Hop Essential Oil

Description

Hop Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Humulus lupulus | Origin: Hungary | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow to reddish-amber liquid with a rich, spicy-sweet odor. It blends well with pine, ambrette seed, nutmeg, copaiba balsam, citrus and spice oils.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• humulene
• myrcene
• caryophyllene
• farnesene

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General Actions:

Generally non-toxic (narcotic in excessive amounts) and non-irritant; may cause sensitization in some individuals. Should be avoided by those suffering from depression.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, nonsensitizing.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Insomnia, nervous tension, stress-related conditions.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Dermatitis, rashes, asthma, chronic coughs, indigestion, flatulence, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lack of nursing milk, sexual overactivity, headache, neuralgia, sciatica.

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