Understandably, some are skeptical about the use of healing arts when treating some illnesses or symptoms. You can find a lot of suggestions that are not yet proven effective, hence caution is a must. It’s good to know though that we can rely on some recommendations that are provided by some hospitals that are incorporating integrative medicine in treating their patients. Some of these hospitals use herbs and aromatherapy to manage the symptoms of cancer treatment and temporary side effects.
This quick post will look at the essential oils that can be used in hospital settings as well as home care for cancer patients. The list below is sourced from a video created by MD Anderson Cancer Center hence, we know that the essential oils outlined below are probably used repeatedly in helping their patients to feel better when their cancer symptoms occur. The hospital had shortlisted the essential oils they found the most appropriate and most effective during cancer care.
Here’s the list of essential oils you can use as per symptom:
nausea and vomiting:
- spearmint
- peppermint
- orange
- ginger
sleep promoter
- lavender
- vetiver
- myrrh
- petitgrain
- frankincense
- chamomile
general relaxation
- bergamot
- clary sage
- geranium
- lavender
- palmarosa
- petitgrain
- vetiver
- ylang ylang
- basil
- chamomile.
drowsiness
- basil
- rosemary
- geranium
- peppermint
- grapefruit
- lemon
- black pepper
To learn more about how aromatherapy can help cancer patients kindly watch the entire video.
Reference:
- UT Television for Place of Wellness. Aromatherapy for Cancer Related Symptoms. 2010. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center https://youtu.be/WOLfhulU4vk
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