Status: Wildcrafted Latin: Boswellia carteri Family: Burseraceae Country: Oman Extraction: Steam distilled Part distilled: Resin Odor: Warm, woody and sweet. Spicy with a hint of citrus Aromatherapy Uses:: Used for centuries in meditation and spiritual work. It is connecting, grounding and balancing. Lengthens the breathe and treats all skin types from oily / acne to dry and mature. anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antidepressant, cicatrizant, cytophylactic, immunostimulant, sedative, emmenagogue, tonic-digestive Skin: acne, dry/mature aged skin, pimples, scars, smooths out wrinkles, tonic to all skin, balances oily skin Respiratory: deepens breathing, regulates mucus secretion, pleurisy, bronchitis, laryngitis, best inhaled for respiratory system Muscular/skeletal: rheumatism Digestive: soothes stomach, eases digestion, chronic diarrhea, belching Cardiovascular/Lymphatic: varicose ulcer Immune: immune stimulant(?); certain cancers(?MDR), colds, flu Genito-Urinary/ Reproductive: cystitis, nephritis, general genital infections, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, uterine tonic Nervous Brain/ Mind: anxiety, nervous tension, depression, nightmares, fear of future, produces calm mental states Emotional/Energetic: Allows the ego-self and Transpersonal self to work in unison to achieve freedom from attachments. Cleans aura and psychic planes, powerful for ritual use. Blends well with: Basil, black pepper, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, neroli, orange, patchouli, pine, rose, vetiver, ylang ylang Satety Data: non toxic, non sensitising, 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 |
|
|
|