Peppermint Essential Oil

Young Living Peppermint Essential Oil Uses:

1. Add a drop of peppermint essential oil to herbal tea to help aid normal digestion and to relieve heartburn.
2. Massage several drops of peppermint essential oil on the abdomen, place a drop on wrists, or inhale to soothe the minor stomach discomfort associated with travel.
3. Rub one drop of peppermint essential oil on the temples, forehead, over the sinuses (careful to avoid contact with your eyes), and on the back of the neck to relieve head pressure/headache.
4. Place 2 drops of peppermint essential oil on the tongue and rub another drop of oil under the nose to help improve concentration and alertness.
5. Apply peppermint essential oil to the back of the neck and shoulders throughout the day to keep energy up.
6. Inhale peppermint essential oil, apply topically to your temples or neck, or put a drop on your tongue or in water to jump-start your morning routine. Excellent to do prior to working out!
   
7. Diffuse or inhale peppermint essential oil mid-morning to curb the desire to snack.
8. Inhale peppermint essential oil or rub a drop on to your abdomen to soothe minor stomach discomfort.
9. Rub 4-6 drops of Peppermint oil in the palm and rub over the stomach and around the naval to relieve indigestion, flatulence and diarrhea.
10. Massage several drops of Peppermint oil on an area of injury or chronic inflammation.
11. Apply Peppermint oil immediately to an injured area (not broken skin) to relieve pain. If there is a cut, apply the Peppermint oil around but not on the open wound.
12. Rub several drops of Peppermint oil on the bottoms of the feet to reduce fever.
13. Apply a drop of Peppermint oil topically on unbroken skin to stop itching.
14. For poison ivy or poison oak, apply Peppermint oil on location neat or dilute with V-6 vegetable mixing oil.
15. Inhale Peppermint oil before and during a workout to boost your mood and reduce fatigue.
16. To stop hiccups, apply a drop of Peppermint oil on each side of the fifth cervical vertebra (up three notches from the large vertebra at the base of the neck).
17. Diffuse Peppermint oil in the room while studying to improve concentration and accuracy. Inhale Peppermint oil while taking a test to improve recall.
18. Rub 4 drops of Peppermint oil on the chest and stomach to relieve travel sickness.
19. Place a drop of Peppermint oil on the tongue and inhale into the nose and sinuses to relieve congestion from a cold.
20. Add Peppermint oil to food as a flavoring.  Recipe for Peppermint Chocolate Truffles
    
21. To deter rodents, ants or cockroaches, place two drops of Peppermint oil on a cotton ball and place along the path or point of entry for these pests.
22. Mix a 15 ml. bottle of Peppermint oil into a 5 gallon can of paint to dispel the fumes.
23. Place a drop of Peppermint oil in a cup of coffee to create your own peppermint mocha.
    
24. Add 4-5 drops of Peppermint oil to 4 oz. of water and spray plants to kill aphids.
25. Drink a drop of Peppermint oil mixed in a glass of cold water to cool off on a hot day.
26. Rub Peppermint oil on joints to relieve arthritis or tendonitis pain.
27. Place a drop of Peppermint oil on the tongue to stop bad breath.
28. Remove tick by applying a drop of Peppermint oil on a cotton swab and swabbing the tick. Wait for it to withdraw its head from the skin and remove it.
29. Mix Peppermint oil in a foot bath to relieve sore feet.  

(list courtesy of Carrie Raab at http://younglivingoillady.com)

Research Supporting the use of Peppermint Oil 
The American Jounral of Gastroenterology showed that peppermint oil has been found to be effective in treating the symptoms of IBS (Pittler, et. al, 1998)

Cephalalgia, An International Journal of Headache, showed that the combination of peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil increased cognitive performance and had a muscle-relaxing and mentally relaxing effect.  Additionally, peppermint oil had a "significant analgesic effect with a reduction in sensitivity to headache"  (H Göbel, G Schmidt, D Soyka, 1994).

I used my peppermint oil last night before bed--I had an awful headache that went right away when I applied the oil to my forehead and back of neck.  Be careful when applying this oil to keep it away from your eyes!

How do you use peppermint oil?  Please share your experiences with this powerful oil!
  

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