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Ancient Wisdom has been our trusted and well-tested supplier of oils and bases for over 3 years. As therapists we use oils on an everyday basis, so we tracked down a supplier who could meet our demand for high quality and ethos: we found it in Ancient Wisdom.
Organic when possible, ethically picked ingredients, ensuring that the employees in developing countries are well paid and looked after, the oils and bases resonate with good quality from their core – now that’s what we call a truly holistic product.

Basil
Mind: a good tonic for the nerves, uplifts a depressed mind.
Body: excellent for headaches and migraines, good for asthma, bronchitis, flu and congestion.
It can imitate the oestrogen hormone, therefore helping menstrual irregularities.
Its antiseptic action cleanses kidneys and intestines.
Clear sweet and slightly spicy oil.

Benzoin
Mind: a calming effect, easing stress & tension
Body: it warms the heart and circulation, a tonic to the lungs, beneficial for bronchitis, asthma, coughs and general congestion.
A good oil for dry, cracked skin, valuable for itchy, red wounds or sores.

Bergamot
Mind: a cooling & refreshing quality helping to allay anger, its sedative yet uplifting nature is excellent for depression & anxiety.
Body: excellent for cystitis, eases painful digestion, colic, and indigestion.
It is antiseptic and is healing to oily skin conditions, like eczema, acne or psoriasis.
Excellent insect repellent.
Light, delicate refreshing aroma.

Black Pepper
Mind: Stimulating oil strengthens the nerves and mind.
Body: excellent oil for muscular stiffness, tired, aching muscles. Gives tone to skeletal muscles.
Good oil for bowel problems like expelling wind and encouraging peristalsis. Restores and strengthens the colon wall
The aroma is very sharp and spicy

Carrot Seed
Mind: A cleansing effect on the mind, relieving stress.
Body: an excellent purifier of the body due to its detoxifying effect on the liver. It cleanses the bowel, eases flatulence and releases fluid retention.
Improves the complexion as it is a red blood cell strengthener adding tone. Helps in healing inflamed wounds.
Aroma slightly sweet and dry.

Cedarwood Virginia
Mind: Calming and soothing for the nervous system and anxious states.
Body: Works well with long standing complaints. Helps ease respiratory difficulties such as coughs, bronchitis etc.
The aroma is woody, reminiscent of Sandalwood but slightly ‘dryer.

Chamomile
Mind: Very soothing oil eases anxiety, tension, anger and fear. Promotes relaxation, gives patient, peace and allays worries. Calms the mind and often helpful with insomnia.
Body: Useful for headaches, earaches and toothaches. Famously useful in treating insomnia. Helps with menstrual problems since helps to regulate menstrual cycle and eases period pain.
The aroma is fruity, apple-like fragrance.

Citronella
Mind: a clearing, uplifting effect
Body: Mostly used as an insect repellent, in a spray or room diffuser. Its antiseptic nature is effective when sprayed in a hospital, or around sick people. Keeps germs away.
Aroma is slightly sweet and lemony.

Clary Sage
Mind: Good for nervous tension and a racing mind. Its euphoric effect encourages feelings of well being.
Body: A good tonic for women in general, an effective hormonal balancer, encourages labour and eases post natal depression.
Soothes digestive problems, and combats excessive perspiration. Good immune booster.
Aroma is herbal, a nutty fragrance.

Cypress
Mind: talkative, irritable people benefit from its calming action.
Body: a valuable oil for bodily excess, mainly fluids, ie, bleeding, menstrual blood, odema, sweating. Its regulating effect helps balance the body. Effective for the reproductive system.
Sweaty & oily skin benefit from cypress.
A woody, slightly spicy aroma , yet clear and refreshing

Eucalyptus
Mind: It has a cooling effect on the emotions, also can help to clear the head.
Body: Particularly effective for most respiratory conditions, i.e.: throat infections, coughs, catarrhal conditions & sinusitis. It has a cooling & deodorising action upon the body
Aroma is clear, sharp & piercing

Fennel
An excellent body cleanser, ridding the system of poisonous resins resulting from excess food & alcohol. It is a tonic to the digestive system. Well known for increasing milk in nursing mothers.
Aroma is herby, floral & slightly spicy.

Franckincense
Mind: eases breathing producing feelings of calm, helpful for anxiety.
Body: helpful in clearing the lung, eases shortness of breath, and generally regulates secretions. It is soothing for head colds.
It gives new life to aging skin, and helps balance oily skin.
Woody, spicy aroma with a hint of lemon

Geranium
Mind: a tonic to the nervous system eases anxiety and stress.
Body: its regulatory function on the hormonal system can help PMT, menopausal symptoms, depression, heavy periods. It is a good tonic to the liver, kidneys and the circulatory system.
Aroma: sweet & heavy, a little like rose with minty overtones

Ginger
Mind: is warming to the emotions when feeling flat or cold. It sharpens the senses. Stimulating but grounding.
Body: Although a warming oil, it tends to counteract ailments caused by dampness., it reduces fevers. Helps with arthritis, sprains & spasms, and can settle most stomach upsets.
Spicy, sharp, warm aroma.

Grapefruit
Mind: overall uplifting & reviving effect.
Body: a lymphatic stimulant and an appetite stimulant.it has a soothing effect on the body since it is said to relieve migraine and pmt . Its actions on the digestive system is balancing and toning.
A sweet, sharp and refreshing aroma.

Ho Wood
Mind: Effective in alleviating stress and calming the mind.
Body: Used as a muscle relaxant and an insect repellent.
The aroma is musky and dense, with a hint of citrus.

Hysoop
Mind: a powerful effect on the mind – gives a feeling of alertness. Said to cure grief by clearing the spleen.
Body: It can regulate the circulatory system, effective for colds, sore throats and tightness in the chest.
Its good for the menstrual cycle particularly water retention.
A warm, sweet aroma

Jasmine
Mind: valuable for depression, calming & warming to the emotions, helps restore energy.
Body: the most valued oil for childbirth. It hastens delivery by strengthening contractions, yet relieving pain at the same time. Excellent hormone balancer. Good for sexual problems such as impotence.
A sweet, flowery & exotic aroma

Juniper
Mind: clears, stimulates & strengthens the nerves.
Body: has a detoxifying nature, a tonic to the liver, clears mucous from the intestines, valuable in helping cystitis. It can eliminate uric acid and could be beneficial in cases of arthritis as well as rheumatism.
A clear, refreshing & slightly woody aroma

Lavender
Mind: cleanses & soothes the spirit relieving anger & exhaustion, resulting in a calmer approach to life. Balancing to the central nervous system.
Body: a cure-all remedy, sedative, inducing insomnia, pain-relieving, antiseptic, anti-viral and best known for burns .A Good household essential oil to have.
Aroma: floral, light and clear

Lemon
Mind: refreshing, cooling when feeling hot, helps clarity of thought.
Body: a superb tonic to the circulatory system, its antiseptic nature relieves sore throats & coughs. Improves a sluggish digestive system, stimulates the liver and kidneys with its cleansing action.
Aroma is fresh & sharp

Lemongrass
Mind: stimulating, reviving and energising, lifts the spirits.
Body: a revitalising tonic for the body, has a strong antiseptic action. Excellent for aching muscles, relieves pain and helps to eliminate lactic acid & stimulate circulation. Its invigorating action helps clear headaches, fatigue and jet lad.
Aroma is strong, sweet and lemony

Lime
Mind: very activating & stimulating where there is apathy, anxiety & depression. Uplifts a tired mind.
Body; Eases coughs, congestion of the chest. A tonic to the immune system and gives energy back after an illness. A digestive stimulant and encourages appetite.
Aroma is sharp and bitter-sweet