Essential oils themselves are formed in the chloroplasts of the leaves where they incorporate with sugar to form glucides and are then distributed around the plant in this kind. At specific times of the day or year they are saved in particular parts of the plant.
In some plants, the essential oils are produced by the secretory tissues, and in others they are incorporated with glycosides, and are therefore not detectable until the plant is dried or crushed, e.g.: Valerian
Essential oils are looked upon as to be an important part of the plant's metabolic process: some have hormonal task and others are a phase in some other procedure, e.g.: the oil found in the rind of the orange is a phase in Vitamin A synthesis.
Essential oils can be discovered in practically any part of the plant, in varying concentrations, depending on the plant itself, the time of day and year. They might be discovered in the roots (e.g.: Calamus and Valerian), flowers (e.g. Lavender, Rose,), bark (e.g. Sandalwood, Cedarwood), fruits (e.g.: Lemon, Cardamom, Orange), berries (e.g. Juniper), leaves (e.g. Thyme, Rosemary, Sage).
Plants which contain essences should be picked at the correct time of day and in the proper year, and in particular weather conditions in order that a maximum yield of the essential oils can be obtained, and obviously, similar to all dietary or medicinal plants, dirt conditions, and weather conditions will also direct the quality of the oils obtained.
Heavy, focused oils are called ABSOLUTES e.g.: Rose, Jasmine, Oils which are solid at room temperature level and which have to be warmed prior to use are called BALSAMS, e.g.: Benzoin and Camphor.
HOW DO ESSENTIAL OILS WORK?
Essential oils are known to have an effect on us in three various, however overlapping, ways.
a)On the physical body, both in your area and systemically, via the lymphatic and blood circulation.
b)On the mind and emotions through the Sense of Smell and the Limbic System.
c)On the "Etheric Energy System" of the body through the energy vibration of the specific oils themselves.
The Means Essential Oils Effect the Physical Body
When Essential oils are put on the area of the body, either by means of Massage, Baths, Compresses, Creams or Lotions, they will have an impact in your area (i.e. the website at which they are used), and Systemically (i.e. throughout the body). The Systemic impact happens when essential oils are soaked up with the skin into the Lymphatic Circulation, and they are then dumped from the Lymphatic circulation into the blood stream.
Once the oils are circulating in the blood, they are reached their TARGET ORGAN/S, where they apply a healing effect on the particular tissues. Every Vital oil has its own Target Organ, e.g. Juniper oil targets the urinary system and kidneys in particular, with secondary effects on the Digestive, Respiratory and Reproductive Systems. Chamomile Oil targets the Nervous System by means of which it could then apply a broad effect on many other body Systems, like the Digestive Tract for instance.
Even when Essential oils are inhaled just, say in the type of a steam inhalation for a cold or as a fumigator for a background "psychological" impact, the oils will be absorbed around the mucous membranes of the Respiratory Tract and lungs into the blood stream, where once again, they can travel around the body extremely rapidly.
If Essential Oils are taken by mouth, their absorption through the Mucosa of the stomach and into the blood is extremely fast. Really few essential oils are in fact 'digested', which is fortunate as their Healing principles might well be changed if this were the case.
The reason why Essential Oils act in this manner in the body is due to the fact that the molecules of which they are composed are organic molecules and very little. Below are some of the more usual Therapeutic Characteristics which can be acquired by using Essential Oils.
Some useful links that deal with products that you can use these oils in:
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