Method: Steam Distilled, Organic

Aromatherapy Applications: 
Use to reduce tension. Can also be added to jojoba and applied to hair roots to stimulate growth. 

Characteristics: 
A colorless or pale yellowy-green liquid with a sweet, nutty-herbaceous scent. It blends well with juniper, lavender, coriander, cardamom seed, geranium, sandalwood, cedarwood, pine, labdanum, jasmine, frankincense, bergamot and other citrus oils. 

Principal Constituents: 
Linalyl acetate, linalol, pinene, myrcene, phellandrene. 

General Actions:
Anticonvulsive, antidepressant, anitphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrizant, deodorant, digestive, emmenagogue, euphoric, hypotensive, nervine, regulator (of seborrhea), sedative, stomachic, tonic, uterine. 

Safety: 
Non-toxic, non-irritant, nonsensitizing. Avoid during pregnancy. Do not use clary sage while drinking alcohol; it can produce a narcotic effect and exaggerate drunkeness. 

Primary Therapy Agent: 
Asthma, sore throat, throat infections, cramp, gastric spasm, dysmenorrhea, labor pain, childbirth aid, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, nervous tension, stress-related conditions. 

Secondary Therapy Agent: 
Acne, baldness and hair care, boils, abscesses, blisters, dandruff, dermatitis, greasy or oily skin/scalp, irritated and inflamed skin, mouth and gum infections, wrinkles, mature skin, aches and pains, coughs, laryngitis, hoarseness, tonsillitis, whooping cough, colic, indigestion, flatulence, amenorrhea, frigidity, leucorrhea, depression, headache, migraine.