Essential oils for angina pectoris

What is angina pectoris?

Angina pectoris often causes an acute pain in the center of the chest. It looks like as if something is compressed inside your chest. It is caused by the lack of oxygen and blood supply to your heart. This is often due to fat deposits on the inner walls of the coronary arteries, which reduces the blood flow, and can even completely block it when there is too much fat. Angina pectoris generates stress, which can worsen the heart condition.

Essential oils for angina

When suffering from recurring angina attacks, essential oils are useful for two things. They can help to reduce stress and improve blood circulation. This will contribute to relieve the ensionin the chest, and reduce the frequency and severity of further attacks.

The following oils are recommended:

• essential oils to reduce stress: Black pepper, geranium, ginger, marjoram, rosemary
• essential oils to boost circulation: Clary sage, frankincense, neroli, vetiver and ylang ylang

The most useful method is a tonic massage of the chest (at least once a month to improve the cardiac activity). To prepare your massage oil, you can 8 drops of essential oils into 10 ml of carrier oil, for example:

• 2 drops of Geranium
• 2 drops of Marjoram
• 2 drops of Neroli
• 2 drops of Vetiver

When you do not have time for a massage, you can do inhalations (2-3 times a week is good), or put the oils blend in a diffuser in your bedroom to benefit from them during the night!