Healing Emu Oil Makes a Medical Comeback

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Emu oil can be used for products as diverse as moisturizers, eye creams and hair products.

Healing emu oil is making a comeback in the medical industry, prized for its natural medicinal qualities.

First used as a healing agent by Australian Aborigines thousands of years ago, healing emu oil is making a comeback in the medical industry. A flightless bird from the ratite family that had short-lived promise as livestock on U.S. ranches in the 1980s, emus are now raised in over 40 states for their Omega-3-rich, nontoxic, penetrating oil. Used as an antiseptic, moisturizer and anti-inflammatory, emu oil may provide relief for maladies ranging from sunburns to arthritis.

Although the FDA has not yet granted approval for medical
applications, laboratory testing has uncovered a wide range
of uses for the off. Researchers of Medical Physiology at

  • Published on Oct 1, 2000
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