This essential oil has an energizing effect, and is often used to reduce mental fatigue and improve concentration. Pure peppermint oil, mentha arvensis, or peppermint essential oil has a fresh, minty and slightly camphor like scent. Peppermint oil massaged over the abdomen relaxes the muscles to help in the digestion of heavy meals and relieves flatulence, cramping, nausea, and specific disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Peppermint, as warming oil, is found in most liniments to relieve painful muscle spasms and arthritic conditions. Helps relieve itching from ringworms, herpes blisters, scabies, and poison oak or ivy. Vapor balm rubbed on the chest helps clear sinus and lung congestion.
Peppermint is a hybrid perennial plant; 1-3 feet tall; the erect, square, branching stem is tinged with reddish-purple (not green as in spearmint) and has opposite, dark green, ovate to lanceo-late, serrate leaves. Auxiliary and terminal spikes of small, purple (violet) flowers in loose, interrupted terminal spikes, appear from July to frost. The entire plant has a very characteristic odor, due to the volatile oil present in all its parts, which when applied to the tongue has a hot, aromatic taste at first, and afterwards produces a sensation of cold caused by the menthol it contains. The whole plant has the characteristic smell of menthol. The plant is found throughout europe, in moist situations, along stream banks and in waste lands, and is not infrequent in damp places in England, but is not a common native plant, and probably is often an escapee from cultivation. In America it is probably even more common as an escapee than spearmint, having long been known and grown in gardens.
Peppermint essential oil, mentha arvensis, blends well with the following essential oils: rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender, spearmint, benzoin, black pepper, melissa (lemonbalm), marjoram, and spice oils. Use in small quantities (1%).
Cautions - May interfere with iron absorption. Oil is toxic if taken internally in large doses; causes dermatitis. Menthol, the major chemical component of peppermint oil, may cause allergic reactions. Avoid prolonged use of the essential oil as an inhalant. Mint should not be given to children for more than a week at a time without a break. Do not give any form of mint directly to young babies. Peppermint can reduce milk flow; take internally with caution if breast-feeding. Check with the pediatrician before giving peppermint to a child.
Properties - Diaphoretic, aromatic, carminative, chologogue (stimulates flow of bile), stomachic, calmative, mild alterative, stimulant, rubefacient, nervine, analgesic.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Galbanum essential oil
Galbanum essential oil, ferula galbaniflua, was used by the ancient civilzations as an incense, and in Egypt for cosmetics and in the embalming process. It is generally used in the East in a similar way to asafetida: for treating wounds inflammations, and skin disorders. Galbanum essential oil is a stimulant, and an expectorant used in treating chronic bronchitis. It's also an antispasmodic and considered an intermediate between ammoniac and asafoetida for relieving the air passages. In pill form it is especially good for some forms of hysteria, and may be used externally as a plaster for inflammatory swellings.
Galbanum is a large perennial herb with a smooth stem shiny leaflets and small flowers. It contains resin ducts that exude a milky juice, which is a natural oleresin. Essential oils are extracted through steam distillation.The whole plant abounds with a milky juice, which oozes from the joints of old plants, and exudes and hardens from the base of the stem after it has been cut down, then is finally obtained by incisions made in the root. The juice from the root soon hardens and forms the tears of the Galbanum of Commerce. The best tears are palish externally and about the size of a hazel nut and when broken open are composed of clear white tears. Distilled with water it yields a quantity of essential oil, about 6 drams, to 1 lb. of gum. It was well known to the ancients and Pliny called it 'bubonion". Galbanum under dry distillation yields a thick oil of a bluish colour, which after purification becomes the blue colour of the oil obtained from the flowers of Matricaria Chamomilla.
Galbanum essential oil, ferula galbaniflua, blends well with following essential oils: violet, lavender, geranium, oakmoss, pine, fir, and oriental bases.
Galbanum oil properties - Analgesic, antiflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorative, restorative, tonic.
Galbanum is a large perennial herb with a smooth stem shiny leaflets and small flowers. It contains resin ducts that exude a milky juice, which is a natural oleresin. Essential oils are extracted through steam distillation.The whole plant abounds with a milky juice, which oozes from the joints of old plants, and exudes and hardens from the base of the stem after it has been cut down, then is finally obtained by incisions made in the root. The juice from the root soon hardens and forms the tears of the Galbanum of Commerce. The best tears are palish externally and about the size of a hazel nut and when broken open are composed of clear white tears. Distilled with water it yields a quantity of essential oil, about 6 drams, to 1 lb. of gum. It was well known to the ancients and Pliny called it 'bubonion". Galbanum under dry distillation yields a thick oil of a bluish colour, which after purification becomes the blue colour of the oil obtained from the flowers of Matricaria Chamomilla.
Galbanum essential oil, ferula galbaniflua, blends well with following essential oils: violet, lavender, geranium, oakmoss, pine, fir, and oriental bases.
Galbanum oil properties - Analgesic, antiflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorative, restorative, tonic.
Garlic essential oil
Garlic essential oil, allium sativum, is a natural antibiotic. Protects from infection, detoxifies the body, promotes sweating, strengthens blood vessels, lowers blood pressure. Garlic oil aids in treatment of arteriosclerosis, hemorrhoids, impotence, hysteria, edema, asthma, and arthritis. Garlic essential oil is good against all venom, spider bites, and poisons, tuberculosis, circulatory problems, colds, bronchitis, fever, flu, toothache, headache, earache, digestive problems, constipation, genito-urinary diseases, and heart disorders. It can reduce cholesterol if eaten raw, and is sais to also help with insomnia, liver disease, jaundice, sinusitis, dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes, gastritis, rheumatism, ulcers, and yeast infections. Good for all diseases, infections, fungus, earache, some cancers, and bacteria. Taken internally it will destroy worms, and used externally, blended with a little sesame or olive oil, it will rid the skin of parasites. Garlic essential oil used externally, helps old sores, bruises, falling hair, wounds.
Garlic is a perennial plant; the bulb is compound, consisting of individual bulbs, or cloves, enclosed together in a white skin. The stem is simple, smooth, and round and is surrounded at the bottom by tubular leaf sheaths from which grow the long, flat linear leaves. The Common Garlic a member of the same group of plants as the Onion, is of such antiquity as a cultivated plant, that it is difficult with any certainty to trace the country of its origin. De Candolle, in his treatise on the Origin of Cultivated Plants, considered that it was apparently indigenous to the southwest of Siberia, whence it spread to southern Europe, where it has become naturalized. It is widely cultivated in the Latin countries bordering on the Mediterranean.
Garlic essential oil, allium sativum, is not often used externally, due to its (to some) unpleasant and pervasive aroma.
Garlic oil cautions - Generally non toxic and non irritant, although it has been known to irritate the stomach; may also cause sensitization in some individuals.
Garlic essential oil properties - Amoebicidal, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antimicrobal, antiseptic, antitoxic, antiviral, bactericidal, carminative, cholagogue, hypocholesterolemic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, fungicidal, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, insecticide, larvicidal, promotes leucocytosis, stomachic, tonic.
Garlic is a perennial plant; the bulb is compound, consisting of individual bulbs, or cloves, enclosed together in a white skin. The stem is simple, smooth, and round and is surrounded at the bottom by tubular leaf sheaths from which grow the long, flat linear leaves. The Common Garlic a member of the same group of plants as the Onion, is of such antiquity as a cultivated plant, that it is difficult with any certainty to trace the country of its origin. De Candolle, in his treatise on the Origin of Cultivated Plants, considered that it was apparently indigenous to the southwest of Siberia, whence it spread to southern Europe, where it has become naturalized. It is widely cultivated in the Latin countries bordering on the Mediterranean.
Garlic essential oil, allium sativum, is not often used externally, due to its (to some) unpleasant and pervasive aroma.
Garlic oil cautions - Generally non toxic and non irritant, although it has been known to irritate the stomach; may also cause sensitization in some individuals.
Garlic essential oil properties - Amoebicidal, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antimicrobal, antiseptic, antitoxic, antiviral, bactericidal, carminative, cholagogue, hypocholesterolemic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, fungicidal, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, insecticide, larvicidal, promotes leucocytosis, stomachic, tonic.
Geranium essential oil
Geranium essential oil, pelargoneum graveolens, is actually a pelargoneum, and not a true geranium, or geraniaceae, although they are both from the same order of plants called geraniales. Pelargoneum graveolens, geranium essential oil, is the most widely used species for the perfume industries. Our geranium essential oil has that beautiful geranium aroma that we all know so well. It has been used for conditions such as dysentery, hemorroids, inflammations, metorrhagia and menorrhagia (excessive blood loss during menstruation). Geranium essential oil is also used for used for piles and internal bleeding. The leaves are also used and give the greatest percentage of tannin and should be collected before the plant seeds.
Geranium is a perennial plant, growing from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is erect and unbranched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to June, colour pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh, when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the plant flowers. The essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from leaves, stalks and flowers.
Geranium essential oil, pelargoneum graveolens, blends well with the following essential oils: lavender, patchouli, clove, rose, orange, sandalwood, jasmine, juniperberry, bergamot and other citrus oils.
Geranium oil cautions - non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
Geranium essential oil properties - Antidepressant, antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astingent, cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex), styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
Geranium is a perennial plant, growing from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is erect and unbranched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to June, colour pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh, when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the plant flowers. The essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from leaves, stalks and flowers.
Geranium essential oil, pelargoneum graveolens, blends well with the following essential oils: lavender, patchouli, clove, rose, orange, sandalwood, jasmine, juniperberry, bergamot and other citrus oils.
Geranium oil cautions - non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
Geranium essential oil properties - Antidepressant, antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astingent, cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex), styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
Geranium rose essential oil
Geranium Rose essential oil, pelargonium rosium, scent is floral, similar to geranium with a rosy hint. Often used for acne, cellulites, dull skin, lice, menopause, oily skin. Has been used for conditions such as dysentery, hemorrhoids, inflammations, metorrhagia and menorrhagia (excessive blood loss during menstruation) Used for piles and internal bleeding. Excellent as an injection for flooding and leucorrhoea, and taken internally for diarrhea, children's cholera, chronic dysentery; a good gargle. The leaves are also used and give the greatest percentage of tannin and should be collected before the plant seeds.
Geranium Rose is a perennial, grows from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is erect and unbranched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to June, colour pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh, when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the plant flowers. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from leaves, stalks and flowers.
Geranium Rose essential oil, pelargonium rosium, blends well with the following essential oils: lavender, patchouli, clove, rose, orange, sandalwood, jasmine, juniperberry, bergamot and other citrus oils.
Cautions - non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
Properties - Antidepressant, antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex), styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
Geranium Rose is a perennial, grows from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is erect and unbranched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to June, colour pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh, when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the plant flowers. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from leaves, stalks and flowers.
Geranium Rose essential oil, pelargonium rosium, blends well with the following essential oils: lavender, patchouli, clove, rose, orange, sandalwood, jasmine, juniperberry, bergamot and other citrus oils.
Cautions - non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
Properties - Antidepressant, antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex), styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
German chamomile essential oil or blue chamomile essential oil
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.
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.
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.
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