Clary Sage Essential Oil

Description

Clary Sage Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Salvia sclarea | Origin: USA | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A colorless or pale yellowy-green liquid with a sweet, nutty-herbaceous scent. It blends well with juniper, lavender, coriander, cardamom seed, geranium, sandalwood, cedarwood, pine, labdanum, jasmine, frankincense, bergamot and other citrus oils.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• linalyl acetate
• linalol
• pinene
• myrcene
• phellandrene

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General Actions:

Antibacterial, anticonvulsive, antidepressant, anitphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, cicatrizant, deodorant, digestive, emmenagogue, euphoric, hypotensive, neurological, regulator (of seborrhea), sedative, stomachic, tonic, uterine.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, nonsensitizing. Avoid during pregnancy. Do not use clary sage while drinking alcohol; it can produce a narcotic effect and exaggerate drunkeness.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Asthma, sore throat, throat infections, cramp, gastric spasm, dysmenorrhea, labor pain, childbirth aid, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, nervous tension, stress-related conditions.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Acne, baldness and hair care, boils, abscesses, blisters, dandruff, dermatitis, greasy or oily skin/scalp, irritated and inflamed skin, mouth and gum infections, wrinkles, mature skin, aches and pains, coughs, laryngitis, hoarseness, tonsillitis, whooping cough, colic, indigestion, flatulence, amenorrhea, frigidity, leucorrhea, depression, headache, migraine.

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