Twelve Essential Oils of the Bible: Ancient Healing Oils and Their Contemporary Uses

A full-color guide to the healing power of the 12 most important essential oils mentioned in the Bible

- Explores 12 essential oils: cassia, galbanum, myrrh, myrtle, spikenard, onycha, sandalwood, frankincense, hyssop, cedar, cistus, and cypress

- Details, for each oil, its Bible verses, historical information, botanical and chemical components, uses in folk medicine, and modern uses for healing and well-being, including simple recipes and daily practices

- Explains how essential oils and herbal medicine played a role in biblical times and in general history

Health Essential Oils have been used for healing purposes since ancient times. Oils anointed newborns and kings and were employed to care for the body and treat the sick. The Bible specifically mentions at least 33 different essential oils and refers the aromatic herbs, resins, and incense more than a thousand times.

Distilling the essence of this healing wisdom, Karin Optiz-Kreher and Johannes Huber explain the ancient uses of essential oils, both for ritualistic and health purposes, and they examine the detail the 12 most important essential oils mentioned in the bible.

The essential oils in the full-color guide are cassia, galbanum, myrrh, myrtle, spikenard, onycha, sandalwood, frankincense, hyssop, cedar, cistus, and cypress. Each oil is described, beginning with the Bible verses that refer to it, followed by historical information about the oil, its botanical and chemical components, its uses in folk medicine, and its modern applications for healing and well-being, including simple recipes and daily practices.

Learn all you need to know about these powerful oils from the scriptures.

Author: Karin Opitz-Kreher, Johannes Huber
Publisher: Earthdancer Books
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.70w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781644117651
ISBN10: 1644117657
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Aromatherapy
- Health & Fitness | Healing
- Nature | Plants | General

About the Author
Karin Opitz-Kreher runs her own wellness practice. Trained in Aura-Soma, Aura-Soma Bodywork, and foot reflexology, since 2013 she has also incorporated traditional knowledge of essential oils in her practice and teaches about them in workshops. The coauthor of Essential Oils for Dental Health, she lives in Germany. Johannes Huber is an alternative practitioner specializing in aromatherapy, spagyrics, bioresonance, craniosacral therapy, and pain and trauma therapy. He lives in Germany.