The Ancient History of Essential Oils, Young Living Twelve Bible Healings

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Young Living Essential Oils are therapeutic (Grade A), passing the highest standards of AFNOR and ISO standards; but did you know that essential oils may be the oldest and some of the most powerful healing agents known throughout history? Some scientists believe that essential oils were first used in China or India, while other researchers believe that Egyptians were first to discover the healing properties of essential oils.

The Egyptians created fragrances for personal use as well as for ritualistic and ceremonial use in temples and pyramids. Egyptians and Babylonians used the oils for medicinal purposes long before the individual herbs were studied for medical use. Translations of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese manuscripts describe how priests and physicians used essential oils thousands of years before the time of Christ. The precious oils of frankincense, myrrh, galbanum, rosemary, hyssop, cassia, cinnamon, and spikenard were used extensively for anointing and healing the sick.

There are over a hundred references to aromatics in the Bible. Biblical prophets appear to have recognized that essential oils protected their bodies from disease. Why did the Wise men bring the precious subs- tances of frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child? Frankincense was well known during the time of Christ for its anointing and healing power and is now being researched and used therapeutically in European and American hospitals. The Romans fumigated and diffused oils in their temples and political buildings and scented their baths with oils followed by a fragrant oil massage.

The ancient Arabians began to study the chemical properties of essential oils, developed and refined the distillation process, extracted rose oil and rose water, which were very popular in the Middle East at that time. Kings would barter and buy land, gold and slaves with their crudely extracted oils. The oils were more valuable than gold.

Europeans did not produce essential oils until the 12th century. During the Medieval plague of the 15th century, 4 thieves in Marsilles, France, were robbing the dead and dying without becoming infected. When finally captured, the men reportedly admitted to creating a concoction that contained 50 cloves, the rosemary herb and other aromatics. They rubbed this potion on their hands, ears, and temples. The secret of the thieves was made public and the formula was posted in the city.

In 1817 the 870-foot-long Ebers Papyrus was discovered. Dating back to 1500 B.C., called a medicinal scroll, it mentioned over 800 herbal prescriptions and remedies. Other scrolls indicate that the Egyptians had a high success rate in treating as many as 81 different diseases. Many mixtures they used contained myrrh oil and honey. Myrrh was used for embalming because of its effectiveness in preventing bacterial growth. When King Tutankhamen's tomb was opened in 1922, some 50 alabaster jars designed to hold 350 liters of oil were discovered. While tomb robbers had stolen nearly all of the precious oils, some of the jars still contained remains of their original contents. The large cache of plundered oil jars documents how valuable fragrant oils were in this ancient civilization. Sadly, during the Dark Ages, with the burning of libraries in Alexandria and other places, much of the knowledge of essential oils and their uses were lost...until now.