Essential oils that effect the psyche are divided into several groups. The main impacts to consider are stimulation, relaxation and adaptation. There is also a group of essential oils harmonizing the psychophysical condition and stabilizing emotions. The impact on the human condition also plays an important role in the degree of volatility of essential oils.
The stimulating effect of essential oils:
It manifests itself in toning the nervous system, the sense of “raising energy”, enhancing physical and mental performance, improve concentration and focus. Most of the essential oils bears the effect of stimulation, but to different degrees. The stimulatory effect is divided into three levels, high, medium and light. Essential oils with high stimulant effect are called strong stimulants.
Essential oils with a strong stimulating effect are oils of basil, clove, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, lemongrass, black pepper, rosemary and citronella. As you probably noticed the most powerful stimulants is essential oil of plants used as spices. If necessary to stimulate the body, you can use the appropriate spices although the effect of essential oils is stronger.
Stimulants of medium strength are geranium, grapefruit, cypress, lime, lemon, carrot and nutmeg.
Relaxing effect of essential oils:
Use essential oils as a means of calming your nerves is an excellent, all-natural way to de-stress. It can decrease muscle tension, relieve nervous and mental stress and depending on the state of the individual, essential oils can be either stimulating or calming. Relaxing effect and stimulating effect are divided into high, medium and light.
Essential oil-relaxants, having a strong relaxing effect, are anise, oregano, ylang-ylang, lavender, marjoram, mandarin, melissa, patchouli, rosewood, chamomile and clary sage.
Moderate relaxants are camphor, palmarosa, petitgrain, and fennel.
Adaptogenic effect of essential oils:
It is shown to improve overall health, normalization of psychic tones, regulation of the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic) in stress and post-stress disorders, adaptation reactions, and acclimatization meteoritic reactions. Adaptogenic effect of essential oils is divided into the same three groups, strong, medium and weak.
The strong adaptogens include bergamot, fir, camphor, kayaputa, cedar, leuzea, myrtle, juniper, fir, rosemary, pine, tea tree and eucalyptus.
The adaptogenic effect of essential oils is usually at the same time. Stimulants are geranium, grapefruit, cypress, lemon, carrots, nutmeg and rosewood.
As you may have noticed, sometimes the essential oils have two pronounced effects. For example, rosemary is a strong stimulant and adaptogen, and lemon is medium stimulant and adaptogen.
The harmonizing effect of essential oils:
It is manifested in the harmonization of the neuro-psychological condition. Essential oils of this group are both adaptogenics, stimulants and relaxers of average degree. It has a strongly pronounced effect of harmonization of mental processes.
The harmonizing essential oils include hyssop, frankincense, myrrh and sandalwood.
Stabilizing effect of essential oils:
It manifests itself in a stabilizing effect on psycho-emotional state, providing a stimulating and relaxing effect in the average degree at the same time. Apply in the case emotional and instability with labile psyche, etc.
The essential oils that stabilize the emotional background, are orange, verbena, jasmine, neroli, petitgrain, rose and thyme.
| To make psycho aroma diagnostics yourself you can buy the psycho diagnostic set of five essential oils (1/24 oz each, $26.13 all): lemongrass – stimulating; lavender – relaxing; cedar – adaptogenic; frankincense – harmonizing; orange – stabilizing. The instructions (see articles “Grouping of Essential Oils by Effects on the Psyche”; “Psycho Aroma Diagnostics. The Main Method.”;“Psycho Aroma Diagnostics. The Express Method.”) will be send with the set of essential oils.
Psycho Disagnostic Essential Oils’ Set N 1 – $26.13, 5 oils 1/24 oz each |