Other Uses For your favorite Essential Oil

Water Filter
add a few drops of your favorite oils like lemon pepermint or clove to the post filter side of a water purification system this will not only add to the purification process but add to the taste of the water.

Dishwashing soap
use one of your favorite oils like lavender, lemon, bergamot, or orange in your dishwashing soap to add fragrance and antiseptic properties to the soap.

Painting
add a 5 ml bottle of your favorite oil to a gallon of paint to counteract the smell of the paint the oil will completely disipate in the drying process and not leave any oil spots on the walls.

Laundry
Essential oils add to the cleanliness and fragrace of your laundry but you may also be interested to know that adding 20-25 drops of eucalyptus to each load will effectivly eliminate your dust mite population. another great benifit of using oils is that in place of toxic fabric softeners you could use a damp wash cloth with 10-12 drops of a favorite scent. melaleuca works great here.

more to come if you use oils lets know what you use them for and how.

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Artemisia (Armoise) Oil

Artemisia (Armoise) Oil
Nepali Name: Tite Pati
Artemisia vulgaris L.
Traditional Uses:

The botanical classification of this genus, of some 200 species, was derived from Artemisia, the sister and wife of the Greek/Persian King Mausolus, and ruled after his death in 353 BCE. In the ancient Greek text of Dioscorides, Artemisia is mentioned as a remedy for expelling intestinal worms, and thus its name "wormwood". Artemisia has a long history of use in herbal medicine especially in matters connected to the digestive system, menstrual complaints and the treatment of worms. In Asian traditional medicine, Artemisia is used as a method of correcting breech presentation. The leaves have an antibacterial action and are also said to be appetizer, diuretic, haemostatic and stomachic. Not to mention, the leaves, placed inside the shoes, are said to be soothing for sore feet. In the Himalayas of Nepal, leaf of Artemisia is rolled up into the nostril to stop nosebleeds. Artemisia essential oil, works as insect repellant. Diluted oil is used to kill insect larvae.

Artemisia was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans both medicinally and in religious rites and was thought to be a love charm centuries ago. The Indian tribes of North America prepared parts of this plant to treat sore throats and bronchitis.

Artemisia afra is one of the oldest and best known medicinal plants, and is still widely used today in South Africa by people of all cultures. The list of uses covers a wide range of ailments from coughs, colds, fever, loss of appetite, colic, headache, earache, intestinal worms to malaria. Artemisia afra (roots, stems and leaves) is used in many different ways and taken as enemas, poultices, infusions, body washes, lotions, smoked, snuffed or drunk as a tea. A not so common use is to place leaves in socks for sweaty feet (Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk 1962). Artemisia afra has a very bitter taste and is usually sweetened with sugar or honey when drunk.