sandyhas3chucks Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Essential OILS- There are hundreds of volatile oil compounds that make up the pleasing smell of MANY of the plants. Problems occur when the oil is concentrated, then ingested. Pennyroyal, parsley seed, and nutmeg seed are potentially toxic to the liver and kidney if used in overabundance- NEVER use in pregnancy. The most common TOXIC herbal reaction that I see is with Tea Tree Oil being used topically in Cats and Small dogs- they INGEST it and become ILL. AVOID Tea Tree Oil in Cats and IF your dog can lick the area. The COMPLETE LIST of Herbs that Heal, Common Herbal/Conventional Drug Interactions, and Toxic Herbs to Avoid, are here: http://www.theonlinevet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I use it well diluted (think 4 drops to a plant sprayer of water) & sprayed onto my Eglu & Cube. Have done for years. I certainly wouldn't put it anywhere or use it in any form that could be ingested It smells great & I think helps with the hygene of the housing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I use it exactly the same as Sarah, tea tree diluted very well and mixed with water & lavender is very good in the summer as a fresher spray around the run, also helps with flies. I would also use it very sparingly and well diluted on a minor cut if I didnt have anything else to hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I recently bought a tea tree oil spray for poultry from flyte so fancy, so can't be too bad - think it's the concentration that's important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 i must be in the minority who hates the smell of the stuff. i use citronella with water to spray around the run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Interesting stuff. I only ever use a few drops well diluted in water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I recently bought a tea tree oil spray for poultry from flyte so fancy, so can't be too bad - think it's the concentration that's important. This is what I use too so assume its diluted as a very safe level. Maybe people have applied it neat to their pets which is why there could be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I recently bought a tea tree oil spray for poultry from flyte so fancy, so can't be too bad - think it's the concentration that's important. rekon so but it's best for all to be aware. You CAN apply it neat to yourself, but some people have a bad reaction to it. It is wonderful stuff. kills MSRA to I understand but can't be used as not made by pharmasutiucals (sp?) and therefore not recognised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I use Tea Tree on my cold sores. Heals them up sooper quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 rekon so but it's best for all to be aware. You CAN apply it neat to yourself, but some people have a bad reaction to it. It is wonderful stuff. kills MSRA to I understand but can't be used as not made by pharmasutiucals (sp?) and therefore not recognised! that makes me so angry... think of all the money this country could save if we weren't so tied in to all these big companies] sandy, luv... there's a spell checker on here pharmaceuticals - I didn't do that by myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 spell checker? really oh dear i only just relised you could edit AFTER posting how funny, how polite you all are all this time ok being thick now Where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 where what? the spell checker? when you type can you see a red line under some words? that's the spell checker querying your spelling - beware because some dictionaries are American... OTOH if you can't see any red lines it's either because your spelling is perfect or else I have spell checker because I'm using firefox - never quite sure about these things... any more questions - just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 clearly I have the idiots version no red lines on mine, ever. probably a government directive so as not to dampen my creative talent seriously though would have guessed if had red lines. py pc also does weird things on this forum oly. misses out lots of letters etc. must be male as it DEF does not multi task! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...