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Can aromatherapy really fight the virus? The quick answer is, Yes! However, research in this area has largely been done in Europe and is not well known or understood in the US
The traditional American medical community has, for the most part, ignore such research. It seems to be more interested in Europe in the development of natural alternatives to synthetic drugs or medication, and a number of patents have been filed since the virus preparations are based on essential oils.
Indeed, commercial products based on essential oils have been available in European markets for decades.
It is “necessary” to oils intended for therapeutic use obtained in pure form in order to active substances to be present. Poor edible oils, such as those mass produced simply to achieve certain fragrances, are probably completely ineffective against any viral or bacterial organisms. Thus, it is important if one wants to achieve a therapeutic effect, to ensure high quality oil is purchased.
Some of the conditions that have been reported oils to be effective include Herpes simplex (cold sores), herpes zoster (shingles), human rhinovirus Type II (a “common” cold), viral hepatitis, Newcastle disease, mumps, some strains of flu, viral enteritis, enterocolitis, neuritis, cowpox, polio, and even HIV-1, according to some sources.
Fighting disease with essential oils is not a new concept. In fact, around the world and through the ages, people depended solely on such preparations to do so. Experts, now known as aromatherapists, were considered cured of times, and because these treatments worked, were considered more highly than any other health or methods that existed at the time.
As recently as 1980, Dr. Jean Valnera, a French surgeon, is said to have treated cases of shingles and flu, with a combination of certain essential oils included pine, thyme and lemon oil. These oils are still in use today in clinical aromatherapy in order to fight certain viruses.
Although aromatherapy and clinical applications are still largely criticized by mainstream medicine, the European scientific community has enthusiastically embraced research into the characteristics and use of essential oils.
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