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Botanical Name: Hypericum
perforatum
Anatomical areas: Respiratory
system, skin, bladder, lungs, colon, digestive system.
Allopathic uses:
Anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, anti-despressive,
astringent, resolvent, expectorant, nervine, analgesic,
antiviral.
Indications: Pulmonary
complaints, bladder conditions, suppression of urine, minor
burns, sunburn, insect bites and stings, infectious sores,
dysentery, worms, diarrhea, hysteria, nervous depression,
hemoptysis, dandruff, jaundice, fibrositis, neuralgia,
muscle pain, sciatica, rheumatism, gout, arthritis,
tendonitis. Incontinence in children.
Holistic uses: Primary use is for depression. Usually
taken in herb form but can achieve same effects through use
of essential oil. Balances all chakras.
Contraindications: Non-toxic. May
cause skin irritation in some individuals.
Blending: Blends well with most all oils. Rounds out blend and good
fixative. When working with infused oil, add essential oils
only in small amounts (1-2%).
Chemical Components: Monoterpenes:
a-pinene (10-16%), a-terpinene (1-7%); sesquiterpenes: b-carophyllene
(3-20%), germacrene d (18-26%); hydrocarbons (+30%),
methyloctane (5-20%), nonane (3-4%), 3-methylnonane (2%),
isotridecane (2%), udecane (2%), isoundecane (1%); alcohols:
dodecanol (5%), perinene 1-0l-4 (9.7%); oxydesterpenes:
cineole, carolphyllene oxide (5%); cetones:
6-methyl-5-heptene-2 one (1%).
Characteristics: Clear to pale
yellow color. Infused oil – reddish color. Green, earthy,
musky, slightly spicy aroma.
Extraction: Steam distillation from herb. Also
infusion of flowering tops into carrier oil. Most health
food store blends are infusions. |
