German Chamomile essential oil, matricaria recutica, or blue chamomile essential oil is extensively used in cosmetics, soaps, detergents, high-class perfumes, hair and bath products. Relieves colds, asthma, fever, colic, gallstones, headaches, muscle cramps, spasms, constipation, and pain. German chamomile is used to treat diarrhea, sciatica, gout, flu, and is a digestive and sleep aid. It is also effective in the treatment of rheumatism and arthritis. Flowers were a folk remedy for cancer. German or blue chamomile oil is used in pharmaceutical antiseptic ointments and in carminative, antispasmodic and tonic preparations. Used as a flavor ingredient in most major food categories, including alcoholic and soft drinks.
Blue german chamomile essential oil, matricaria recutica, is produced from a smooth, apple-scented, erect annual; 6-36 inches high. Linear leaves are finely divided; somewhat more coarse and less scented than a nobilis. Native to Europe and north and west Asia; naturalized in North America and Australia. It is cultivated extensively, especially in Hungary and eastern Europe, where the oil is produced. It is no longer grown in Germany, despite the herbal name.
German Chamomile essential oil, matricaria recutica,, blends well with the following essential oils: geranium, lavender, patchouli, rose, benzoin, orange blossom, bergamot, marjoram, lemon, ylang ylang, jasmine, clary sage, and labdanum.
Blue german chamomile oil cautions - Chamomile is a member of the daisy family, and anyone allergic to other members of the daisy family, including ragweed, should steer clear of this oil. If unsure, consult your doctor or allergist. Do not use for long periods of time. Do not use the essential oil during pregnancy because it is a uterine stimulant.
Not for internal use of any kind.
Blue german chamomile essential oil properties - Calmative, antispasmodic, anodyne, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, carminative, nervine.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ginger essential oil or Ginger root oil
Ginger essential oil, zingiber officinalis, has a peppery, sharp, pungent, aromatic, warm and spicy aroma, often with a hint of camphor or lemon. Inhaling the scent is said to be stimulating and helpful in clearing your head. While fresh ginger root is often used as a digestive aid for upset stomach, we do not recommend taking ginger essential oil internally. Used in a compress, lotion, liniment, or massage oil, it's heating action relieves pain from arthritis, sore muscles, menstrual cramps, and headache. Ginger oil stimulates both appetite and poor blood circulation and helps relieve nausea and motion sickness. Ginger essential oil acts as a sexual stimulant. Ginger oil reduces drowsiness and irritability, and increases concentration and mental energy.
Ginger is a perennial plant; the aromatic, knotty rootstock is thick, fibrous, and whitish or buff-colored. It produces a simple, leafy stem covered with the leaf sheaths of the lanceolate-oblong to linear leaves. The plant reaches a height of 3-4 feet, the leaves growing 6-12 inches long. It is now cultivated in great quantities in Jamaica and comes into this country dried and preserved. The root from the West Indies is considered the best. Jamaica or White African is a light-brown colour with short rhizome, very pungent. The essential oil is steam distilled from the roots.
Ginger essential oil, zingiber officinalis, blends well with the following essential oils: sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, frankincense, rosewood, cedarwood, coriander, rose, lime, grapefruit, geranium, spearmint, lavender, orange and other spice or citrus oils.
Ginger essential oil cautions - Avoid ginger in excessive amounts with a peptic ulcer, bleeding ulcers, very high fever, or inflammatory skin diseases. Ginger oil is a safe remedy for morning sickness when applied externally in small doses. Always dilute with a carrier oil and do not exceed doses recommended. Other commercial anti-nauseates should not be taken during pregnancy without consulting a doctor, because of the possibility that they may cross the placenta and adversely affect the fetus.
Ginger oil properties - Antispasmodic, antiemetic, analgesic, antiseptic, appetizer, aromatic, carminative, condiment, diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge, pungent, sialagogue, stimulant.
Ginger is a perennial plant; the aromatic, knotty rootstock is thick, fibrous, and whitish or buff-colored. It produces a simple, leafy stem covered with the leaf sheaths of the lanceolate-oblong to linear leaves. The plant reaches a height of 3-4 feet, the leaves growing 6-12 inches long. It is now cultivated in great quantities in Jamaica and comes into this country dried and preserved. The root from the West Indies is considered the best. Jamaica or White African is a light-brown colour with short rhizome, very pungent. The essential oil is steam distilled from the roots.
Ginger essential oil, zingiber officinalis, blends well with the following essential oils: sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, frankincense, rosewood, cedarwood, coriander, rose, lime, grapefruit, geranium, spearmint, lavender, orange and other spice or citrus oils.
Ginger essential oil cautions - Avoid ginger in excessive amounts with a peptic ulcer, bleeding ulcers, very high fever, or inflammatory skin diseases. Ginger oil is a safe remedy for morning sickness when applied externally in small doses. Always dilute with a carrier oil and do not exceed doses recommended. Other commercial anti-nauseates should not be taken during pregnancy without consulting a doctor, because of the possibility that they may cross the placenta and adversely affect the fetus.
Ginger oil properties - Antispasmodic, antiemetic, analgesic, antiseptic, appetizer, aromatic, carminative, condiment, diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge, pungent, sialagogue, stimulant.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Ginger lily essential oil
Ginger lily essential oil, hydicum spicatum, is a clear brown liquid with a warm, woody, spicy, light floral aroma. Not to be confused with ginger oil, which is from the root distillation of ginger, this essential oil is from the flowers of the white ginger plant. It's also known as Awa-Puhi in Hawaii.
Ginger lily, hydicum spicatum, is a 3 foot high plant with very large leaves and white, orchid-like flowers. It grows in areas that recieve extensive rainfall, and flourishes at higher, cooler elevations. This particular essential oil is commercially grown in India, where it is harvested for steam distillation of the flowers and leaves.
Ginger lily essential oil properties - Anti-nausea agent, slightly tranquilizing, carminative, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-asthmatic, stimulant.
Ginger lily oil blends well with cajeput, cassia, cedarwood, clary sage, geranium, and lavender
Ginger lily essential oil cautions: Non-toxic, non-sensitizing.
Ginger lily, hydicum spicatum, is a 3 foot high plant with very large leaves and white, orchid-like flowers. It grows in areas that recieve extensive rainfall, and flourishes at higher, cooler elevations. This particular essential oil is commercially grown in India, where it is harvested for steam distillation of the flowers and leaves.
Ginger lily essential oil properties - Anti-nausea agent, slightly tranquilizing, carminative, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-asthmatic, stimulant.
Ginger lily oil blends well with cajeput, cassia, cedarwood, clary sage, geranium, and lavender
Ginger lily essential oil cautions: Non-toxic, non-sensitizing.
Helichrysum essential oil or Immortelle oil
Helichrysum essential oil, helichrysum italicum, is more anti- inflammatory than German Chamomile, more tissue regenerating than Lavender, more cicatrisant (helping the formation of scar tissue) than Frankincense. Along with frankincense, myrrh, spikenard, and rose, Helichrysum essential oil ranks as one of the most ancient and valuable healing substances. It heals physical and emotional scarring, and it opens the heart. The word Helichrysum is derived from the Greek "helios" meaning sun and "chrysos" meaning gold, referring to the color of many of the flowers of species in this genus. Helichrysum as a herb has been revered since the time of Homer and the ancient Greeks for its great wound healing ability. Fifteen years ago French aromatherapists started to distill several variations and investigated possible therapeutic (therapuetic) uses of this oil. The Helichrysum Italicum plant grows wild in Mediterranean regions, preferring high altitudes and dry, sunny spots. In the eastern part of the Mediterranean a reddish oil is distilled, whereas in the French and Italian Alps a blue-green oil is distilled. After having experimented with many types of everlasting oils, aroma therapists found one variety, the helichrysum italicum variation serotinum, with absolutely extraordinary healing qualities, but only if the oil is distilled from the flower alone.
Helichrysum essential oil, is used in Europe for respiratory complaints such as asthma chronic bronchitis and whooping coughs and also for headaches, migraine, liver ailments and skin conditions including burns, allergies, and psoriasis. Richly aromatic, the essential oil Helichrysum, soothes your body and raises your spirits with the subtle scent of honey and flora. When mixed with a carrier oil and massaged into sore muscles, it can help soothe aches, pains, sprains, and strains, relaxing the body and easing the tension knotted into the musculature. Helichrysum is like "an eraser" on bruises. When diffused in a diffuser, Helichrysum helps invigorate your mind, eases nervous tension, and uplifts your mood.
Helichrysum (Immortelle, everlasting) essential oil, blends well with the following essential oils: chamomile, labdanum, lavender, mimosa, oakmoss, clary sage, rose, Peru balsam, clove and citrus oils.
Helichrysum oil cautions - Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing.
Helichrysum essential oil properties - anti-allergenic, anti- flammatory, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, hepatic, nervine.
Helichrysum essential oil, is used in Europe for respiratory complaints such as asthma chronic bronchitis and whooping coughs and also for headaches, migraine, liver ailments and skin conditions including burns, allergies, and psoriasis. Richly aromatic, the essential oil Helichrysum, soothes your body and raises your spirits with the subtle scent of honey and flora. When mixed with a carrier oil and massaged into sore muscles, it can help soothe aches, pains, sprains, and strains, relaxing the body and easing the tension knotted into the musculature. Helichrysum is like "an eraser" on bruises. When diffused in a diffuser, Helichrysum helps invigorate your mind, eases nervous tension, and uplifts your mood.
Helichrysum (Immortelle, everlasting) essential oil, blends well with the following essential oils: chamomile, labdanum, lavender, mimosa, oakmoss, clary sage, rose, Peru balsam, clove and citrus oils.
Helichrysum oil cautions - Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing.
Helichrysum essential oil properties - anti-allergenic, anti- flammatory, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, hepatic, nervine.
Hyssop essential oil
Hyssop essential oil, hyssopus officinalis, has been used for anxiety, hypertension, normalizes circulation, fades bruises and helps in respiratory problems. It is used to regulate the blood pressure as a general nerve tonic, and for states of anxiety or hysteria. Hyssop essential oil is an expectorant, diaphoretic, stimulant, pectoral, and carminative. The healing virtues of the plant are due to a particular volatile oil, which is stimulative, carminative and sudorific. It admirably promotes expectoration, and in chronic catarrh its diaphoretic and stimulant properties combine to render it of especially good value.
Hyssop is an attractive perennial, almost evergreen subshrub up to 60cm high with a woody stem, small lance-shaped leaves and purpleish-blue flowers. Essential oil extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and flowers. Hyssop is cultivated for the use of its flower-tops, which are steeped in water to make an infusion, which is sometimes employed as an expectorant. There are three varieties, known respectively by their blue, red and white flowers, which are in bloom from June to October, and are sometimes employed as edging plants. As a kitchen herb, it is mostly used for broths and decoctions, occasionally for salad. For medicinal use the flower-tops should be cut in August, during the proper lunar cycle.
Hyssop essential oil, hyssopus officinalis, blends well with the following essential oils: clary sage, lavender, rosemary, myrtle, sage, and all citrus oils.
Hyssop oil cautions - Do not use on epileptics, as it can be toxic. Non-irritant, non sensitizing; the oil is moderately toxic due to the pinocamphore content. To be used only in moderation and avoided in pregnancy and by epileptics. Contra-indicated in cases high blood pressure.
Hyssop essential oil properties - astringent, antiseptic, antiviral, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, sedative, tonic.
Hyssop is an attractive perennial, almost evergreen subshrub up to 60cm high with a woody stem, small lance-shaped leaves and purpleish-blue flowers. Essential oil extracted by steam distillation from the leaves and flowers. Hyssop is cultivated for the use of its flower-tops, which are steeped in water to make an infusion, which is sometimes employed as an expectorant. There are three varieties, known respectively by their blue, red and white flowers, which are in bloom from June to October, and are sometimes employed as edging plants. As a kitchen herb, it is mostly used for broths and decoctions, occasionally for salad. For medicinal use the flower-tops should be cut in August, during the proper lunar cycle.
Hyssop essential oil, hyssopus officinalis, blends well with the following essential oils: clary sage, lavender, rosemary, myrtle, sage, and all citrus oils.
Hyssop oil cautions - Do not use on epileptics, as it can be toxic. Non-irritant, non sensitizing; the oil is moderately toxic due to the pinocamphore content. To be used only in moderation and avoided in pregnancy and by epileptics. Contra-indicated in cases high blood pressure.
Hyssop essential oil properties - astringent, antiseptic, antiviral, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, sedative, tonic.
Jasmine absolute oil
Jasmine absolute oil, jasminum grandiflorum, has an aroma that is distinctively rich, warm, floral, and sweetly exotic. Some Jasmine may have a fruity-tea undertone. Jasmine absolute oil sedates the nervous system, and is good for headaches, insomnia, and depression, takes the emotional edge off PMS and menopause. It will help ease muscle cramping, including menstrual cramps when used in a massage oil or lotion. Jasmine is commonly used in cosmetics for sensitive or mature and aging skin. Jasmine is also used as an aphrodisiac. The luscious fragrance is often used to stimulate and intoxicate the senses. Jasmine, or Pikake in Hawaiian, has also been used for centuries by mid-wives in Hawaii to induce and stimulate labor.
Jasmine absolute oil, jasminum grandiflorum, blends well with the following essential oils: rose, geranium, vanilla, cinnamon, chamomile, ylang-ylang, and most essential oils.
Jasmine oil cautions - Non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing (an allergic reaction has been known to occur in some individuals). Not to be used if pregnant, as it can induce labor.
Jasmine oil properties - Analgesic (mild), antidepressent, antiseptic, carminative, galactagogue, sedative, tonic.
Jasmine absolute oil, jasminum grandiflorum, blends well with the following essential oils: rose, geranium, vanilla, cinnamon, chamomile, ylang-ylang, and most essential oils.
Jasmine oil cautions - Non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing (an allergic reaction has been known to occur in some individuals). Not to be used if pregnant, as it can induce labor.
Jasmine oil properties - Analgesic (mild), antidepressent, antiseptic, carminative, galactagogue, sedative, tonic.
Juniper berry essential oil
Juniperberry (juniper berry) essential oil, juniperus communis, is steam distilled from the berries or a combination of berries and twigs which produces a pungent, herbaceous, peppery, pine like and camphor like aroma. Juniper berry oil used in massage oils, liniments, and baths because of its ability to treat pain and inflammation or arthritis, rheumatism, and varicose veins by warming and relaxing the muscles. It increases circulation and helps relieve fluid retention during PMS. Juniper berry is also used in cosmetics for acne and eczema and in shampoos for oily hair and dandruff. It can be used in closets and drawers to repel wool moths. May cause irritation of sensitive skin. Will over stimulate the kidneys and should be avoided by those with kidney disease, inflamed or infected kidneys.
Juniper is an evergreen shrub or tree up to 6m high with bluish-green stiff needles. It has small flowers and berries which are green in the first year, black in second and third. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the berries. Although these valuable berries are produced from a native shrub, the berries used for commercial purposes are chiefly collected from plants cultivated in Hungary. Sunny slopes are likely to be the best places to cultivate the shrub for the berries. The yield of oil, however, varies considerably in different years.
Juniperberry essential oil, juniperus communis, blends well with following essential oils: bergamot, citrus oils, cypress, geranium, lavender, rosemary, and sandalwood.
Juniper berry oil cautions - Non-sensitizing, may be slightly irritating, non-toxic. Stimulates the uterine muscle and must not be used during pregnancy. Should not be used by those with kidney disease due to its nephrotoxic effect.
Juniper berry oil properties - antiseptic, antitoxic, astringent, depurative, emmenagogue, nervine, parasiticide, sedative, tonic, vulmerary.
Juniper is an evergreen shrub or tree up to 6m high with bluish-green stiff needles. It has small flowers and berries which are green in the first year, black in second and third. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the berries. Although these valuable berries are produced from a native shrub, the berries used for commercial purposes are chiefly collected from plants cultivated in Hungary. Sunny slopes are likely to be the best places to cultivate the shrub for the berries. The yield of oil, however, varies considerably in different years.
Juniperberry essential oil, juniperus communis, blends well with following essential oils: bergamot, citrus oils, cypress, geranium, lavender, rosemary, and sandalwood.
Juniper berry oil cautions - Non-sensitizing, may be slightly irritating, non-toxic. Stimulates the uterine muscle and must not be used during pregnancy. Should not be used by those with kidney disease due to its nephrotoxic effect.
Juniper berry oil properties - antiseptic, antitoxic, astringent, depurative, emmenagogue, nervine, parasiticide, sedative, tonic, vulmerary.
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