I’m singing the praises of these essential oils! I LOVE them! Mom uses them and a variety of supplements for me like the probiotics, enzymes, and Ningxia Red. I love being massaged with certain oils, and the Roman Chamomile has helped me with some seasonal allergies - reduces the slime slobber load in my case WOOF! Most importantly they are what help me with my older dog pain issues. Mom also uses homeopathy and herbs, but mostly she uses these oils!

by David Stewart, PhD, DNM

Gary Young’s Magic Relief Recipe is given in the last issue of the Raindrop Messenger (Nov-Dec 2007). Among other things, the formula calls for German (Blue) Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annum), and Fir oil.

The question has arisen as to where to get the first two of these. The answer is this: Creer Lab carries both the Blue Chamomile and the Blue Tansy. Creer Lab is owned by Gary Young and is associated with Young Living to carry oils for which there is insufficient supply to make available widely to the entire Young Living membership. Their address is as follows:

Creer Lab Aromatology
P.O. Box 281
Lehi, UT 84043
Phone (801) 418-8870
Fax (801) 418-8890
rkidman@youngliving.com

You can obtain a catalog by sending them an email and requesting one. You can’t call in an order because the phone is an answering device and you can’t order over the Internet because they don’t have a website. To order, fill out an order form which has a place for your credit card number and fax it to them. Or mail in the completed order form with a check. They normally ship within a week or so.

With respect to the fir oil, the question is “Which fir?” Young Living currently sells three species of fir oil: Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea), White Fir (Abies grandis), and Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Douglas fir is not a true fir and not the one Gary had in mind for his formula. As for the other two (Balsam and White), they have almost the same chemistry, each with 75-95% monoterpenes and 5-20% Esters. Either of these two firs would work in the magic formula. In both cases, the dominant ester is bornyl acetate, which is also the dominant ester in Spruce oil which gives Valor its distinctive aroma.

As evergreens, firs look much the same as spruces at a distance. However, the needles of spruce are square or four-sided while those of the firs are flat or two-sided. You can twirl a spruce needle between your fingers, but the flat fir needles won’t twirl. Spruce oils are higher in esters than firs while fir oils are higher in monoterpenes, but both classes of compounds are found in both kinds of oils. Esters are emotionally releasing while monoterpenes restore proper programming at cellular levels. Spruce cones hang down while fir cones are upright. Spruce is use mostly for pulpwood in making paper while fir is used mostly for lumber. But I digress.

As for the original question, “Which fir to use in the Magic Formula?” I would probably use Balsam Fir, but White would work too.

While the formula for Gary’s Magic Relief Formula is given in the last issue of the Raindrop Messenger, here it is again with the specific fir recommended:

1 ounce V6 mixing oil
8 drops Spruce
8 drops Sandalwood
7 drops Balsam Fir
5 drops Hyssop
4 drops Lemongrass
5 drops Helichrysum
4 drops Wintergreen (or Birch)
2 drops German (Blue) Chamomile*
1 drop Blue Tansy*

* The last two oils are used in Young Living blends, but are not sold by Young Living as individual oils. They can be obtained from Creer Lab, as mentioned above. As for the Helichrysum, if you don’t have any, you can make your own from other oils available from Young Living according to the formula given in the last Raindrop Messenger (Nov-Dec 2007, Vol 5 No 6). If you were trying to make the Helichrysm Blend and could not find Wild Tansy, it is the same as Idaho Tansy. See article immediately following this one.

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Reprinted from The Raindrop Messenger, a free online newsletter, with permission from Dr. David Stewart. To subscribe or download back issues, visit www.RaindropTraining.com
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