Hey, guys, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural medicine and founder of draxe.com.
In this video, I'm going to be going through the incredible benefits of turmeric essential
oil.
And I'm telling you, this is going to be one of the fastest and most beneficial essential
oils on the market today.
You may have heard of lavender oil.
You may have heard of frankincense oil.
But I'm telling you, turmeric oil has some of the most incredible benefits for fighting
cancer, reducing arthritis, improving digestive health, and a whole lot more, and a lot more
than I'm going to share with you right now.
Well, first, let's go over exactly what turmeric oil is.
Well, turmeric, actually, is a root that's actually part of the ginger family.
And turmeric root is known to have a lot of anti-inflammatory properties.
Now, one incredible thing about it is it's a perennial herb which means, hey, if you
plant it and grow it, it will continue to naturally grow year after year, after year.
So, that's one of the best benefits of it even from a farming standpoint.
A few other incredible things about turmeric oil is what they do in order to create it
is they'll take the turmeric plant, they'll allow steam to rise through it.
And through steam distillation, it'll separate the water compounds and the oil compounds.
Those oil compounds are what make up turmeric essential oil.
Oftentimes as well they'll make turmeric CO2 extract.
That's where they take the root.
They pressurize it to get all of the beneficial and oil-based compounds out of that as well
through the pressure, which is one of the best ways.
And that's what I personally use, is a turmeric CO2 extract.
Now, turmeric is also, again, part of the rhizome family.
Again, CO2 distillation as you can see here.
And here are the beneficial compounds you've got to know about when it comes to turmeric
and turmeric oil.
The most prevalent compound in turmeric oil is called turmerone or alpha-turmerone.
Now, turmerone has actually been shown to have amazing benefits at supporting your body
in regenerating tissue and boosting stem cells.
You know, there are some incredible research out there today on how stem cells can actually
help you grow literally new body parts.
So, if you tear at ACL ligament, they could take your own stem cells, inject them in the
area, and it helps repair the area.
But in general, using turmeric CO2 extract or turmeric essential oil can help regenerate
and create new healthy tissue, one of its biggest benefits, and also contains a few
other compounds here as well, curlone as well as curcumin.
And curcumin, specifically, has anti-inflammatory benefits and has been shown to fight cancer.
We know a lot of disease today is due to inflammation.
We all know turmeric, in general, has powerful anti-inflammatory benefits there are well.
And then, also caryophyllene, and these compounds as well, specifically this, the eucalyptoland,
is actually very good for opening up your respiratory way.
So, it's really good for respiratory infections and breathing issues.
This compound here is actually very good for fighting bad bacteria in the body.
So, this oil, turmeric oil has so many compounds that can benefit the body.
Now, the first benefit of using turmeric essential oil is it helps fight colon cancer.
And by the way, all of these references here, these are from clinical studies both done
on cells, animals and humans.
But specifically here, a cellular study here, helps fight colon cancer.
Typically, putting . . . if you're doing a high-quality organic brand, let's say a CO2
extract of turmeric oil, doing one to two drops internally daily has great benefits.
You can also diffuse it, which we'll talk about, or use topically here in a little bit.
Number two, brain disease protection.
You know, you want to be using fat-soluble compounds because you know what?
Your brain is made up of mostly fat-based compounds and cholesterol-based compounds.
So, you need to get more healthy fat in your diet and use fat-soluble antioxidants like
the compounds found in turmeric essential oil.
You know, it can fight brain disease, Alzheimer's, dementia, and have many other benefits on
the brain.
We know one of the very unique properties of most essential oils is they're very small
in their molecular structure.
So, they tend to be able to pass through the blood-brain barrier and affect the brain directly
by reducing inflammation, incredible benefits here of turmeric oil.
Number three, potentially eases epilepsy.
Now, if a patient has epilepsy, you know, this is one of those things that can really
sort of calm the body as well.
Turmeric is shown to be calming by, again, reducing inflammation.
So, there's research showing that it improves those issues.
Arthritis, we know because of the compound curcumin as well as turmerone, those are both
anti-inflammatory compounds.
They can ease joint pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, back pain, neck pain, and arthritic
pain, especially when taken internally or rubbed topically directly on the area.
Now, if you're going to rub it on topically, I'd recommend doing a blend of turmeric oil
along with wintergreen oil as a combo and putting it directly on the area.
Number five is it acts as a liver aid.
We know turmeric really supports the liver in detoxification and also protects the liver
against damage.
You know, turmeric has a bright orange color.
Many of those anti-oxidants that give you that yellow and orange tint really protect
the body.
But, specifically, curcumin and turmerone both protect the liver, support liver regeneration,
and if you have liver issues or want to support the liver, I'd recommend a one-two punch of
turmeric along with milk thistle.
Those two together are incredibly powerful at supporting the body.
Now, another big benefit is breast cancer.
Okay?
So, breast cancer, it shows promising benefits at fighting breast cancer.
What I would recommend is taking turmeric oil along with other beneficial oils that
have anti-cancer properties such as myrrh, frankincense, lavender, black pepper oil.
Rubbing it directly on that breast tissue area can actually . . . and also through inhalation.
I would say inhalation.
You know, getting a diffuser in your home, doing a blend of those essential oils like
frankincense, myrrh, and turmeric.
In fact, many people call turmeric gold.
So, gold, frankincense, and myrrh, doing that blend together in the diffuser is great for
fighting cancer.
Number seven, may reduce some leukemia cells.
You can see here, multiple benefits on multiple different types of cancer cells when using
turmeric essential oil.
Number eight, depression and anxiety reliever.
We know that emotional stress, when those cortisol levels raise, it causes you to age
faster.
It can causes depression and anxiety.
If you have any of those issues, what I would recommend is using turmeric oil through inhalation.
Get a diffuser or just open up the bottle, take 10 deep breaths in your nostrils with
turmeric oil.
And also, this is great to do in combination with, if you struggle with depression and
anxiety, doing a blend of turmeric oil, lavender oil, ylang-ylang oil, and citrus oils like
wild orange or orange.
Doing blends like that together are incredible for your mood in fighting depression and anxiety.
The number nine benefit here of turmeric oil is it improves the common cold.
If you've come down with a common cold, respiratory issues, turmeric has an ability to nourish
and help heal the digestive tract.
It may help fight the condition leaky gut, but just in generally improving your immune
system.
If you have a common cold, I'd recommend mixing the essential oils of turmeric oil and ginger
oil, and also consider other oils like clove and thyme.
Doing a blend there together can have tremendous benefits for the body.
And don't forget drinking real bone broth chicken soup.
You know, bone broth, also great for the immune system.
So, here's how you want to use turmeric essential oil.
Number one, don't be deceived by the size of the bottle.
A little bit of turmeric essential oil can go a long way.
You know, one way you could use it is by making your own at-home DIY aromatherapy products.
Also, they're great for stress relief with aromatherapy.
You can mix them with massage oils.
Massage them on your body.
They're good for external use.
For internal use, here's the thing, you want to make sure you're buying a brand that is
either certified organic or wild crafted, so you know that it's never been exposed to
chemical or pesticides.
And when doing it, remember, this is plant-based medicine.
The word "medicine" is still there.
You don't want to use this in large amounts internally.
But, oftentimes, if you do already have a healthy liver and a healthy digestive track,
doing a couple of drops internally with food can be recommended.
But especially, if you're going to do it internally with food, I'd recommend internal use, turmeric
CO2 extract.
So, that type of oil, it's a turmeric essential oil, but it's done as a CO2 extract.
It's the best for internal use.
You want to store it in a cool, dry place.
Now, typically, essential oils are so high in antioxidants.
It's not completely necessary, but you can do that.
And source organic or wild crafted versions whenever possible.
So, again, let's review all the amazing benefits of turmeric oil.
And again, the reason why it's so beneficial is these compounds it has of curcumin and
turmerone.
Alpha-turmerone is what has . . . is really turmeric oil, what it has the highest levels
of.
And it's been shown to help with tissue regeneration, reducing inflammation, fighting brain disease,
and also the big thing again, boosting your body's own stem cells, helping with tissue
regeneration which is important to anybody who's trying to heal from really any condition.
Again, fights cancer, protects the brain, eases epilepsy, reduces arthritis, supports
the liver in detoxification, reduces anxiety, many types of cancer, boosts the immune system,
fights the common cold, all of these benefits of turmeric essential oil.
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