Escentia – Clove Bud Essential Oil 10ml

Description

Clove Bud essential oil

• Botanical (and family):

  Syzygium Aromaticum, or, Eugenia Caryophyllata.. Family Myrtaceae

• Distribution:
  Native to Indonesia. Cultivated in Madagascar, Philippines, Molluca and Zanzibar.

• Description of plant:

  An evergreen columnar tree to thirty feet with reddish-brown nail-shaped flower buds and small grey leaves. The Latin “clavus” means nail-shaped.

• Extraction:

  Water distillation of the buds, leaves, or stalks and stems.

• Charactersitics:
  A pale yellow liquid with characteristic sweet-spicy-woody odour.
  BASE NOTE

• Odour effects:

         Stimulating, pungent.

• Cautions:

  A definite skin irritant. Use in massage only in minute doses.

• Main chemical constituents:
  Beta-caryophyene, humulenes – 6%
  Eugenol, aceteugenol, isoeugenol – 90%

• Properties and indications:

  MIND:
  Strengthens memory and lifts depression. Useful for lethargy.
  BODY:
  Benefits digestive system. Effective against vomiting, intestinal spasm, dyspepsia, and parasites. Tonic effect on kidneys, stomach and spleen. Renowned pain-relieving properties i.e. toothache, rheumatism, arthritis. Has been used for tuberculosis, asthma and bronchitis. Known aphrodisiac.
  SKIN:
  May alleviate skin sores, ulcers.

• Other uses:

  Dental preparations, toothpaste, soaps, perfumes, printing ink, glue and varnish.

• Blends well with:
• Basil, Benzoin, Black pepper, Cinnamon, Citronella, Orange, Nutmeg, Peppermint, Rosemary.

• RSA – Produced in South Africa
• Unless a stated blend, our oils are in a completely natural, unadulterated state.
• Where possible, we purchase direct from source.
• We access 32% of our range from Southern African Farmers.

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