Summary
Fever indicates that the body’s temperature is above
normal. This is usually caused by some infection in
the body and the body’s natural reaction is to raise its
temperature to help fight against the infection. The
body temperature can be measured orally or rectally.
The normal oral temperature of the body is 98.6°F and is
99.5°F is commonly accepted as “having a fever”. This
can vary about 1 degree from individual to individual and
rectal temperatures will typically be 1 degree higher than
oral.
For infants fevers should be considered serious.
For children from a few months to a few years old with
(oral) fevers less than 100.2°F it is commonly recommended
to not treat the fever unless there is severe discomfort.
If the fever is over 106°F the condition can be something
beyond common infections and should be considered serious.
Safety Precautions: If high
temperatures persist seek help in understanding the root
cause with a licensed healthcare provider.
Oils, blends & products
recommended:
Oils & Blends:
eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint
Essential oils based
products:
Also consider:
basil, clove, frankincense, lavender, melaleuca,
rosemary
Suggested protocols:
Apply peppermint to the forehead, back of neck, and
bottoms of feet. Apply frequently, 15-30 minutes,
till the fever goes down.
For infants dilute the oils that go on forehead and
back of neck. Only 1 drop in each area is probably
required. Be careful baby does not touch the areas
of applied oils and rub their eyes.
Lemon or peppermint can be added to water with honey
or agave and sipped. Also diffusing, cup and
inhale or an inhaler can be used.
The body can also be cooled with a
cool compress prepared with 1-2 drops of peppermint and/or
eucalyptus. Also consider preparing a cool foot bath with 1 or 2
drops of peppermint and/or eucalyptus or apply
neat to the feet.
Experiences and Testimonials of others
A submission directly to
EverythingEssential.me.
Our thanks to:
Julie Ann Scott
24KHealth@gmail.com
Julie Ann - Thanksgiving Eve I received a frantic
call from my niece Kerri. For the last 3 years her
Thanksgiving family get together has been ruined because of
sick children, and it was happening again this year. In
tears she asked if she could bring her 3 babies to my house
for an AromaTouch treatment. I told her no, that I would
bring my massage table and oils to her house and treat her
babies, ages 7,5 & 4 because it was too rainy and cold for
them to be out.
They were very sick when I arrived, high fevers, vomiting,
congested, you name it they seemed to have it. I put the 5
year old on the table and he simply loved it...slept through
most of it and when we were through, he told his uncle that
"he had to have one of 'dem esencial oil tweetments' from
Aunt Julie cause it was awesome and he would love it too!"
The 4 year old has a history of seizures (from vaccines),
and was scorching hot when we started on her (high fevers
are what trigger her seizures) so this was sorta new
territory for me with her. When we got to the Melaleuca oil
she started heaving and twitching and I thought she was
going into a seizure but no, she just started vomiting which
we were ready for with towels, we cleaned it up and
continued with the AromaTouch. She too fell asleep and her
fever went way down and when we were finished with her she
was much better.
The 7 year old is a veteran of the oils and loved her
treatment very much. When I was through with all 3 youngans
and ready to leave they were all three up and running around
the house like they had never been sick to begin with. I
told my niece to prepare for their fevers breaking during
the night. Sure enough...their fevers broke, the babies all
slept through the night and the family had a wonderful
Thanksgiving with relatives and friends the next day.
Once again doTERRA essential oils to the rescue...saved my
niece's sanity, the babies health, the families Thanksgiving
holiday and gained me another convert to the oils. Kerri now
has the AromaTouch oils and is totally revamping her
medicine cabinets! Hallelujah for Essential
Oils!
April - I've
seen some suggestions for using peppermint for fevers.
Can you tell me how to apply to a toddler who has no
other symptoms? Just a fever.
Samara - I put the peppermint on the
back of the neck, the forehead and the bottom of the
feet. It doesn't take a lot, maybe one drop for the
whole body of a toddler.
Robert - Yes, also remember
frequency. Especially dealing with a high fever, don't
be afraid to reapply frequently till the fever goes
down. This isn't motrine. You don't have to wait 4
hours between applications. I wouldn’t hesitate
applying every 10-15 min to the feet or other places
till the fever goes down. Watch for cross contamination
to the eyes with infants and use a carrier except for
bottom of feet.
Chris - Shortly after I started
using oils my niece came over with her little daughter(4
years old). She was burning up. I wasn't sure what to
do so I got her some water and put lemon in it because I
knew she would drink that and I wanted to keep her
hydrated. My niece asked me to watch her while she went
to the store to get some Tylenol. She said I could
use oils while she was gone but did not believe they
would do anything. I called a friend and learned about
peppermint. I took a few drops rubbed them in my hands
then rubbed them into the soles of her feet. She
climbed into my lap and I held her little peppermint
feet in my hands while she coughed, cried and sipped on
her water.
As we sat and waited for her mother to get back I
felt her temperature drop. The store was less than 2
miles away but by the time her mom returned her
temperature had dropped and she greeted her mom with, "I
don't need that now mom, Auntie Chris' oils made me feel
better.” She was then ready to play. Her mother still
doesn't believe but her daughter loves the oils.
Melanie - Help
with swine flu, I remember someone having an example,
what protocol was been recommended.
Cynthia - I remember an example of a
mom with a grade school child came down with swine flu
and was back to school in a couple days, whereas the
child next to them in class who also had swine flu was
out for 2 weeks. Sorry I don't know which oils she
used.
Alisse - Its called flu shot in a
bottle. It is OnGuard, oregano and lemon with FCO.
I don't know the exact proportions. I used it on my
kids and I broke a fever of 105 on my 16 year old in 2
days and my other 4 kids didn't even get sick. It is
awesome!
Natalie - My son had swine flu along
with 4 other boys from his B-Ball team, I gave him 4
drops of oregano, lemon, and OnGuard in a capsule 3
times daily and used peppermint on his feet for the high
fever. He was perfectly fine 3 days later. I did
continue the capsules for 5 days. His friends took 6-10
days to recover and they all developed coughs that
lasted even longer than that. My cousin had the same
quick results with her son that used this protocol.
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