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RaMa Holistic Care is honored to share a weekly newsletter that we started when we first started our business in 2007. Enjoy this service and reach out should you wish to learn more. We teach this wisdom in workshops, trainings, and many other learning opportunities that we offer, and we look forward to serving your needs when the timing is right.
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Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Pepper, Black (Piper nigrum)...
Black Pepper is a Certified Organic berry essence from Sri Lanka that comes from a perennial flowering vine. She was used in Egyptian tombs, as a spice for trade, and as a source of Vitamin A and C. There are 700 different species of Pepper in the world. Black Pepper oil has calcium, potassium, and selenium, (which is a key mineral to help the brain, bones, nails, and teeth). Black Pepper is anti-viral, addressing the flu, common cold, and infections. She helps to clean the b


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Clary Sage (Salvia sclerea)...
Clary Sage is a Certified Organic flower essence from France that was written about in the 4th Century BCE as a healing plant. In Latin, Clary Sage means "clear", and she is the key ingredient in "Eye Bright" that helps to clear the eyes. She is used as a flavoring in many foods, and is part of wine and beer production, among many other things. Clary Sage is a powerful hormone balancer, uterine tonic, and kidney aid. She helps the reproductive organs as a urogenital aid. PMS,


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis L.)...
Juniper Berry is a Certified Organic berry essence from Bulgaria that grows on rocky soil and is an herbal remedy for Native Americans that helps diabetes and preventing pregnancy in women. After labor and delivery, Juniper Berry is used specifically as a drink to help relax the muscles. In herbal medicine, she is a powerful treatment for digestive disorders and kidney and bladder issues. Some extracts are used in cosmetics, hair conditioners, and fragrances. These fruits hel


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Pink Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)...
Pink Grapefruit is an edible fruit from a subtropical evergreen tree. In Barbados, Grapefruit trees were an accidental cross between the Sweet Orange and Pomelo. In the 17th century, she was called "Shaddock" after Captain Shaddock who traded Pomelo during that time. Originally cultivated in Asia around 2500 years ago, Pink Grapefruit has been associated with Buddhism and the connection between health and wellness. Pink Grapefruit is an anti-septic and disinfectant that detox


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Cedarwood, Red (Juniperus virginiana)...
Cedarwood, Red (Virginia) is a Wild-Harvested heartwood essence from the US that is not from a true Cedar Tree, but instead a Juniper. She is one of the first trees to establish herself in areas where there have been grassland burns or abandoned farms, allowing her seeds to be dispersed over wide land areas with the help of the birds who eat her berries. Because of this, Cedarwood, Red is highly valued for forest regulation in other areas as well. Her wood is beautifully scen


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Siam Wood...
Siam Wood is a Wild-Harvested wood essence from Vietnam. She is known to be one of East/SouthEast Asia's most amazing and sacred conifer trees, prized for her fragrant wood, durability, and cultural history. From an ancient Cypress family lineage, Siam Wood dates back to the Paleocene (the first geological epoch of the Cenozoic Era about 66-56 million years ago). She is regarded as an ancient mountain tree that is associated with the old-growth forests and the other noble tre


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Balsam, Gurjun (Dipterocarpus turbinatus)...
Balsam, Gurjun is a Wild-Harvested resin essence from Indonesia that thrives in tropical, evergreen, and semi-evergreen forests that tend to have high rainfall. These amazing trees act as an upper canopy that helps to regulate forest humidity, and a habitat for birds, insects, orchids, and mammals. Balsam, Gurjun is a mast flowering plant, which means that they bloom after several years of little or no flowering in order to overwhelm seed predators and help the tree to surviv


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week: Tamarack (Larix Laricina) ...
Tamarack, or Eastern Larch, is one of the more distinctive conifer trees of North America. She is deciduous, so she turns colors in the Fall season and sheds her needles in the winter time. This is a sign of her ability to transform and rebirth into something completely new. It is said that Tamarack first appeared on the Earth after the great continental glaciers retreated about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Not only were Tamarack trees used for making snowshoes, canoes, railro


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week:Siam Wood (Fokienia hodginsii)...
Siam Wood is a Wild-Harvested coniferous tree, and the only living species in the genus Fokienia. This makes her a living relic and a powerful and rare survivor through times when others in her genus could not. She is native to the mountains of Southern China, Northern Laos, and Vietnam, and was scientifically written about in the early 20th century. She grows in the old Fokienia forests and is associated with the sacred mountains and ancestral trees in parts of Vietnam and L


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Holy Basil (Tulsi) - (Ocimum Tenuiflorum)...
Holy Basil (Tulsi) is a perennial shrub with fragrant leaves, small flowers, and small fruits that produce seeds. "Tulsi" in Sanskrit means "incomparable one" because she is one of the most important plants used in India for medicine, spirituality, and cuisine. Holy Basil has been used for over 5,000 years in India, and today, she is still used in holy water in Bulgaria, Rome, Macedonia, and Serbia. Holy Basil is a heart, respiratory, and digestive aid, helping to restore har


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Star Anise (Illicium Verum Hook F.)...
Star Anise is a Seed essence from a perennial, evergreen tree in Vietnam. The fruit is picked before it is ripe, and it is dried in the sunshine until is gets hard and turns a reddish-orange color. She has been cultivated since around 2000 BC, and is used in cuisine and medicine that helps to balance the Yin and Yang, Vitamin A & C, iron, manganese, and antioxidants help Star Anise do her magic. Star Anise is a powerful digestive aid that helps with bloating, cramps, nausea,


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca Teretifolia)...
Honey Myrtle is an Australian paperbark shrub that is part of the Tea Tree family. She grows in swampy areas with sand or clay as soil. The Latin name comes from a Greek word "melas leukos", meaning "black white" or "dark and light". This is indicative of the healing benefits that Honey Myrtle offers in moving from darkness to Light, or duality to unity within ourselves. Indigenous Australians used Honey Myrtle in medicinal washes, poultices, and cleansing rituals. She was al


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Chamomile, Cape (Eriocephalus punctulatus)...
Cape Chamomile is a Wild-Harvested flower, leaf, and twig essence from South Africa. She grows on rocky slopes and dry shrub-lands in regions with winter rainfall. The genus "Eriocephalus" comes from a Greek word meaning "wool head", which refers to the fluffy seed heads that develop after flowering. The species name "punctulatus" means "small-spotted". Cape Chamomile is used in spiritual cleansing, healing ailments, purification of the energy field, ancestral communication,


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Cedarwood, Texas (Juniperus Mexicana)...
Cedarwood, Texas is a Wild-Harvested wood essence that belongs to the Cypress Family. She is an evergreen coniferous, drought-resistant tree who can live for hundreds to thousands of years in harsh conditions. They are part of the Junipers that remain as the strongest and toughest trees on the planet. Cedarwood, Texas teaches us about endurance, strength, and immortality. This powerful wood essence helps with chronic lung congestion and other respiratory infections, the commo


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Vetiver (Vetiveria Zizanoides)...
Vetiver is a Certified Organic root essence from India that grows abundantly. She was introduced to Haiti in the 1940's by a Frenchman named Lucien Ganot. Now Vetiver is Haiti's biggest exporter. She is known as the "Oil of Tranquility" and "The Fragrance of the Soil" in both India and Sri Lanka. She has been used for rope-making, to cool drinking water, and as a medicine for healing ailments and keeping the body cool. Vetiver helps to heal arthritis, rheumatism, muscle pain,


Aromatherapy Share: Essence of the Week - Green Cardamom Seed (Elettaria Cardamomum)...
Green Cardamom Seed is a Certified Organic seed essence from Sri Lanka that is known as the "Queen of Spices". As the third most expensive spice, she was traded in India for 1000 years. She has been used in Ayurvedic Medicine since the 4th century B.C., and was first discovered by Vikings during their travels to Scandinavia. Green Cardamom Seed is a powerful digestive aid. She addresses diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, gas, heartburn, cramps, bad breath, dyspepsia, dysentery, coli


Aromatherapy Share: Spikenard (Nardostachys Grandiflora Jatamansi)...
Spikenard is a Certified Organic root essence from Nepal that grows at a very high altitude of 3000 - 5000 meters. She is considered endangered due to the over-harvesting for medicine. Spikenard is widely used in Ayurvedic Medicine for nervous system disorders. She is written about in both the Old and New Testaments, and is referred to multiple times in Solomon's Song of Songs. As a medicine, Spikenard is anti-fungal and addresses foot fungus (like Athlete's Foot), and other


Aromatherapy Share: Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)...
Lawson Cypress is a Wild-Harvested branchlet essence from Canada that grows along a narrow strip of the Oregano-California coast. She was first discovered in the US near Port Orford, Oregon, and introduced and cultivated in 1854. She is known to be one of the tallest of all of the Cypress Trees. Lawson Cypress addresses lung issues, congestion, breathing problems, sinus', TB, and coughs. She helps to purify the blood and supports circulation, pleurisy, blood pressure, and vas


Aromatherapy Share: Spruce, Black (Piscea Mariana)...
Black Spruce is a North American conifer tree from Canada. She thrives in swamps and bogs that have cool and damp conditions. Black Spruce Trees rely on controlled burns to aid seed dispersal, as they open very quickly when there is a fire present. Indigenous cultures have used the sap, pulp, and twigs as medicine and food. She is rich in minerals and vitamins to help treat and prevent scurvy. Black Spruce is wonderful for the common cold, flu, and respiratory problems. She h


Essence of the Week: Bulgarian Lavender (Lavandula Augustifolia)...
Bulgarian Lavender is a wild-harvested flower essence from Bulgaria that comes from an evergreen, woody shrub with beautifully scented violet-blue flowers. Since the 70's/80's, Bulgaria has been the largest producer of Lavender in the world. The Latin word Lavendula comes from the word "levare", which means "to wash". Lavender has been used for thousands of years to help clean wounds, repel bugs, heal burns, and flavor foods. Bulgarian Lavender is anti-viral, anti-coagulant,
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