age spots, even skin tone, and increase the elasticity and density of skin. Recognizing the incredible power of essential oils, Young Living added frankincense and sandalwood to this unique formula to reinforce DNA renewal. Add the legendary wolfberry seed oil, known for its superior moisturizing and skin conditioning properties, and you have the formula for a truly unique and effective skin care system. A.R.T. Kit contains:

• Day Activator Cream
• Night Reconstructor Cream
• Gentle Foaming Cleanser
• instructional booklet.

Wolfberry Eye Cream™ may be applied morning and evening to ease the appearance of puffiness and dark circles around the eyes, and to promote skin tightening. Wolfberry Eye Cream is formulated from oil that is carefully extracted from the seeds of the Ningxia wolfberry. Rich in vitamin E and linoleic acids, wolfberry oil has unusual chemistry that makes it ideal for nourishing and hydrating skin. It is highly regarded by Asian women for its regenerative properties and its ability to protect aging skin and add luster to skin tone. Contains Frankincense Boswellia carteri, essential oil.

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