Description
Extraction:
Steam Distillation of the leaves and twigs.
Charactersitics:
A brownish-yellow oil of somewhat harsh, clove-like, warm-spicy-odour.
BASE NOTE
Odour effects:
Stimulating
Cautions:
Avoid during pregnancy. High doses could cause convulsions.
Main chemical constituents:
Cinnamyl acetate – 1%
Beta-caryophyllene – 4%
Cinnamaldehyde, methyl vanillin – 5%
Alpha Pinene, p-cymene – 1%
Geraniol, borneol, linalool, terpineol – 2%
Eugenol, safrole, aceteugenol – 86%
Properties and indications:
MIND
For exhausted states and feelings of weakness and depression.
BODY
A tonic for the respiratory tract, its warming action helps colds and flu. Eases breathing difficulties and restores senses during fainting fits. Stimulates tears, saliva and mucous. Good for intestinal infections. Calms spasms of digestive tract, dyspepsia, colitis, flatulence, gastralgia, diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting. Used in the past against cholera and typhoid. Used to ease period pain. Reputedly effective against impotence. Has a tonic effect on the circulatory system, and may ease painful rheumatic joints.
SKIN
A tonic for the respiratory tract, its warming action helps colds and flu. Eases breathing difficulties and restores senses during fainting fits. Stimulates tears, saliva and mucous. Good for intestinal infections. Calms spasms of digestive tract, dyspepsia, colitis, flatulence, gastralgia, diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting. Used in the past against cholera and typhoid. Used to ease period pain. Reputedly effective against impotence. Has a tonic effect on the circulatory system, and may ease painful rheumatic joints.
Other uses:
Used in toothpaste, nasal sprays, mouthwashes and cough syrups. Used extensively in food flavourings and alcoholic and soft drinks, including Coca-Cola.
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