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Tuberose

Botanical Name: Polyanthes tuberosa

Anatomical areas: Lung, large intestines, brain, nervous system.

Allopathic uses: Analgesic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, emetic, diuretic, anti-depressive, calmative, deodorant, sedative, narcotic, aphrodisiac.

Indications: Hypertension, insomnia, imbalances of central nervous system, irritable bowel, nervous indigestion, frigidity, impotence, irritability, anxiety, fear.

Holistic uses: In Chinese medicine, fire element, supports lung and large intestine meridian. Aphrodisiac, centers, strengthens and grounds emotions, facilitates inability to express, balances mental and emotional. Supports setting personal boundaries, dissolving inner blocks to personal abundance, modifying feelings of inadequacy into worthiness to receive. Supports right brain activity. Affects base chakra.

Contraindications: In high concentrations, can cause nausea, headache, lethargy.

Blending: Blends well with rose, jasmine, Peru balsam, neroli, sandalwood and ylang ylang.

Chemical components: Geraniol, nerol, farnesol, benzyl alcohol, methyl benzoate, benayl benzoate, methyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, eugenol, butyric acid. The enfleurage has over 50 times more methyl anthranilate than the solvent-extracted.

Characteristics:  Dark orange or brown color, with soft paste consistency. Sweet, heavy, floral, woody, fruity, herbal, green, vanilla, sometimes slightly spicy aroma.

Extraction: Absolute, enfleurage from flowers. Recently developed process in England uses phytonics which is a low pressure, no heat process using a recyclable solvent.