{"id":469,"date":"2018-05-29T01:46:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T01:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=469"},"modified":"2018-08-20T05:41:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T05:41:27","slug":"essential-oils-antibiotics-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2018\/05\/essential-oils-antibiotics-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Digging Deeper into the Concept of Synergy and Essential Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essential Oils Synergy and Medication: Part II<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We are in the final stretch of completing our three factors to consider when choosing an essential oil. For several weeks, I have discussed the first two concepts: the complexity and diverse actions of essentials oils and their individualized and epigenetic effects. Most recently, I began to discuss the third aspect, the property of synergism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Essential oils\u2019 actions are diverse and balancing due to the interactions between all the constituents found within them. This is the concept of synergism and it is based on knowledge that an essential oil will behave distinctly than its separated, individual compounds. This may sound familiar if you have read my articles on hormonal harmony<\/a>. In them, I discuss several reasons why conclusions of studies based on isolates are not valid extrapolations to essential oils<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Essential oil synergism also occurs with the carrier oil or product used with it and when single oils are combined. I summarized many of these points in the oily tip last weekend<\/a>. I also discussed how to apply synergism by using select essential<\/a> oils for a healthier summer. You can watch the video and\/or read the article here.<\/a><\/p>\n

On my homepage<\/a>, I began to dive into the final characteristics of synergism and essential oils. Part I covered the first two points on essential oils synergism how this property makes them act different than antibiotics and other medications.<\/p>\n

These are:<\/p>\n