Living Magazine doTERRA Fall 2017 Living Magazine | Page 34
Essential Oils: The Ongoing Research
Although the last decade has seen exponential growth
in essential oil research, the science and health worlds
are only beginning to scratch the surface in understanding
the biological activity of those gifts of the Earth that
humans have used for millennia for their health benefits.
In continuing to grow its stake as the science leader in the
essential oil industry, dōTERRA is proud to announce that its
scientists have published 17 studies in peer-reviewed
scientific journals to date in the 2017 calendar year and
several more are in various levels of completion.
dōTERRA Research Group
Working closely with their rapidly growing list of over 140
medical facilities and research institutions, the dōTERRA
research group is committed to developing quality essential
oils, discovering new models of use, and pursuing further
understanding of how essential oils impart their health
benefits. dōTERRA science experts have employed a variety
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of analytical, biological, biochemical, and biomedical
methodologies in examining essential oils in ways
revolutionary within the industry. For instance, dōTERRA is
the first to produce peer-reviewed research examining the
biological activity of many essential oils in a human skin
model. As of yet, the list of examined essential oils ranges
from Arborvitae to Vetiver, and many in between, and
research involving all of the current lineup of CPTG Certified
Pure Therapeutic Grade® oils is planned in the near future.
BioMAP ® System
Much of the recently published research has employed the
BioMAP HDF3CGF system, which uses a cell culture of human
dermal fibroblasts (cells within the dermis layer of skin
responsible for generating connective tissue and playing a
primary role in tissue remodeling). This system consists of
three components: the cell culture, a stimulus, and a set of
biomarker (protein) readouts, which provide data about how