Emu oil is a natural substance that relieves pain without the harsh side-effects of prescription drugs. It is said to heal wounds and burns, reduce the pain and swelling of arthritis and minimize itch and swelling resulting from insect bites. You have to experience it to see for yourself! Commercially it is well-known. Emu Oil contains many beneficial fatty acids while not containing an iota of bacteria, steroids or hormones when suitably refined.

Emu Oil, a food by-product, is obtained from the fat of the Emu. When the emu is processed for its healthy red meat, the fat is then refined into oil. It is an all natural substance. When processed, the fat is taken through a series of steps to refine, sterilize and deodorize it.

Emu Oil can be used for the "whole person". Its basis and benefits are derived from Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs). EFA's are involved with producing life energy in our bodies from food substances, and moving that energy throughout our systems. They govern growth, vitality, and mental state. They hook up oxygen, electron transport, and energy in the process of oxidation. Oxidation, the central and most important moment-to-moment living process in our body, is the burning of food to produce the energy required for life processes.

Emu oil has been used for treatment of muscle and joint pain. Treatment methods included hanging an Emu skin on a tree to collect the oil, and wrapping sufferers in a freshly killed skin. The heat of the sun was used to liquefy the Emu fat and enhance its absorption qualities.

Clinical experience with Emu oil has shown that it's two major benefits are its anti-inflammatory properties and its ability to penetrate the skin. It also appears to provide some solar protection.

The penetrating effect appears to be related to its non-phosphorous composition. Our skin is phospho - lipid deficient. In other words, there is no phosphorous in our skin. If you put anything on your skin that has phosphorous in it, your skin is 'programmed' to keep it from penetrating. Anytime you put anything on your skin that is phospholipid deficent, or has no phosphorous, it penetrates right through ".

Researchers who have analyzed the oil found that there is a compound in oil that they believe is the key to its effectiveness. This compound molecule is believed to be collagen. Collagen is found in chickens and turkeys in a very diluted form. However, the test result on the Emu show this molecule to be present in an extremely concentrated form.

Research and development of Emu oil based cosmetics and pharmaceuticals is rapidly expanding.