Properties |
Frankincense
essential oil has a woody, spicy, haunting smell, a little bit
camphoric, but very pleasant. It is pale yellow-green in color. |
Origin |
It originated in the
Middle-East, Ethopia. |
Extraction |
It is extracted using steam distillation
process from the oleo gum resin. |
Chemical composition |
A-pinene, actanol,
linalool, octyl acetate, bornyl acetate, incensole and incensyl
acetate. |
Therapeutic properties |
Antiseptic, astringent,
carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, digestive, diuretic,
emmenagogue, expectorant, sedative, tonic, uterine, vulnerary
and expectorant. |
Uses |
- Frankincense essential oil soothes and calms the mind,
slowing down and deepening breathing.
- Its use is excellent while
meditating.
- It also helps to calm anxiety and
obsessive states linked to the past.
- On the respiratory tract, it
clears the lungs and helps with shortness of breath, asthma,
bronchitis, laryngitis, coughs and colds.
- It can be useful to ease heavy
periods, is a general tonic to the uterus and has a calming
effect during labor.
- It is also most helpful for
rheumatism and has a positive impact on the urinary tract.
- Frankincense oil helps in rejuvenating ageing skin, is a
skin tonic and is effective with sores, carbuncles, wounds,
scars and skin inflammation.
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Precautions |
Frankincense oil is non-toxic and non-irritant
and could be used by most people. |
Blends with |
basil, bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile,
cinnamon, clary sage, coriander, geranium, ginger. |
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