Spearmint Essential Oil

Description

Spearmint Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Mentha spicata | Origin: USA | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow or olive mobile liquid with a warm, spicy-herbaceous, minty odor. It blends well with lavender, jasmine, eucalyptus, basil, and rosemary, and is often used in combination with peppermint.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• l-carvone
• dihydrocarvone
• phellandrene
• limonene
• menthone
• menthol
• pulegone
• cineol
• linalol
• pinenes

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General Actions:

Anesthetic (local), antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, decongestive, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, neurological, stimulant, stomachic, tonic.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Asthma, catarrh, colic, indigestion, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, vertigo.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Acne, congested and dull skin, dermatitis, scabies, toothache, teething pain, aches and pains, bronchitis, chronic coughs, halitosis/offensive breath, cramp, gastric spasm, colds/flu, migraine, nervous tension, stress-related conditions, neuralgia, sciatica.

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