Basil Essential Oil

Description

Basil Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Ocimum basilicum | Origin: Spain | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

Basil oil is a colorless or pale yellow liquid with a light fresh, sweet-spicy scent and balsamic undertone. It blends well with bergamot, clary sage, lime, opopanax, oakmoss, citronella, geranium, hyssop, and other ‘green’ notes.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• linalol
• methyl chavicol
• eugenol
• limonene
• citranellol

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General Actions:

Antidepressant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cephalic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, galactagogue, neurological, prophylactic, restorative, stimulant of adrenal cortex, stomachic, tonic.

Safety:

Relatively non-toxic, non-irritant, with possible sensitization in some individuals. Avoid during pregnancy.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Nervous exhaustion, fatigue, debility.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Insect bites, insect repellent, aches & pains, gout, rheumatism, coughs, earache, sinusitis, indigestion, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, colds/flu, fever, anxiety, depression, insomnia, migraine, nervous tension, stress-related conditions.

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