Get to Know Cassia Essential Oil If you love the aroma of cinnamon essential oil then you are bound to also love its close relative — cassia essential oil. With a fragrance very similar to cinnamon, it can be used to flavor food and beverages just as cinnamon essential oil would. Cassia essential oil has the properties to help maintain physical and emotional well being. It has been known to help with colds, diarrhea, nausea, infections, the common cold, gas (flatulence), and kidney complaints, along with being able to help calm emotions and relax a person’s anxiety. Not only that, but a 2009 report in the Pennington Nutrition Series “found the potential use of cassia bark oil to treat type 2 diabetes. Cassia cinnamon extracts had significant anti-diabetic effects in both animal trials and in human trials using people with type 2 diabetes. Not only were serum glucose levels reduced for people given cassia, but their total cholesterol, trigycerdies, and LDL cholesterol levels also decreased.* Cassia can be used aromatically, internally, and topically. You’ll want to dilute it first with a carrier oil (such as fractionated coconut oil) when applying topically due to its caustic nature. Cool fact: did you know cassia is one of the few essential oils mentioned in the Old Testament? Its use can be traced back thousands of years for its fragrance and calming properties. * Ask your doctor for current research on cassia essential oil involving type 2 diabetes or other conditions. dōTERRA products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Pregnant or lactating women and persons with known medical conditions should consult a physician prior to the use of any dōTERRA product. Tips from dōTERRA on ways to use cassia essential oil: -Diffuse in room or take a quick sniff from the bottle to help calm anxiety. -Due to its caustic nature, cassia can be very strong on the skin or when inhaling directly from a diffuser. If using topically, dilute 1 drop of cassia essential oil to 4 drops carrier oil. -It’s spicy aroma is great to diffuse during the cold months. -Take internally by putting in gel caps, water (start small), or by adding a drop to a spoon with honey. -Replace cassia in any recipe you would usually use cinnamon essential oil in. Try using it to flavor apple, pumpkin, or sweet potato pie. -For diarrhea or constipation, add 2-3 drops of oil to warm water with a sweetener and enjoy. -Blends well with black pepper, coriander, frankincense, ginger, geranium, rosemary, and some citrus oils. Tips from some of our Facebook fans on how they use Cassia: “My tip is to help you get off of soda, use 2 drops cassia and 3-5 drops of lemon in a glass of water. It’s sweet, spicy and just yummy!” – Misty Scott Pate “I love this oil! My favorite way to use it is to take several toothpicks and place them in a shallow bowl. I put 4-10 drops of Cassia on the toothpicks (depending on how many toothpicks I use) and allow the oil to absorb overnight. Then I put them in an old peppermint beadlet bottle for storage and when I want a fun ‘cinnamon’ toothpick I just pop one in my mouth for a hot little treat that last for quite a while. It reminds me of the cinnamon toothpicks the ice cream truck would sell in my neighborhood as a kid. They taste a lot like those … Just better.” – Ryan Harris “I use it on painful cracks on my heel. It stops the pain and helps heal it. Saw a doctor on Dr. Oz saying that cassia does everything cinnamon does, but better!” – Raina Robinson Editor’s note: cassia is caustic in nature. We encourage you to exercise caution when trying this tip on sensitive skin. “Cassia is AWESOME in the Vanilla Trim Shake. Add an apple for a cinnamon apple pie a la mode shake! You can also put ONE drop in a bag with 8-10 apples, cored and sliced. GREAT party snack and the kids love it.” – Joan Southwick “I use it when I feel like I need a sugar craving. I put a drop in my mouth and I feel like I just had my favorite candy — hot tamale’s!” – Amy Lucas Kolan REFERENCES “Pennington Nutrition Series”; Cinnamon and Type 2 Diabetes; Heli J. Roy PhD, RD., et al; 2009 pbrc.edu/training-and-education/pdf/pns/PNS_Cinnamon.pdf Livestrong – The Difference Between Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil & Cassia Cinnamon Bark Oil livestrong/article/495367-the-difference-between-ceylon-cinnamon-bark-oil-cassia-cinnamon-bark-oil/ Click here to read the full story. doterrablog/get-to-know-cassia-essential-oil For more information and to purchase CPTG Essential Oils please contact me. Zachary M West, D.E.O.S., N.S.P.H.S., D.S.H.E.A. Certified Owner, Nohelani Natural Health 816-200-1097 (Work) 816-289-1884 (Mobile) eyota2004@gmail mydoterra/nohelani
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:08:56 +0000
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