Body-FeedbackPhysical benefits of fir essential oil
Fir trees remain green throughout the year and throughout their life cycle. Because of this evergreen quality, fir essential oil holds a special place in traditional Chinese medicine as an elixir for the aging and as a support for the deepest levels in the body–bones, nervous system, kidneys, and bladder. Any of the fir essential oils will support the natural and healthy inflammatory process by providing nutrients the body needs to complete the healing cycle. The fir family of oils supports the immune function that is responsible for destroying abnormal cellular growth in the body, and targets these abnormal cells before they replicate.*
If you are serious about essential oils, then obtaining any of the variety of fir essential oils is a must because of their limited supply in nature. For anyone over the age of forty, these oils support healthy aging, and can become your “The Fountain of Youth in a Bottle.” These oils have an affinity for balancing the acupuncture meridians associated with the adrenals and the reproductive organs and encourage the reduction of stress hormones that accelerate aging.*
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Emotional benefits of fir essential oil
Fir trees are some of the tallest trees, with certain species obtaining heights of over 300 feet. They are perfectly conical in shape as they reach for the heavens. Fir trees often grow in “fir waves” along with other evergreens across mountain tops, providing shelter and food at some of the highest peaks around the world. Fir essential oil can help you access your higher self, your purpose this lifetime, and help you live in harmony with others who have a different spiritual journey. This attitude of acceptance and tolerance while searching for inner peace usually comes later in life, represented by the evergreen family.*
*Statements in this paragraph have not been evaluated by the FDA.
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Fir essential oil family research articles:
Study results indicate that the extract Albies alba and Viscum album possess anticarcinogenic effects even with cancers usually resistant to chemotherapy.
Karkabounas S, Assimakopoulos D, Malamas M, Skaltsounis AL, Leonce S, Zelovitis J, Stefanou D, Evangelou A. Antiproliferative and anticarcinogenic effects of an aqueous preparation of Abies alba and Viscum album se abies, on a L-1210 malignant cell line and tumor-bearing Wistar rats. Anticancer Res. 2000 Nov-Dec;20(6B):4391-5. PubMed PMID: 11205277.
This experimental study reveals that Cedrus libani and Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica display remarkable wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities.
Tumen I, Akkol EK, Süntar I, Keleş H. Wound repair and anti-inflammatory potential of essential oils from cones of Pinaceae: preclinical experimental research in animal models. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Oct 11;137(3):1215-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.046. Epub 2011 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 21816214.
A study demonstrates that the essential oils of the nine Abies species tested for antimicrobial activity were more active against yeast species than against bacteria, and the antimicrobial activity of essential oils was variable, depending on the bacterial strains and the source of the essential oil.
Bağci, E. and Diğrak, M. (1996), Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of some Abies (Fir) Species from Turkey. Flavour Fragr. J., 11: 251–256. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199607)11:4<251::AID-FFJ577>3.0.CO;2-K
A study demonstrates the seed and cone essential oils of both firs exhibited radical-scavenging properties, low antibacterial activity against the bacterial strains tested, and only low cytotoxicity towards two cancer cell lines
Wajs-Bonikowska A, Sienkiewicz M, Stobiecka A, Maciąg A, Szoka Ł, Karna E. Chemical composition and biological activity of Abies alba and A. koreana seed and cone essential oils and characterization of their seed hydrolates. Chem Biodivers. 2015 Mar;12(3):407-18. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201400167. PubMed PMID: 25766914.