Aromatherapy for Cancer treatment

There are essential oils which contain constituents that are anti-carcinogenic. They inhibit one or more stages of a cancer’s progression. This does not mean essential oils cure cancer. Just like it takes several factors for potentially carcinogenic essential oil constituents to cause cancer, it also takes a lot of work for these essential oils to help with preventing cancer. Sometimes the presence of anti-carcinogenic essential oil constituents can negate the carcinogenic potential of an essential oil. Some have anti-tumoral properties.

Constituents which are considered to be anti-carcinogenic:

• benzaldehyde
• carvone
• a-caryophyllene
• b-caryophyllene
• citral (geraniol + neral)
• b-elemene
• farnesol
• geraniol
• (+)-limonene
• linalool
• methyl jasmonate
• nerolidol

Essential oils which contain one or more anti-carcinogenic constituents

• Basil (lemon) Oximum x citriodorum
• Basil (linalool CT) Ocimum basilicum
• Bergamot (wild) Monarda fistulosa var. menthaefolia, Monarda menthaefolia
• Cananga Cananga odorata, Canangium odoratum f. macrophylla
• Citronella Cymbopogon nardus, Cymbopoon winterianus
• Clementine Citrus clementina, Citrus reticulata var. clementina
• Copaiba Copaifera officinalis, Copaigera langsdorfii
• Coriander Seed Coriandrum sativum
• Dill Seed (European) Anethum graveolens
• Elemi Canarium luzonicum, Canarium vulgare
• Fir Needle (Himalayan) Abies spectabilis, Abies webbiana
• Fir Needle (Japanese) Abies sachalinensis
• Fir Needle (Siberian) Abies sibirica
• Fir Needle (Silver) Abies alba
• Geranium Pelargonium roseum x asperum
• Ghandi Root Homalomena aromatica
• Grapefruit Citrus x paradisi
• Ho Leaf (linalool CT) Cinnamonum camphora var. glavescens
• Hop Humulus lupulus
• Hemp Cannabis sativa
• Lemon Citrus x limon, Citrus limonum
• Lemongrass Cymbopogon flecuosus, Adropogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon citratus, Andropogon citratus
• Lime Citrus x aurantifolia, Citrus x latifolia
• Mandarin Citrus reticulata, Citrus nobilis
• May Chang Litsea cubeba, Litsea citrata
• Melissa Melissa officinalis
• Myrtle (lemon) Backhousia citriodora
• Myrtle (honey) Melaleuca teretifolia
• Neroli Citrus x aurantium
• Orange (Sweet) Citrus sinensis, Citrus aurantium var. sinensis
• Palmarosa Cymbopogon martinii var. martinii, Andropogon martinii var. martinii, Cymbopogon martinii var. motia
• Palo Santo Bursera graveolens
• Pepper (Black) Piper nigrum
• Pine (Black) Pinus nigra
• Rosalina Melaleuca ericifolia
• Rosewood Aniba rosaeodora, Aniba amazonica, Aniba parviflora
• Tangerine Citrus reticulata, Citrus nobilis, Citrus tangerine
• Verbena (lemon) Lippia alba, Lippia gerinata
• Ylang-Ylang Cananga odorata