Orange, Sweet oil fights infection, reduces inflammation, and relieves muscle spasms.  It aids digestion and eases digestive disorders.  It cools fevers and warms chills.  It stimulates lymphatic circulation and improves immunity.  Orange oil calms nerves and diminishes depression.  CAUTION:  Orange oil may irritate skin and promote photo-sensitivity, leading to sunburn and uneven darkening of the skin.  Avoid using it if your skin will be exposed to sunlight

Wintergreen plant has been used for respiratory conditions such as chronic mucous discharge but is mainly employed for joint and muscular pain relief from conditions such as lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, gout, etc. Wintergreen is often added to liniments and ointments to help ease muscle and joint pains.

This pale yellow oil with an intense sweet-woody aroma should be diluted significantly before topical application – it would be a fine addition to any formulas for supporting joint and muscular aches and pains. Care must be taken to use Wintergreen in modest amounts and to always keep the oil away from children.

Grapefruit may prove an ideal remedy on depressing mornings when everything seems just “too much”.  It provides renewed zest for life, lightness, and well-being.  It is a positive antidote during times of self-doubt.

Lavender oil stimulates new cell growth.  It lifts depression, calms nerves, and promotes nerve health.  Lavender oil fights infection, reduces inflammation, and eases congestion.  It relieves pain and muscle spasms.  Lavender oil lowers blood pressure.

Peppermint oil cools emotions and dissipates anger, hysteria, and nervousness. It energizes and relieves mental fatigue.  It diminishes depression.  Peppermint oil increases alertness and improves concentration.  It awakens the central nervous system, stimulates the brain, and clarifies the thought process.

CAUTION: Peppermint oil may irritate sensitive skin.  It can stimulate menstrual flow and stop the flow of milk, so women who are pregnant or nursing should avoid it.  If you are using both peppermint oil and homeopathic remedy, allow at least one hour between the two.

Pine Needle is steam distilled from the needles and has the pine scent that people are familiar with. It is strongly antiseptic as well as killing germs in household cleansers. As a disinfectant and an infection fighter, pine is also very good in a penetrating liniment for sore muscles or joints.