Description
Extraction:
Steam distillation of the flower tops.
Charactersitics:
Pale blue-green liquid with a warm-sweet fruity herbaceous odour, somewhat “apple”-like.
MIDDLE NOTE
Odour effects:
Fresh and soothing.
Cautions:
Emmenagogue. Pregnancy caution.
Main chemical constituents:
Butyl, – amyl – and hexyl esters of tiglic and angelic acids – 75%
Pinocarvone – 3%
Chemazulene – 5%
1,8 – Cineole – 5%
Alpha – pinene and sabinene – 5%
Farnesol, nerolidol and alpha-terpineol – 6%
Properties and indications:
MIND
Very soothing, easing anxiety, tension and fear. Gives patience and allays worries.
BODY
Analgesic. Eases pain of lower back, head-aches, toothache and neuralgia.
Popular choice for PMT and menopause. Soothes stomach bringing possible relief to gastritis, colitis, vomiting, wind and inflammation of the bowels. May help irritable bowel syndrome. Said to assist in liver problems. Stimulates immune system, and could be effective against anaemia.
Other uses:
Antiseptic ointments and antispasmodic preparations. Used in high-class perfumes and hair and bath products. Also used in alcoholic drinks.
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