Blood-Brain Barrier / How Essential Oils Work

FYI: Melissa Oil and Frankincense oil... a couple drops under the tongue two times a day - combats depression.

Blood-Brain Barrier/How Essential Oils Work - by David Stewart, Ph.D.

(Thank you Julia)

It would be more accurate to consider the Blood Brain Barrier a sieve or filter through which only molecules of a certain size or smaller can penetrate. Most of   the molecules of the substances used in chemotherapy are too large to pass through the   Blood-Brain Filter which is why doctors say that chemo doesn't work on brain cancer. Some of   the molecules get through, but not the whole suite of drugs intended. When it comes to  essential oils, small molecules are what they are made of. That is why they are aromatic. . . .

Back to the so called Blood Brain Barrier: Essential oils are mixtures of  dozens, even hundreds, of constituents all of which are primarily composed of Carbon,  Hydrogen and Oxygen. The molecules of Essential oils are all very tiny and most of   which can pass through the Blood Brain Barrier. All essential oils are principally composed of a   class of organic compounds built of "isoprene units," where each unit is a set of five connected carbon atoms   with some hydrogen's attached. Molecules built of isoprene units are all classified   as "terpens."

Terpenes are what make essential oils unique in the world of oily substances. Terpenes with molecules containing only one isoprene unit are called Phenylpropanoids and   are found in Clove (90%), Basil (75%), Cinnamon (73%) and to a lesser extent in most   other essential oils. Among other functions, Phenylpropanoids cleanse receptor sites.

Monoterpenes (substances containing two isoprene units or ten carbons atoms   per molecule). Monoterpens are found in most essential oils, but especially in   Spruce (38%), Valerian (34%), and Juniper (14%) as well as Cistus, Fir and Pine. Among other functions, Monoterpenes reprogram the DNA at a cellular level   which is why healings via essential oils are often permanent, ie the miswritten   codes in the cells has been corrected.

Sesquiterpenes (substances containing three isoprene units or fifteen   carbon atoms per molecule) are principally found in Cedarwood (98%), Vetiver (97%),   Sandalwood (90%), Black Pepper (74%), Patchouli (71%), Myrrh (62%), Ginger (59%), as   well as Vitex, German Chamomile, Spikenard, Galbanum, and Frankincense (8%). Sesquiterpenes deprogram miswritten codes in the DNA.
There are also Diterpens (substances containing four isoprene units or   twenty carbon atoms per molecule), as well as Triterpens and Tetraterpens containing   thirty and forty carbons per molecule each respctively.

All of the Terpen family of molecules are small enough to penetrate the   blood brain barrier.
Sesquiterpene molecules have the capability of carrying oxygen, like   hemoglobin does in the blood. Hence they are oxygenating to human tissue and are   especially effective in fighting cancer cells which cannot tolerate oxygen.

However, the combination (triple punch) of Phenylpropanoids,   Sesqueterpenes, and Monoterpens is especially healing with cancers and every other type of   illness. That's because with this combination you: (1) first, you clean the receptor sites allowing proper transfer of   hormones and proper information between cells; (2) second, you deprogram or erase the wrong information from cells stored   in the MRNA and DNA; and (3) third, you reprogram the cells with the correct information so they can   function properly and effect a permanent healing. To one extent or another, most essential oils contain some of all three of   these three types of terpens which is the secret to their healing power.
So there you have it in a nutshell: The Blood-Brain Barrier and the   chemistry of how Essential Oils Work to bring about healing.