Aroma Therapy For Your Dog

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Aroma Therapy For Your Dog

Did you know that therapy with aroma which is often used by humans can also be used for our dogs?. The smell of lavender can provide a calming effect on dogs in pain, the smell of citronella to ward off fleas attack, the scent of peppermint to treat nausea, and so forth.

Aroma therapy is commonly used oil produced from plants. This oil is usually referred to as essential oils.

What exactly is Essential Oils? Essential oils are oils derived from plant tissue (crude drug) such as roots, stems, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit or seeds. The nature of essential oils that stand out include: easy to evaporate at room temperature, in accordance with the fragrant scent of plants that produce and are generally soluble in organic solvents. Based on hieroglyphics (ancient Egyptian letters) and Chinese manuscripts, priests and doctors that period have been using essential oils to heal the sick, for thousands of years before Jesus was using it. Essential oils are the oldest drugs and cosmetics in existence and are considered more valuable than gold. There are about 188 references to oils in the Bible. Only recently has started to dig deeper knowledge about the efficacy of essential oils.

Use of Essential Oils : 

1. Helps keep your immune system

2. Helps resist viruses and bacteria

3. Improved mood

4. Antiseptic

5. Oxygenating

6. Has a high antioxidant substances

Our pets can also suffer the same disease to humans. If diseases such as abscesses (boils), coughs and minor injuries also did not improve after a few days, it is advisable to immediately see your veterinarian.

Here are some of functions of various kinds of aroma therapy available, and the following is the function of explanation.

Function based on the type of scent :

Lavender

lavender is distilled with steam from Lavandula officinalis flowers. Besides can be used as a drug, Lavender has a distinctive sweet and gentle. Soothing aroma, can be used as an anti-depression, non-flammable and can be used to treat bruising. Lavender is also very useful as a repellent mildew and disinfectant. Can be used directly on the skin of animals, or through the spray and shampoo and can also be mixed with water or alcohol and then used as a room freshener. To calm a hyperactive dog, drops a little over a dog bed. Also rubbing a little on his feet.

Eucalyptus 

Eucalyptus There are thousands of variations, but suggest globubulus Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and very useful to perform respiration. Used in a diffuser (a special machine that vaporizes essential oils), to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases and resist insects. Eucalyptus can be combined with Citronella Oil, Cedarwood Oil (Cedar Wood Oil) and Peppermint oil to repel insects.

Peppermint 

Peppermint oil is also one which is very useful to prevent car sickness and nausea, pain medication is efficacious and effective way to repel rodents and insects. The smell of fresh and cold. To prevent your dog while driving drunk, little drops of peppermint and lavender in a car seat. For your own peppermint, and lavender is an excellent medication for headaches. Apply a little on your wrists, temples (do not hit the eye), and under the tongue.

Citronella

Citronella to resist insects, you can use a mixture of Citronella and lemon grass (citronelly) with base oil or oil " carrier " (vegetable oil) of your choice or can be mixed with water.

Serai (Lemongrass Leaf)

Serai (Lemongrass Leaf) Can be used to treat scabies (a skin disease caused by fungus). Research on this subject published in The Journal of Phytotherapy Research. lemongrass leaves are also very effective to repel all types of insects.

Sunkist citrus

Sunkist citrus grapefruit repel insects, especially ticks.

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) and Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) and Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Overcoming itchy skin, dry skin or hair and also helps overcome skin parasites.

Lavender and Marjoram

Lavender and Marjoram can be overcome muscle stiffness, cramps and fatigue. Squirt a little in the palm of your hand and rub gently. Can be used on working dogs and humans.

Peace & Calming

Peace & Calming Can help ease the tension that you feel when you bring your hyperactive dog to a veterinarian or animal or your salon can also be used if you

Peace & Calming, Melissa, Lavender, Trauma Life / Anxiety Essential

Peace & Calming, Melissa, Lavender, Trauma Life / Anxiety Essential oils are the best way to calm the frightened dog, restless and hyperactive. The nature of this substance is to work quickly and not make the dog is in a drugged condition, as happens when you give your dog Valium. aromatherapy essential oils can be inhaled and work quickly, unlike the herbal sedative tablets which take time to digest. Essential oils should only be applied to the skin and absorbed into the bloodstream and flow to places where they are needed. Essential oils work on the physical and emotional level where they will remove the barrier and start the healing.

There are many other essential oils and more combinations that can be used, and you can learn it when you try it on your pets and yourself, see if you find something that has never been found useful to others. When placing the oil on your dog, rub on the soles of their feet and / or in their ears, where absorption can occur easily. You can also sprinkle a few drops on the spine and massage gently, like with humans. You can also use the oil that matches the dog in the room for 15 minutes.

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