Essential Oils under attack
Dear Friend,
Here we go again. This time the Canadian government
is trying to take away your access to essential
oils.
It appears that the manufacturers of the insect
repellent DEET do not like competition. The
essential oil citronella which has been commonly
used to prevent insect bites has become very popular
in the last few years. The public has learned few
things about DEET; for example, that DEET was
originally patented in 1957 for public use as an
insecticide. Most people I know would prefer not to
spray themselves with chemical poison to avoid
getting bitten by mosquitos.
Citronella was approved in the US and Canada in the
1940's for use to prevent insect bites. To my
knowledge there is no known toxicity. On the other
hand DEET has many known toxic side effects,
primarily neurologic and children are at highest
risk. Here they are:
Cardiovascular
-hypotension
-bradycardia
Dermatologic
-erythema
-bullous eruptions
-contact uticaria
-anaphylaxis
Nervous System
-ataxia
-confusion
-slurred speech
-muscle cramping
-insomnia
-tremor
-clonic jerking psychosi
-seizures
-coma
(list from
http://www.ruralfamilymedicine.org/tick%20lecture/sld004.htm)
Fatalities from ingestion and chronic dermal
application of DEET containing products are rare,
but have been described.
So now your access to citronella is threatened.
For more information on this please visit:
http://citronella.org/
essentially yours
Dev Khalsa
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