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- Patchouli
- Peppermint
- Petitgrain
- Pine
- Rose
Patchouli Essential Oil (Base)
Properties: Patchouli essential oil is an antidepressant, antiphlogistic (reducing inflammation or fever), antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cicatrisant (skin healing), cytophylactic (protects cells), deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge (reduce fever), fungicide, insecticide, sedative, and a tonic.
Health benefits: It fights depression and uplifts mood, soothes inflammation resulting from high fevers, prevents wounds becoming septic, increases libido and cures sexual disorders, tightens gums and muscles, stops haemorrhaging, heals scars, promotes cell growth, eliminates body odour, increases urination and removes toxins, cures fever, kills fungus and insects, reduces emotional and nervous disorders.
Peppermint Essential Oil (Top)
Properties: Peppermint essential oil is an analgesic (pain relief), anaesthetic, antiseptic, antigalactogogue (increases the flow of a mother’s milk), antiphlogistic (reducing inflammation or fever), antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cholagogue (promotes the discharge of bile), cordial, decongestant, emenagogue (stimulates or increases menstrual flow), expectorant, febrifuge (reduce fever), hepatic (liver), nervine (calm the nerves), stimulant, stomachic (promoting the appetite or assisting digestion), sudorific (induces sweating), vasoconstrictor vermifuge (destroys or expels parasitic worms).
Health benefits: It relieves pain, induces numbness, protects against sepsis, reduces milk flow and discharge, relaxes spasms, strengthens gums, stops hair loss and lifts skin, induces firmness in muscles, stops haemorrhaging, removes gas, is good for brain and memory health, promotes bile discharge, clears congestion and eases breathing, relieves obstructed menstruation, expels phlegm and catarrh, reduces fever, is good for the liver, nerves, and stomach, promotes perspiration and slight contraction of the blood vessels.
Petitgrain Essential Oil (Top)
Properties: Petitgrain essential oil is an antiseptic, antispasmodic, antidepressant, deodorant, nervine (calm the nerves) and a sedative.
Health benefits: It protects against sepsis, relaxes spasms, fights depression and uplifts mood, eliminates body odour, treats nervous disorders, soothes inflammation and reduces nervous afflictions.
Pine Essential Oil (Middle)
Properties: Pine essential oil is an antibacterial, analgesic (pain relief), diuretic, energising, anti-septic aromatic substance.
Health benefits: It helps in skin care, increases metabolism, relieves pain, eases stress disorders, mental fatigue, urinary tract infections and various respiratory problems.
Rose Essential Oil (Middle)
Properties: Rose essential oil is an antidepressant, antiphlogistic (reducing inflammation or fever), antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal (kills bacteria), cholagogue (promotes the discharge of bile), cicatrisant (skin healing), depurative (purifying and detoxifying), emenagogue (stimulates or increases menstrual flow), haemostatic, hepatic (liver), laxative, nervine (calm the nerves), stomachic (promoting the appetite or assisting digestion) and an uterine oil substance.
Health benefits: It fights depression and uplifts mood, soothes inflammation due to fever, protects wounds against developing sepsis, relieves spasms, fights viral infections, enhances libido and cures sexual disorders, tightens gums and muscles, stops haemorrhaging, inhibits bacterial growth, promotes discharges and secretions, heals scars, purifies the blood, opens up obstructed menses, stops haemorrhaging, boosts liver health, cures constipation and nervous disorders and is good for stomach and uterine health.
DISCLAIMER
Information provided is for personal information and interest only, it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and does not offer medical advice or treatment for any condition. It is recommend you consult your doctor or aromatherapist if you are pregnant, nursing, take medication, have any health/medical conditions and want to include using essential oils.
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