Essential Oils: A Highly Beneficial Gift Provided By the Nature

Author: Poonam Singh

The essential oils of Curry leaf & Davana have enormous properties which help us to become healthy and fit. If we add these oils in our regular life then undoubtedly, we keep our body healthy and fresh.

In current hectic life, we have not so much time to expense more time to keep ourself healthy. If a person do not want to waste your time, then there are some highly suggested ways of using essential oils in regular routine for staying healthy.

Highly acclaimed due to its aromatic leaves, the Curry Leaf is botanically known as Murray Koenig that is native to India. The leaves of this plant are from 2 to 4-centimeters in length that is highly useful with a pleasant aroma. Dating back to ancient, this valuable plant has a long history of using it for various medicinal purposes. Curry leaf tree is a common sight around the residences in Indian rural areas these days. The oil of Davana is pale yellow in color and is extracted using the dried leaves.

Curry leaves find its a great place in the Indian kitchen where it is used as an aromatic ingredient of spices to give a pleasant fragrance & health value to various kinds of dishes and cuisines owing to its aroma and enormous health benefits.

If we start talking about the medicinal properties of curry leaves, then we have to start shorting of the words due to its enormous and highly beneficial attributes. It is used as an antioxidant, anti inflammatory, anti diabetic, antimicrobial, anti hypercholestorolemic and hepatoprotective.

The oil of curry leaf is highly acknowledged for its anti hair fall and premature hair growing prevention property, it is used to give the strength to damaged and dry hair. Further, for rejuvenating the damaged hair, this oil promotes the growth of hair and make the hairs stronger and thicker. Besides improving the growth of unhealthy hair, this oil also works excellent for healthier hair by giving the effective nutrition, minerals and other various types of vitamins that are responsible for a healthy hair.

Here is another one aromatic herb popular as Dhavanam, that is native to India. It belongs to a small shrub & herb genus called xerophytic. The Davana Essential Oil is extracted from the flower and leaves of this plant. Its flower is also offered to Lord Shiva. The health benefits associated with the use of this oil emerges from the fact that it posses antiviral, anti-depressant, antiseptic, expectorant, disinfectant, emenagogue, relaxant and vulnerary properties.

As a best class natural anti-depressant, this essential oil fights well with depression through reducing the blood pressure when stress and anxiety trigger it. It is also beneficial for mental peace owing to the excellent quality of this oil to promote spiritualism, positive energy, and assistance in bringing relief from critical situations associated with trauma, shock, disappointment and other kinds of personal failures.

In addition, it also has antiseptic properties and it fight well with both internal and external wounds like infections in kidneys, urinary track and other organs of the body. It is also acclaimed for providing protection against tetanus when it is applied on cuts & wounds by the objects of iron.

As a useful expectorant this oil loosens phlegm build up and tough coughs in the respiratory tract that makes the breathing easier by relieving congestions.