1. Who is
Apothecary
Mama?
Intro to Apothecary Mama Blog

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Apothecary Mama is the
ministry of Cynthia Hillson,
Author, Speaker and
Apothecary of Precious Oils Up
On the Hill®.
Precious Oils Up On the Hill® is a US registered
trademark.
Tax deductible giving is available.
E-mail Cynthia at PreciousOils@aol.com for more
information how you can be a part of our growing and
educational ministry of the plants of the Bible.

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Cynthia is a Modern Day
Apothecary who teaches about
Biblical fragrances for personal
delight, physical health, and
spiritual growth. She brings the
plants and fragrances written in
the Bible to life through her
books, workshops and products.

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Cynthia has been married to
David for 34 years. They are the
parents of six children and
grandparents of five.
Picture was taken before #5 grandbaby arrived in 2014.

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Precious Oils Up On the Hill® is
the ministry Cynthia began in
1991 after a three-day encounter
with the Holy Spirit where she
was instructed to “anoint the
nations” and “prepare the
Bride”.

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Cynthia lovingly calls her books
and workshops a “Show and
Smell” ministry where she shows
shows you Scripture and gives
insight of the ancient secrets of
the Biblical plants.

7. Other fun facts that adds “spice”
to Cynthia’s workshops is her
knowledge of the ancient spice
and incense trails, symbolism,
and Hebrew pictographs of the
plants.

8. Cynthia believes that hand-in-
hand, the ancient secrets of the
plants named in the Bible, and
our modern uses of them, is not
only amazing, but is important in
the days that we live.

9. Apothecary Mama, Cynthia
loves to study and often can be
found in her library engulfed
in the many plant books that
she has acquired. Her studies
are enhanced as she embraces
Biblical plants through pure,
essential oils, teas and
tinctures.

10. Cynthia’s library includes new
and old books that includes
famous herbalists, botanists and
aromatherapist’s.
In March 2014, Cynthia studied at
the library located at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem, Israel.
She is excited to share some of
the facts about plants that she
gleaned during this time of study.

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In addition, Cynthia has
traveled 28 times to Israel. Her
experiences are inspirational as
she is able to share Jewish
insight to Biblical and other
plants that grew, and are
growing in Israel today.

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Cynthia incorporates the modern
marvel of essential oils in her
books sharing healing properties
of the plants and how to properly
administer essential oils to your
family. In Cynthia’s workshops
attendees experience the plants of
the Bible using pure, essential
oils as a way to connect with the
plants that are found in the
stories of the Bible.

13. Cynthia believes it is important to
note that most Biblical plants are
shrouded in mystery and very few
plants that are named in the Bible
can be identified correctly. Many
people have given their opinions
but the mysteries remain.

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Cynthia firmly believes that
those who desire to learn the
history of Biblical plants know
that essential oils were not
produced at the time the Bible
was written.

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The Oils of the Bible were
infused oils. Distillation wasn’t
discovered until around the 11th
century, and even at that time it
was a crude process unlike our
modern distillation process.

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Apothecary Mama’s Mission
Statement
To teach the plants of the Bible
Scripture, history, ancient uses
(including folklore and legends),
Hebrew and Jewish understanding of
the manners and customs of the Bible
and modern uses of essential oils using
safe and ethical aromatherapy
practices.

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Apothecary Cynthia Hillson
is the author of the following
books:

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24. The Healing Leaves
Seminar will be held late
2014 in Charlotte, NC.
Details will be posted on
Cynthia’s web sites, blogs
and Facebook.
Please add your name to our list to contact
once details are established for this
seminar. E-mail
TheHealingLeaves@aol.com.
Please memo The Healing Leaves
Seminar ~ Charlotte.

25. Other Fun Facts
about Apothecary Mama
In 1989 Cynthia began making herbal
creations using fresh and dried herbs and
her new found love of pure essential oils.
She sold potpourris and tussie mussie’s,
fresh herbs, infused oils and vinegars and a
variety of spice and salad dressing mixes at
a local farmer’s market in Wisconsin. She
also sold freshly baked breads and
cinnamon rolls from wheat she ground
fresh.

26. In 1991, Cynthia became a Food and
Nutrition Master with the North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service. Part of the
program was to give back to the community
by answering phones during the busy
canning season and holidays when people
needed to know how to safely process their
canned goods or cook their turkeys and in
need of other holiday cooking tips. Cynthia
lectured to community groups with her
thrifty shopping and cooking skills as well
as sharing the practical knowledge she
learned in the Food & Nutrition Master
program.

27. Home Economist, Carolyn Leonard and
Cynthia were answering phone calls the
day before Thanksgiving. During a break
they entered into a conversation where
Cynthia began to share her strategies of
feeding her family. Carolyn sensed that
the Home Economic and life skills that
Cynthia lived needed to be shared with
others. Carolyn encouraged Cynthia to
write a book to share her knowledge on
feeding her family nutritionally well on a
budget.

28. Cynthia hesitated and said “Some day I
will write a book and I will call it How to
Feed Your Family on $45 A Week”. A few
weeks later Carolyn called asking how the
book was coming along. It wasn’t, but she
promised Carolyn she would. Over the
next few months Cynthia found time to sit
at her typewriter and write her strategies.
Carolyn looked over the rough draft and
told her two things; keep the sentences
short and teach from experience. This was
the first of Cynthia’s books self-published
from 1992 to 1999.

29. We’re sorry, but these books are no longer
available. You may find them at used book
stores, or in a library.
How to Feed Your Family on $45.00 a Week: A
Common Sense Guide to Feeding Your Family for
Less. (Inflation hit and we republished with more recipes under
the title How to Feed Your Family on $88 a Week)
Thriving On Thrift; Re-Discovering the Basic’s in the
the 90’s (This began as a newsletter with the step-by-step
instructions and then a book on its own.)
The 24-Week Pantry
The Y2K Pantry: How to Feed Your Family “If” the
“What-If’s” Happen

30. Cynthia and her thrifty tips attracted
media attention including:
The Charlotte Observer (feature articles in July 1992
1992 and January 1999). Other newspapers included
The Sacramento Bee, The Chicago Tribune, The Tulsa
Tulsa World and many others nationwide.
The whole family of 8 was flown to New York by the
Phil Donahue show in 1993.
Cynthia appeared on Food Network’s Feeding Your
Family on $99 a Week with Michelle Urvater.
Cynthia also was featured twice in Family Circle®
and Women’s Day® magazines as well as numerous
other publications.

31. In 2013, Cynthia and her husband, David,
began a spice company, Bernice’s Spice
Shop specializing in unique spice blends
and rubs. They sell locally at the Farmer’s
Market and at events throughout North
Carolina.

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Like Cynthia on Facebook
facebook.com/Precious Oils Cynthia
Hillson is her general FB page
Cynthia’s other FB pages include:
Precious Oils
Precious Oils Apothecary Shoppe
Apothecary Mama
Bernice’s Tea And Spice

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Blogs
www.PreciousOils.WordPress.com
www.ApothecaryMama.WordPress.com
http://preciousoils.blogspot.com
This blog contains the Hebrew pictorial of Biblical
plants and info on Cynthia’s essential oil line, Shemen
Tova

34. Web Sites
www.TheFragrantBride.com
www.Precious-Oils.com
And a few others that
need to be updated.

35. E-mail
General ~ PreciousOils@aol.com
The Healing Leaves Seminar ~
TheHealingLeaves@aol.com
Desert Garden Project in Israel
BlossomingIsrael@aol.com

36. Have you dreamed of learning more
about the plants of the Bible? Join
Cynthia in March 2015 for a Fragrant
Bride journey to Israel.
Details will be posted on her web
sites, blogs and Facebook pages.

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New Books Coming
late 2014 & early 2015
The Healing Rose
The Rest of the Story
of Esther’s Purification
Oils & Ailments
How to Use Ancient Plants
with Today’s Essential Oils for Healing

38. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WANT TO
KNOW MORE OF THE PLANTS OF
THE BIBLE, THEIR ANCIENT SECRETS
AND THE MODERN USES OF
SIMILAR PLANTS.
You are free to share my teachings with
others, but please note that each teaching
is copyrighted.
All Rights Reserved ~ Cynthia Hillson
Precious Oils Up On The Hill®
10 July 2014