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Essential oil
Lemon
Botanical
Name: Eugenia caryophyllata
Method of Extraction: Steam
Clove Bud is steam distilled from the buds of a tree. Some of the countries of
origin are Philippines, as well as West and East Indies. Some of its active
constituents are eugenol, eugenyl acetate and caryophyllene.
Clove essential oil is well known as a treatment for toothache, this is due to
its analgesic and antineuralgic properties. These properties are great for
helping to deal with any muscular and articular pains in the body when mixed in
small quantities into a massage oil. It must be kept in mind that this oil, as
with cinnamon, can be a skin irritant and therefore must be treated with extreme
caution.Do not use in baths as it may irritate the skin and mucous membranes.
Clove is great blended into a room spray to help clean the air of any airborne
germs, as it is an antiseptic as well! Clove blends well with basil, black
pepper, cinnamon, citronella, grapefruit, lemon, nutmeg, orange, peppermint,
rose or rosemary. Use in a 1% dilution.
References: Information about this essential oil came from the following
sources:
Worwood, Valerie Ann. The Fragrant Pharmacy. (Toronto: Bantam Books,
1990)
Davis, Patricia. Aromatherapy: An A-Z. (United Kingdom: Saffron Walden,
1988)
Tisserand, Robert and Tony Balacs. Essential Oil Safety. (Edinburgh:
Churchill Livingstone, 1995)
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are for general educational purposes only and do NOT replace medical advice. It
is your responsibility to consult a suitably qualified medical practitioner to
ensure that you will not have any medical problems from any of our products.
