Fennel Essential Oil

Description

Fennel Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Foeniculum vulgare | Origin: Italy | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A colorless to pale yellow mobile liquid with a very sweet, anise-like, slightly earthy-peppery scent. It blends well with geranium, lavender, rose, and sandalwood.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• anethole
• limonene
• phellandrene
• pinene
• anisic acid
• anisic aldehyde
• camphene

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General Actions:

Aperitif, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, galactagogue, laxative, orexigenic, stimulant (circulatory), splenic, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.

Safety:

Non-irritant, relatively non-toxic, narcotic in large doses. Not to be used be epileptics or during pregnancy. Use in moderation.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Bruises, mouth and gum infections, accumulations of toxins, cellulitis, edema, water retention, obesity, halitosis/offensive breath, griping pains, nausea, vomiting, lack of nursing milk.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Greasy or oily skin/scalp, wrinkles, mature skin, rheumatism, colic, constipation, sluggish digestion, amenorrhea, menopausal problems.

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