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TJURINGA EMU PRODUCTSHealth Benifits
The most valuable component of emus is the high value fat. This produces oil, which is reported by Australian aborigines, to have beneficial qualities. The earliest documentation of emu oil's qualities appears to be by the early Australian explorer Ludwig Leichhart in 1844-45, who recorded at the time as follows: "It has been considered a good antirheumatic, and I occasionally used it for that purpose" & "Several times, when suffering from excessive fatigue, I rubbed it into the skin all over the body, and its slightly exciting properties proved very beneficial" Similar effects were reported by a naturalist (George Bennett, M.D.) in 1860: "It is likewise considered a good embrocation for sprains and bruises….." More recently Dr George Hobday (1994) in the Australian Emu Journal reported: "Use of emu oil was most prevalent in country areas where it was applied in the treatment of painful joints, bruised and swollen muscles and subcutaneous tissue, burns, and dry skin problems. Also it is widely used to keep leather riding tackle supple in the dry inland areas of Australia and as cooking oil." "Bush legend has it that emu oil penetrates glass. It does not, but stored jars have been found to have a film of oil on the outside due to the meniscus and capillary action of the oil against the glass." Maria Minnaar in The Emu Farmers Handbook (1998) explained part of the value in Emu oil's properties as: "Of the many fatty acids, only two are considered to be essential to man (and other mammals): alpha-linoleic acid ("omega-3"), and linoleic acid ("omega-6"). Other essential fatty acids can be manufactured in the body but these two can not be manufactured. They must be ingested, or absorbed through the skin." These "two EFA's belong to the poly-umsaturated group of fatty acids, meaning that they have two or more double bonds ….. The more double bonds a fattu acid has the more reactive it is. Reactive fats take part in many vital chemical reactions within the body, and are necessary for good health.." She goes on to say: "As important as the presence of essential fatty acids, is the ratio between them. According to most sources, an acceptable ratio of linoleic to alpha-linolenic acid in the diet is between 3:1 and 10:1. In fact, healthy human body fat contains about 10% linoleic acid and 2% alpha-linolenic acid, giving a 5:1 ratio. Testing of emu oil produces a variation in the percentage and ratios of the different fats. Maria Minnaar again: "The profile for emu oil may not be exactly the same for all emu oils, since there will be individual variations based on diet, genetics, age, sex and other factors." Tjuringa emu oil test results range from a ratio of 7:1 to 5:1. We therefore believe that our skin care products are produced from the highest quality oil, which when combined with pure organically grown essential oils, it has produced: |
