Thieves’ Oil vs 2020 Coronavirus [It saved thieves during the Bubonic Plague]
Thieves’ Oil vs 2020 Coronavirus
Viruses and plagues are not new – just new to 2020! The coronavirus comes late in the march of plagues that humanity has had to endure over the centuries. But guess what! Though ancient plagues struck fear in the hearts of those people to whom it was exposed, there were multiple proven remedies which defied the odds of survival. One of these is termed “Thieves’ Oil.”
The story goes that there was a group of thieves whose homemade concoction of herbs preserved and protected them from the plagues of the day, which included the Bubonic. Some say it was vinegar based with specific steeped herbs. Others say it was oil based. The favorite recipes were comprised of spices carried via the spice route, by sea from far away countries. 
The European home-grown recipes 0f the time, not as fragrant, but also effective included rosemary, thyme, garlic, sage, wormwood, campanula, meadowsweet, lavender, fresh rue, mints, and camphor all dissolved in drinkable spirits.
The more aromatic recipe traditionally ascribed to the four thieves, called “Thieves’ Oil” is inclusive of some of the following herbs: clove bud oil, cinnamon bark oil, rosemary, eucalyptus, lemon oil, rosemary oil and more.
Today’s preoccupation with essential oils, makes it an easy go-to using oil combinations which hail from long ago. Any way, to continue the tale, these French thieves rumor has it, slathered a steeped mixture of herbs in vinegar over themselves, even supposedly tying a saturated bandana (mask) over their noses and mouths.
Their reason for risking death also varies according to the story-teller. Some say they were greedily trying to steal their way to wealth and protected themselves via precautionary herbs. Others state, no, they were caught stealing from the deathly ill and as a punishment were told to bury those who had died of the bubonic plague. In order to protect themselves they used ancient family recipes to complete their grisly mission. Yet, one more version claims the thieves, when caught stealing offered to exchange their secret recipe in exchange for official leniency.
Here is an example of one home-made recipe which made it through history to land in the Museum of Paris.
“The following vinegar recipe hung in the Museum of Paris in 1937, and is said to have been an original copy of the recipe posted on the walls of Marseilles during an episode of the plague:
Take three pints of strong white wine vinegar, add a handful of each of wormwood, meadowsweet, wild marjoram and sage, fifty cloves, two ounces of campanula roots, two ounces of angelic, rosemary and horehound and three large measures of camphor. Place the mixture in a container for fifteen days, strain and express then bottle. Use by rubbing it on the hands, ears and temples from time to time when approaching a plague victim.” Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, Gattefosse’s Aromatherapy (CW Daniel Company, Ltd. First published in Paris, France in 1937 by Girardot & Cie.), 85-86.
Many of these recipes are alive and well today, each with their documented versions of which herbal combination works best.
Following is another do it yourself recipe. It is very strong. Be sure to dilute with a carrier oil like coconut oil or olive oil, at 1 drop of your thieves oil to 5-10 drops of other oil.
Ingredients
38 drops clove oil
30 drops lemon oil
20 drops cinnamon oil
12 drops eucalyptus oil
10 drops rosemary oil
Readily available via Amazon are the following pre-mixed and bottled oils by very reputable companies such as Young Living and do Terra who claim to sell all organic essential oils.
Listed are the best, still readily available via Amazon though the prices are going up rapidly due to increased demand. Just click on the links provided, and you will be taken to Amazon.
Young Living Thieves Essential Oil
Rocky Mountain Oils Immune strength
Rocky Mountain Immunity Essential Oil roll-on
Plant Therapy Germ Fighter Organic Synergy Essential Oil
Robbers’ Relief: 30 mL A Powerful & Therapeutic Combination of 5 Essential Oils (Butterfly Beauty Shop)
Fighting Five by Eden’s Garden
Divine Botanics Master Thief synergy Blend
Health Shield Essential Oil Blend
NOW Essential Oils, Nature’s Shield, Blend of Pure Essential Oils
Thieves Household Cleaner (for use around the house, not on the body).
Please note, most essential oils are SO concentrated they must be mixed with what is termed a “carrier” oil, in order to use them on your skin. The carrier oil may be any oil such as olive, coconut oil or even as the French thieves supposedly did, you may mix them with vinegar. And your purchased oils will last quite a while. It just takes ten drops or so to a quarter cup of carrier oil. Remember though… you won’t smell nearly as nice with vinegar as your base, as opposed to oil!
Stay protected with essential oils!
Wow! This is interesting to read and undeniably a point that might save lot of lives. Though I have never heard about this story before but it sounds very awesome having something made organically tfat can actually combat this deadly pandemic. Thank you for sharing that particular vinegar recipe. I had better get that readied at home. Thanks
Hello there, thanks for sharing this awesome article it would definitely be of great help to the public as it has been of help to me. Before reading this article, I had no idea about Thieves’ Oil. I learned a lot. After reading this article I came to know. I used it before but I didn’t have much idea about it. With so many benefits, I feel it is important to use again me. Hopefully, those who use this oil will benefit greatly
I really like this article, I must say that this article is very helpful and informative. I want to share this article on my social media and I think if I share your article on my social media everyone will know about it 😊
Yes. Please feel free to use it on your social media. In fact every click I get on my links helps, so that would be great!
This is really fascinating. I feel really overwhelmed reading this story and in the end, I just sit back and wonder how nature has given us all we need for survival, and all we have to do is find it. The corona virus is one that is indeed plaguing the world as its spreads bit by bit. I want to believe just as the thieves oil was discovered in the past, scientists around the world will get the cure to this current virus.
thank you for this article. in this corona virus season natural things are mandatory. we have to keep ourselves clean very much. this is the foremost caution to be free from corona virus. after that we can Thieves’ Oil which i found is very useful for these. i did not know that Thieves’ Oil has so many other oils infused in it. i hope to buy this oil right away and start using it. this is described very beautifully in short words. it is useful and informative as well. i hope everyone will be benefited by this oil. the vinegar recipe is awesome too.
i will share this article to my social media account so that other can know about this new topic as well.
Please go ahead and buy this oil by clicking the links I have provided. Some are more expensive because they claim to be organic, but even the $14 bottles would be a good start to have as a safety net.
Hi! Thanks for mentioning the need for mixing essential oils with carrier oils. Yeah, I’ve noted that their concentration is such that in order to apply them on our skin this nix is needed. But it’s good to read it directly from you, rather than arriving to that conclusion on my own with nothing to back it up.
First of all thank you so much for sharing such an excellent article with us. Your article is really informative and I gained a lot of knowledge by reading your article which is very helpful to me .At the present time, Coronavirus is a worldwide fatal form and many people have died which is very tragic. I used “Thieves’ Oil” in your article and it is made with clove oil, cinnamon bark oil, rosemary, eucalyptus, lemon oil, rose oil. This oil has provided a great remedy against many epidemics and I am currently healthy and hope to stay healthy in the future. This is Plant Therapy Germ Fighter Organic Synergy Essential Oil .
I will definitely share my article on social media for everyone to reach out to and I hope that by using this recipe, you will be able to save yourself from this deadly virus by producing this oil and will definitely share your new experience.
Many thanks for sharing with us a timely article. The main content of this article is Oil Helps thieves survive the plague. The story of Thieves Oil takes us all the way back to the Plague in the 15th century. There were thieves who preyed upon the dead and dying but somehow never became infected. Nowadays This oil will help to get rid of germs from all kinds of diseases including coronavirus.
I have been using Thieves oil, spray, hand sanitizer, and cleaning products for over 5 years. I keep a bottle of Thieves sprays in my purse at all times. It killed every virus and bacteria that they tested for. It was the only substance that did.
I Loved reading and enjoyed your article and it is an educational article that I would like to share in my Facebook group if you allow me.
In the part of the world where I live there is a famous saying “Food Is Our Medicine And Medicine Is Our Food”. By eating the right food we can stay healthy. My grandma used to say, we need to be very careful about what we put into our mouth and what we put into our minds.
The information you shared about Thieves Oil is very helpful, interesting, and insightful. The timing of this article is just amazing. Everyone is spreading the fear but you are providing helpful information, I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing the home-made recipe, will give it a try. The information you shared about carrier oil (needs to be mixed with essential oil) is an eye-opener for me and I am not aware of it.
The present time of this article is useful and necessary. Thank you for sharing this thoughtful article with everyone.I’m also concerned about coronavirus, but I enjoyed your post. I’m taking all kinds of precautions. And to make others aware of being clean to be careful. But sadly I didn’t know about Thieves’ Oil. Your post ships me with information about Thieves’ Oil. I believe Thieves’ Oil will be beneficial for me. I would definitely buy Thieves Essential Oil from Amazon and use it.I thought this post would be helpful to others.
Yes. It not only smells good, it works better than sanitizer which is actually more expensive right now than some of the Thieves’/Robber oils I listed at the end of the article.
The price range is huge and is due to two factors: The size of the bottle and whether the product claims to be organic or not.
I usually buy the cheaper ones which run between $10 and $17 a bottle. However, because I will be using this every day on my skin, I have decided to buy the two top-priced products, Young Living and do Terra. They run around $60 per bottle.
If you click on the list it will open in Amazon and give you the price break down. Thank you for buying on my site.
Overtime a lot of oils have been discovered an this has really help some people in many as oils where or natural are God’s gifts to man.
I have heard a lot of stories on oils but I must be sincere I have never heard about any one the thrives oil,I must say I am astonished with the number of ingredients use to make it as they are all oil based….thanks slot I would do more research on it.
Thanks,
Regards.
Juliet.
I while some unnecessarily panic, others minorize the problem. No, a viral epidemic can have profound consequences not only on human health (and the elderly, who are most affected, others are parents, baking and grandparents …), but they are on the (fragile) economy, as is already happening in China and Italy, it will happen here too – the supply chains are already disrupted. Thanks for the oil.
Hi There,
Interesting post and good timing we need some support with foods that heal. The Chinee are big on food for healing and natural medicine. My friend used to have a Chinese medicine shop in the local shopping center and she did well with the old people looking for healing remedies. The bubonic plague was terrible times but they stopped it and were protected from the plagues something I didn’t know that so we have to be careful no one steels our food stash here in the UK lol.
Hello
You write about Thieves’ Oil vs 2020 Coronavirus [It saved thieves during the Bubonic Plague]. Thank you for posting this thoughtful article with everyone. This time of your article is useful and necessary. The bad news is I don’t know about Thieves’ Oil. Your article helps me to know about this matter. Thanks for posting this article. It’s really helpful for everyone. Best of luck for you and your website
Thanks you
Hello, I must say that this article is very helpful and informative. We are in a really uncomfortable situation because of this virus and we should do everything in our power to protect ourselves. I am glad I stumbled upon your article as I found some very interesting info and recipes I should share with my family.
Wow. Amazing. I was not aware of any of that. I have to say that was quite an interesting and informative article. I will have to try it. Nothing to lose. It’s amazing how a group of thieves could come up with the formula that would be used far into the future. I hope scientist can develope a cure from it. Thanks
So true! The thieves may have garnered it from some old wives’ tales of their moms:)
Whatever, it works. In fact, since I have listed these products, the price has gone up as has the price of hand sanitizer…a testimony to the scare-tactics in place today. Nevertheless. It is better safe than sorry. So go ahead on my site and click on the link. FYI the expensive ones such as Young Living and do Terra are no better than the rest, just that they claim to be organic. Stay safe!
So much valuable information has been lost over the years, just through the passage of time. To have this story combined with the recipe, is quite remarkable. Some would say that you have to take the stroies that carry through time, with a pinch of salt, but I like to think they add that extra piece of authenticity.
In these mixed up and worrying times, I am a firm believer, that we should try whatever we can. Why not ? Anything that has the remotest possibility of being able to help, has to be a good thing. Your list is definitely worth taking note of, as I am sure there are some hidden gems there. I was particularly drawn to the ‘Thieves’ household cleaner, seeing as most cleaning products are becoming hard to find, currently, this would certainly be worth a go.
Yes. I use the Thieves household cleaner every day. It cleans everything, from mirrors to tubs to floors, and makes the house smell great!
Be aware though that the prices are going up due to scare-tactics in place by the media!
Your article is so interesting. I have never heard about the story about thieves oil. I have clicked on one of the above product links, and took a look at Thieves Essential Oil by Young Living. It’s quite expensive! But an interesting product to use for healing flu. I have never heard of it before.
I have heard that many herbs can cure different kinds of diseases. When I have a flu or other problems, I usually take Chinese herbs. I also heard that there are some herbs which can help to boost immune system of coronavirus patients. Anyway, I hope that there is an effective vaccine to cure coronavirus. I will share your article with friends who are interested in thieves oil.
Yes! The Chinese understand the effectiveness of herbs. It’s new in the USA to consider that essential oils of healing herbs can actually protect your health and heal you.
The Thieves Essential Oil by Young Living and by do Terra are more expensive because they claim to be totally organic. However, the others are often between $10 and $20 and are every bit as effective as the first one on the list. I just order the Rocky Mountain roll-on for children for $14.95 and it does not have to be diluted. I can just roll it over my grandchildren’s hands to quickly disinfect them after going on a slide or playing in the playground. And it smells good too!
Out of curiosity, which Chinese herbs do you take for flu etc..?
And please…do share this article. Perhaps it will make more people keep the coronavirus at bay…far away from them.
This article is very interesting but also very useful considering the difficult time we are going through this epidemic with the COVID-19 virus.
I have been searching the internet for treatments against this virus for a long time and I am very glad that there is something natural and organic on the market. I hope, however, that this turmoil will not last long and that we will overcome the difficult period together, with ambition and especially patience. #stayhome
Yes. This is a natural, organic and very effective way in which to keep the coronavirus germs at arm’s length, away from yourself.
When you click on the products I listed, be mindful that Young Living and do Terra are the most expensive options on there, because they claim to be organic products.
Stay safe with essential oils of herbs!
Quite an interesting read. As long as one doesn’t overdose with these essential oils, the ingredients all appear to be safe. I am skeptical as to the effectiveness in alleviating the Coranivirus.
For anyone infected, they can get priority for medical assistance. For those who are concerned about prevention, the Thieves Oil is worth trying. Nothing to loose. The ingredients are all healthy anyway.
Did you find any test results using Thieves or any of these oils to combat any kind of viral infection?
Thanks for sharing.
Edwin
Yes. Overdosing on essential oils should not be a concern if they are used externally as suggested.
And yes, I have personally tested the Thieves Oil while raising my eight children. Our family were known to be more resistant and stronger compared to the other children in their school. The Thieves Oil is an air purifier as well, when put into a diffuser. It is as effective as hand sanitizer when applied to the hands in the same manner.
I just ordered a “Rocky Mountain Essential Oil Roll-On” for my grand-kids so I can quickly apply it to their hands before they go to a play-ground. It smells good and gives me peace of mind because it need not be diluted and is ready for application to their little unsuspecting hands.
Now, my children are grown and working in the medical field as nurse-practitioners, etc. and they quietly keep their children at the top of their classes by giving them the protection of essential oils of herbs as well as preventative herbs such as turmeric to ward off bacteria and viruses.
As far as test results at large, there are numerous cites at the National Institute of Health (NIH) as to many of the herbs listed and their effectiveness. Some are even helpful internally when used correctly, such as turmeric.
Wow, this is an excellent article. This story about thieves’ oil is great and very exciting. Currently people in the world are going through a very difficult time because Corona. Through this article people will be able to find the best way to deal with this problem and save their lives. Thank you very much for sharing this great article. Best regards
Baraka
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