| Recently I came down with a cold, flu, and | | | | and moving deep into your tissues and to |
| some heavy chest congestion. My 8-year | | | | carry any other substances that are mix with |
| daughter also became sick. | | | | it into the skin. |
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| One of the Natural Remedies I used was | | | | I use plenty of eucalyptus oil in the rub, |
| Eucalyptus Oil, which helped to reduce the | | | | but some of you might react to it so just rub |
| chest congestion and the symptoms of the flu. | | | | a little to see it you will be ok with it. If |
| | | | you use eucalyptus oil with other oils, it |
| Herbalists use this oil to treat colds, | | | | becomes less irritating. |
| coughs, and other respiratory ailments. | | | | |
| Eucalyptus helps to loosen phlegm and improve | | | | Eucalyptus oil can also be used in a steam |
| lung function. | | | | inhalation to help with colds or flu. |
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| The active ingredient in eucalyptus oil is | | | | You can also mix eucalyptus with tea tree oil |
| cineol or euclyptol. | | | | and massage your chest and back when you have |
| | | | the flu. |
| The oil is a fine decongestant and has strong | | | | |
| germicidal and antibacterial effects. | | | | You can also mix eucalyptus with thyme, |
| | | | rosemary and lemon and diffuse it into the |
| Some other uses for Eucalyptus are skin | | | | room when you are sick with the flu or cold. |
| problems, muscle, and nerve pain. It has been | | | | |
| used as diuretic, and to lower blood sugar. | | | | Only use eucalyptus for the time need to |
| | | | clear you cold. Long-term use of this oil has |
| Here's how I use this oil to help me when I | | | | an effect on the liver. |
| have a cold with cough and chest congestion. | | | | |
| Just before bedtime, I rub the oil on my | | | | Do not use eucalyptus oil on children under 6 |
| chest and throat. Then I wrap a cloth around | | | | years. |
| my neck to keep it warm and to help the | | | | |
| eucalyptus to penetrate the skin. | | | | Rudy Silva is a natural nutritionist. He |
| | | | writes a newsletter called "Natural Remedies |
| If you have EMU oil, you can add a drop or | | | | That work." You can subscribe to his |
| two of EMU to the eucalyptus oil to help it | | | | newsletter and read some of the back issues, |
| penetrate your skin faster and deeper. EMU | | | | which give you information of how to have |
| oil has the property of penetrating the skin | | | | better health. |