Lemon Essential Oil for cancer – Can it Help?

Although most scientists remain diffident when discussing traditional medicine and herbal remedies, the evidence sometimes becomes so compelling that they have to re-examine their prejudice and see what is really happening. That is where Essential oils stand today – under re-examination by science for the benefits claimed by aromatherapists and other healing professionals outside the mainstream. In this article we look at the potential for using lemon essential oil for cancer.

For all of its wonderful benefits, I do sometimes wonder where science went wrong and became so blind and arrogant – after all, solving the mysteries of the universe should make us rather humble!
Here in this article, using data from from thetruthaboutcancer.com (full accreditation and link below the article), the benefits of Lemon Essential Oil in fighting cancer are discussed.

Now we know from humanity’s long struggle against this dread disease, that there is no simple or easy cure – it’s too complicated for that. But that doesn’t mean that some things won’t help a little – and that’s what this article is all about. Enjoy – and if you like the story, click on the link and visit the source!

Why Science is Hopeful and Curious about  Lemon Essential Oil for Cancer 

Native to the Middle East, lemon (or at least it’s modern variation), has gained considerable attention in scientific literature. It’s been used to make everything from simple lemonade beverages and lemon liquors to vinegar and fermented healing elixirs. But perhaps its greatest potential is in essential oil form, which is where lemon really shines.

Can Lemon Halt Cervical Cancer – A Chinese Experiment? 

Long recognized as a remedy for cold symptoms and other respiratory ailments due to its high vitamin C and antioxidant content, lemon oil has more recently been identified as possessing a wealth of other nutrients that work together to target cancer cells. A 2010 review published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research identified essential oil of lemon as possessing the capacity to stop human cervical cancer cells.

Using hydrodistillation, Chinese scientists extracted lemon essential oil and tested it on a series of human cervical adenocarcinoma cell lines (cencerous cervical cells). They found that the oil not only blocked the cancer cell lines from spreading, but also inhibited oxidizing free radicals from harming healthy cells.

Lemon Essential Oil Offers many Benefits in the fight against Cancer

Another research team found that  essential oils, including that of the lemon, acts in multiple ways to target cancer. Lemon and other essential oils,  utilize multiple pathways and mechanisms to thwart cancer, including through cell cycle arrest,  cell suicide, and stopping tumors from growing blood vessels activities.

A mixture of lemon essential oil combined with eucalyptus, melaleuca, lemongrass, clove leaf, and thyme, in a 40 percent ethanol base, demonstrated anti-tumor effects when administered to patients with  ulcers. Cancer patients have also found relief from pain, anxiety, nausea, and vomiting by using lemon and other essential oils.

Lemon Essential Oils for cancer of the Liver

Another study in the journal Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics reveals that citronella terpenes in lemon essential oil stop the growth of cancers, including those of the liver, through olfactory activation. In other words, citronella terpenes activate smell receptors located throughout the body in order to prevent the spread of cancer.

Accreditation for this Article

This (extract) article is based on  an article in the truth about cancer where you can read more articles of this type. The information in this article is wholly their property.