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I am using Frankensense oil by doterra.com and am amazed at its therapuetic properties. Would you comment please?
Frankensense oil has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to treat a variety of health-related conditions. Chinese medicine holds that that frankensense, which is the gum of the Bosweilla tree, aids in digestion and skin health. The Ayurvedic traditon maintains that it has many more uses, including relief of arthritic pain and female hormone balance. While various
From a scientific stand point, while these claims have been tested, the general consensus is that for each possible benefit from frankensense oil, more research is needed. It’s effect on arthritic pain, however, has been documented in at least one study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, where in a double blind study was conducted which showed subjects taking frakensense oil saw improvement in roughly one week.
It has also been proven in two separate studies that the burning of frankensense oil affects sertain chemical levels in the brain, thus relieving stress and anxiety.
More recently, it’s been investigated as a potential anti-cancer agent; studies have shown that it’s a very powerful anti-inflammatory agent. Some of the most interesting studies are linked here as sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankincense#Frankincense_essential_oil
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22457547
Am I not doing something right? I tapped subscribe to read more and am referred to the page to purchase a membership. I understood purchasing a membership was suppose to allow me to use the member areas. Does it take 24 hours or something to have access to member areas? Just want to know the process here. Have you geeks ever done research on K9 Immunity and critical care products?
Thanks.
Hi kwalsh. Yu are definitely not doing anything wrong. I do see your membership, but the year expired as of June 30, 2012. Your date of membership was June 30,2011. Sorry about th confusion!