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Essential Oil of Ravensara

Status: Certified Organic
Latin: Ravensara aromatica
Family: Lauraceae
Country: Madagascar
Part distilled: Leaves
Odor: sweet, penetrating, medicinal

Major Constituents:
limonene 15.03
methyl chavicol 12.12
sabinene 10.556
methyl eugenol 9.81
germacrene D 6.90
linalool 4.84
a-phellandr 4.73ene
a-pinene 4.21
ß-caryophylle 3.78ne
terpinen-4-ol 3.2
myrceene 2.95
a-terpinene 2.93
1,8-cineole 3.01
ß-pinene 1.95
a-terpinene 1.55
Z-ß-ocimene 1.12
a-humulene 0.92
a-copaene 1.86
camphene 1.85
Essential Oil of Ravensara
Traditional Uses: Strongly anti-infectious, antiseptic, antiviral, antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antispasmodic, antitussive, appears antiallergenic, analgesic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, immune stimulant, neurotonic, energizing- strong CNS stimulant.

Skin: cuts, infections, wounds, dramatic results in herpes, zona (shingles) (MDR)

Respiratory: asthma, anti-infectious for flu, bronchitis, coughs, colds with other cineole rich oils; eases whooping cough, allergies, laryngitis, congestion of respiratory tract.

Muscular/Skeletal: neuro-muscular problems; aids muscular & physical fatigue; eases joint pain (with thyme linalool), and acute rheumatoid pain; aids cervical-dorsal arthritis.

Lymphatic/ Cardio: increases lymphatic drainage (toxic accumulation, especially after flu, illness, or edema-simple water retention.

Immune: Iimmune stimulant; counters bacterial & viral infections; mononucleosis, Epstein Barr (MDR), flu, chicken pox, typhus, myxovirus; aids swollen gland infection (MDR); useful in convalescence.

Digestive: eases digestion, stimulates gall bladder, useful in obesity
Genito-Urinary/Reproductive: urine flow; aids detoxification; genital herpes.

Nervous/Emotion/Mind: anxiety, stress and related illnesses, aids zona (shingles)(MDR)neuro-muscular problems; insomnia; aids nervous fatigue, relieves physical and mental depression, especially severely depressed; aids with realizing one's potentials, increasing desire for changes; anguish, fear.

Safety Data: Avoid use on sensitive or damaged skin. Aviod in pregnancy, with babies & children. Appears at low dose non-toxic, very skin tolerant.

SOURCE: Sheppard-Hanger Sylla,, THE AROMATHERAPY PRACTITIONER REFERENCE MANUAL, Tampa, 1998

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