Marjoram Essential Oil

Description

Marjoram Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Marjorana hortensis | Origin: Spain | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow or amber-colored mobile liquid with a warm, woody, spicy-camphoraceous odor. It blends well with lavender, rosemary, bergamot, chamomile, cypress, cedarwood, tea tree, and eucalyptus.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• terpinenes
• terpineol
• sabinenes
• linalol
• carvacrol
• linalyl acetate
• ocimene
• cadinene
• geranyl acetate
• citral
• eugenol

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General Actions:

Analgesic, anaphrodisiac, antibacterial, anti-oxidant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, cephalic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, hypotensive, laxative, neurological, sedative, stomachic, tonic, vasodilator, vulnerary.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing. Not to be used during pregnancy.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Chilblains, slack tissue, ticks, aches and pains, arthritis, debility/poor muscle tone, high blood pressure, hypertension, muscular cramp, muscle stiffness, rheumatism, sprains, strains, bronchitis, coughs, colic, indigestion, flatulence, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, sexual overactivity, nervous tension, stress-related conditions, neuralgia, sciatica.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Bruises, asthma, constipation, sluggish digestion, leucorrhea, premenstrual tension/PMT, colds/flu, headache, migraine.

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