Medicinal aromatherapy has amazing health-supportive potential.  It can help you look and feel younger and more alive, enhancing your life and sense of well-being in many ways.  But, in order for it to work, you need to use quality oils. About 98% of essential oils produced in the world today are not intended for serious aromatherapy; they're produced for the perfume/cosmetic or food industries.  Yet, marketers will bottle these lower quality oils and sell them as aromatherapy products.  If you attempt anything more than recreational aromather...

Basil itself is also said to be antibacterial, anti-depressive, energizing and restorative. Emotionally and spiritually, basil essential oils are helpful in dealing with feelings of anxiety, fear, or nervousness, and has been said to be the oil of "renewal". It is strengthening and calming to the heart and mind, making it perfect for overwhelm, stress, fatigue, and may even assist a person in their efforts to overcome addiction. The compounds found in the oil of the steam distilled leaves, stems and flowers is much greater than what we find in dried or even fresh leaves. Some of the incredibl...