6 Healing Benefits of Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense Boswellia Carterii has powerful healing benefits. In addition, Frankincense has incredible emotional healing benefits, and it is one of the oils I often include in many of my blends.
History of Frankincense
Frankincense Boswellia Carterii is often called "King of Oils" because of its powerful therapeutic and healing qualities. Frankincense essential oil comes from the Boswellia tree. This beautiful small tree produces oleo gum resin that is collected by making an incision into the bark. The essential oil is created from the resin through steam distillation.
Frankincense has been used for thousands of years during worship and meditation and is mentioned in the Bible 17 times. Frankincense was one of the gifts bestowed upon the newborn baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men, and they saw the gift of Frankincense as a means of worship.
6 Healing Benefits of Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense Boswellia Carterii offers both emotional and physical healing benefits.
1) Frankincense supports the immune system
Frankincense essential oil is high in monoterpenes. Monoterpenes contain antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, helping to support and maintain a robust immune system.
Blend frankincense in an inhaler along with lavender to help boost your immune system.
2) Frankincense reduces stress
Frankincense essential oil has emotional qualities that help encourage emotional healing, calm stress, and tranquility.
Defuse frankincense essential oil in home and office spaces to help stay calm and tranquil.
3) Frankincense reduces joint pain and inflammation
With high levels of monoterpenes, Frankincense essential oils help reduce joint pain and inflammation. Monoterpenes have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, helping relieve pain and inflammation.
Use Frankincense essential oil with a carrier oil to help relieve arthritis in his hands.
4) Frankincense helps to improve asthma and other respiratory conditions
Studies found that when used regularly, Frankincense essential oil helped people suffering from asthma or ongoing respiratory conditions.
Adding Frankincense essential oil to an inhaler can be a great way to help with respiratory conditions.
5) Frankincense increases focus
Frankincense essential oil's tonic properties can help increase memory and focus. With dynamic emotional properties, including supporting reflection, quieting the mind, providing a sense of tranquility, and increasing focus, Frankincense is often used during meditation practices.
Diffusing Frankincense essential oil when studying or meditating can help increase mental focus.
6) Frankincense helps relieve headaches
Due to analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, Frankincense essential oils have been found to relieve headaches.
Add frankincense essential oil to a carrier oil such as almond oil, and apply a small drop behind the ears or temples to help relieve headaches.
Safety Information
Frankincense can have blood-thinning effects. People with blood clotting issues should consult their doctor before using.
Overall, Frankincense essential oil has powerful healing benefits with a beautiful aroma.