Mental Symptoms and Aromatherapy

The ancients understood the symbiosis of the mind and body, each having profound and inter-related effects on the other. In her book Aromatherapy and the Mind, Julia Lawless points out, "At one time, incense was burned upon temple alters and at household shrines on a daily basis, fragrant flowers were strewn on the floors of churches and dwelling-places, and the evocative power of perfume was understood as the silent language of divinity and human emotion." Scent is a personal choice, but certain essential oils lend themselves to various mental conditions. Following are some general guidelines to help you make your selections.

Absent-mindedness: Cedarwood
Ageing, feelings of: Tangerine
Anger: Cedarwood, Lavender, Peppermint, Chamomile, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Anxiety: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Peppermint, Chamomile, Sandalwood, Tangerine
Anxiety, sexual: Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Apathy: Lemon, Orange, Tangerine, Tea Tree
Bitterness: Lemon
Boredom: Orange
Burn-out: Frankincense
Change, coping with: Ylang Ylang
Change, difficulty in adjusting to: Clary Sage
Change, difficulty in making: Orange
Claustrophobia: Clary Sage, Frankincense
Compulsiveness: Clary Sage, Frankincense
Concentration, lack of: Cedarwood, Eucalyptus
Confusion: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint
Courage, lack of (see Fear): Frankincense
Critical of others: Rosewood
Cynicism: Sandalwood
Daydreaming: Cedarwood, Rosewood
Depression: Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Despondency: Juniper
Detail, over preoccupation with: Tea Tree
Discipline, lack of: Frankincense
Dreams, recurrent: Clary Sage, Sandalwood
Empathy, lack of: Rosewood
Emptiness, emotional: Tangerine
Exhaustion: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Orange, Peppermint
Fatigue, mental: Cedarwood, Frankincense, Grapefruit, Lavender, Rosewood
Fear: Chamomile, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Frustration: Cedarwood, Lavender, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Giving in to others: Cypress
Grief: Frankincense, Marjoram, Tangerine
Guilt feelings: Juniper, Ylang Ylang
Hopelessness: Orange
Hostility: Clary Sage, Marjoram
Hyperactivity: Clary Sage, Lavender
Hysteria: Lavender, Chamomile, Neroli
Impatience: Lavender, Chamomile, Ylang Ylang
Impulsiveness: Chamomile
Insecurity: Frankincense, Lavender, Sandalwood
Insomnia: Clary Sage, Lavender, Orange, Chamomile, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Instability: Geranium, Rosewood
Irrationality: Lavender, Ylang Ylang
Irritability: Chamomile, Cypress, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Jealousy: Cypress, Ylang Ylang
Joy, lack of: Orange, Tangerine
Lethargy, listlessness: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Cypress, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood
Loneliness: Marjoram
Memory loss: Lavender, Peppermint, Pine Needle
Moodiness, mood swings: Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Rosewood
Nerves: Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Geranium, Lavender, Marjoram
Nightmares: Frankincense, Lavender
Nostalgia: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Tangerine
Obsession: Clary Sage, Frankincense, Sandalwood
Over-active mind: Chamomile, Lavender, Marjoram
Over-burdened: Rosewood
Over-emotional: Eucalyptus
Over-talkativeness: Cypress
Over-work: Clary Sage, Lavender, Rosewood
Palpitations, nervous: Lavender
Panic attacks: Clary Sage, Frankincense, Lavender, Ylang Ylang
Paranoia: Frankincense, Lavender
Perseverance, lack of: Frankincense
Procrastination: Sandalwood
Resentment: Clary Sage, Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Resignation: Orange
Restlessness: Chamomile, Lavender
Rigidity, mental: Geranium, Rosewood
Sadness: Marjoram, Orange
Selfishness, self-centeredness, self-criticism, lack of self-esteem: Frankincense, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood
Sensitivity: Lemon, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Shock: Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang
Shyness: Ylang Ylang
Stability, need for: Frankincense
Stage fright: Lavender
Strain/Stress mental: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Tangerine
Sulkiness: Clary Sage, Rosewood
Suspiciousness: Ylang Ylang
Tantrums in children: Chamomile
Tension, nervous: Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Thoughts (irrational, negative, racing, restless, scattered, unclear): Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Marjoram, Orange
Touchiness (over-sensitivity): Lemon
Uncleanness, feelings of: Tea Tree
Unwillingness to Forgive: Sandalwood
Unyielding to circumstances: Rosewood
Weak-willed: Cypress
Withdrawnness: Marjoram
Worry (general, past and future): Chamomile, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Peppermint, Pine Needle, Sandalwood

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	Mental Symptoms and Aromatherapy The ancients understood the symbiosis of the mind and body, each having profound and inter-related effects on the other. In her book Aromatherapy and the Mind, Julia Lawless points out, "At one time, incense was burned upon temple alters and at household shrines on a daily basis, fragrant flowers were strewn on the floors of churches and dwelling-places, and the evocative power of perfume was understood as the silent language of divinity and human emotion." Scent is a personal choice, but certain essential oils lend themselves to various mental conditions. Following are some general guidelines to help you make your selections. Absent-mindedness: Cedarwood Ageing, feelings of: Tangerine Anger: Cedarwood, Lavender, Peppermint, Chamomile, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Anxiety: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Peppermint, Chamomile, Sandalwood, Tangerine Anxiety, sexual: Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang Apathy: Lemon, Orange, Tangerine, Tea Tree Bitterness: Lemon Boredom: Orange Burn-out: Frankincense Change, coping with: Ylang Ylang Change, difficulty in adjusting to: Clary Sage Change, difficulty in making: Orange Claustrophobia: Clary Sage, Frankincense Compulsiveness: Clary Sage, Frankincense Concentration, lack of: Cedarwood, Eucalyptus Confusion: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint Courage, lack of (see Fear): Frankincense Critical of others: Rosewood Cynicism: Sandalwood Daydreaming: Cedarwood, Rosewood Depression: Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Despondency: Juniper Detail, over preoccupation with: Tea Tree Discipline, lack of: Frankincense Dreams, recurrent: Clary Sage, Sandalwood Empathy, lack of: Rosewood Emptiness, emotional: Tangerine Exhaustion: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Orange, Peppermint Fatigue, mental: Cedarwood, Frankincense, Grapefruit, Lavender, Rosewood Fear: Chamomile, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Frustration: Cedarwood, Lavender, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Giving in to others: Cypress Grief: Frankincense, Marjoram, Tangerine Guilt feelings: Juniper, Ylang Ylang Hopelessness: Orange Hostility: Clary Sage, Marjoram Hyperactivity: Clary Sage, Lavender Hysteria: Lavender, Chamomile, Neroli Impatience: Lavender, Chamomile, Ylang Ylang Impulsiveness: Chamomile Insecurity: Frankincense, Lavender, Sandalwood Insomnia: Clary Sage, Lavender, Orange, Chamomile, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Instability: Geranium, Rosewood Irrationality: Lavender, Ylang Ylang Irritability: Chamomile, Cypress, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang Jealousy: Cypress, Ylang Ylang Joy, lack of: Orange, Tangerine Lethargy, listlessness: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Cypress, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood Loneliness: Marjoram Memory loss: Lavender, Peppermint, Pine Needle Moodiness, mood swings: Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Rosewood Nerves: Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Geranium, Lavender, Marjoram Nightmares: Frankincense, Lavender Nostalgia: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Tangerine Obsession: Clary Sage, Frankincense, Sandalwood Over-active mind: Chamomile, Lavender, Marjoram Over-burdened: Rosewood Over-emotional: Eucalyptus Over-talkativeness: Cypress Over-work: Clary Sage, Lavender, Rosewood Palpitations, nervous: Lavender Panic attacks: Clary Sage, Frankincense, Lavender, Ylang Ylang Paranoia: Frankincense, Lavender Perseverance, lack of: Frankincense Procrastination: Sandalwood Resentment: Clary Sage, Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang Resignation: Orange Restlessness: Chamomile, Lavender Rigidity, mental: Geranium, Rosewood Sadness: Marjoram, Orange Selfishness, self-centeredness, self-criticism, lack of self-esteem: Frankincense, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood Sensitivity: Lemon, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang Shock: Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang Shyness: Ylang Ylang Stability, need for: Frankincense Stage fright: Lavender Strain/Stress mental: Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Tangerine Sulkiness: Clary Sage, Rosewood Suspiciousness: Ylang Ylang Tantrums in children: Chamomile Tension, nervous: Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang Thoughts (irrational, negative, racing, restless, scattered, unclear): Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Marjoram, Orange Touchiness (over-sensitivity): Lemon Uncleanness, feelings of: Tea Tree Unwillingness to Forgive: Sandalwood Unyielding to circumstances: Rosewood Weak-willed: Cypress Withdrawnness: Marjoram Worry (general, past and future): Chamomile, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Peppermint, Pine Needle, Sandalwood Sharon (Question?) (About Sharon) (Print This)