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Essential Oil of Spearmint

Status: Certified Organic
Latin: Mentha spicata
Family: Labiatae
Country: USA
Extraction: Steam distilled
Part distilled: Flowering tops
Odor: Fresh, cool, sweet and minty
Chemical Class: monoterpene

Major Constituents:
monoterpenes: a-pinene, B-pinene, limonene,a-phellandrene, camphene
sesquiterpenes: B-caryophyllene, a-elemene, farnesene, B-bourbonene Alcohols: octan –3-ol, menthol, linalool, borneol, di-hydrocarveol, cis-7-trans-carveol, farnesol, elemol, cadinol
Ketones: menthone, pulegone
Oxides: 1.8-cineole
Esters: dihydrocarvyl acetate, cis-&trans-carvyl acetate
Essential Oil of Spearmint
Traditional Uses: analgesic, anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antispasmodic , astringent, cholagogue, choleretic, cicatrizant, cephalic, decongestant , depurative, expectorant, febrifuge, tonic & stimulant, hepatic, nervine

Skin: acne, dermatitis, detox, relieves itching(pruritis, eczema, urticaria), softens and degreases skin, removes blackheads, cools skin,aids healing of wounds, sores, scabs

Respiratory : asthma, chronic&acute bronchitis, all respiratory problems especially mucopurulent

Muscular/skeletal: refreshing to muscles, headache pain

Digestive: gingivitis, colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, nausea(travel, morning), stimulates appetite, hiccups

Immune: colds, fevers, flu

Genito-Urinary/ Reproductive: eases menstrual cramps, aids morning sickness, labor, delivery, aids mastitis, kidney tonic-cystitis

Nervous Brain/ Mind: headache, mental exhaustion, nervous stress

Emotional/Energetic: Creates a childlike innocence and lightness

Blends well with: basil, eucalyptus, tea tree, thyme, lavender, cypress, cedarwood, lemon, lime, mandarin, rosemary,

Satety Data:Tested at low dose non toxic, non-irritating

SOURCES:
Sheppard-Hanger Sylla, THE AROMATHERAPY PRACTITIONER REFERENCE MANUAL, Tampa, 1998
Mojay, Gabriel, Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit, London, 1996
Battaglia, Salvatore, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Brisbane, 1997

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