| Origin: Vietnam
Method: Steam Distilled, Organic
Aromatherapy Applications:
Use in insect repellant blends, including pet shampoos and treatments.
Characteristics:
A yellowish-brown, mobile liquid with a fresh, powerful, lemony scent. It blends well with geranium, lemon, bergamot, orange, cedarwood and pine.
Principal Constituents:
Geraniol, citranellol, geranyl acetate, limonene, camphene.
General Actions:
Antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, deodorant, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, fungicidal, insecticide, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.
Safety:
Non-toxic, non-irritant; may cause dermatitis in some individuals.
Primary Therapy Agent:
Insect repellent.
Secondary Therapy Agent:
Excessive persperation, greasy or oily scalp/skin, colds/flu, headache, migraine, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, neuralgia, sciatica. |