Many of the medicines we use today are chemical-based and as a result there is a growing consumer demand for effective, safe and natural remedies.

Plant oils and extracts have been used successfully to treat a wide variety of ailments for thousands of years, yet it is only recently that orthodox western medicine has begun to undertake scientific research to confirm, in their terms, the effectiveness of such natural products.

Sunspirit’s oils have been used in numerous clinical trials with results supporting the notion that therapeutic grade (highest quality) plant essential oils and extracts have a significant role to play as natural pharmaceuticals.

LEMONGRASS - THE GERM KILLER

The Department of Microbiology at the University of Western Australia conducted a study to test the

antimicrobial activity of a large number of Sunspirit’s essential oils and plant extracts, using directly comparable methods.

The study aimed to generate information about oils for which little scientific data existed. A total of 52 plant oils and extracts were investigated for activity against ten different bacteria and fungi using an agar dilution method.

The study (published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology) found that lemongrass, oregano and bay inhibited all organisms at concentrations of <2.0% (v/v). Variable results were recorded for the remaining oils, including Tea Tree.

As the University of Western Australia’s comprehensive study showed, Lemongrass is the number one germ killer.

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