| DESCRIPTION Helichrysum essential oil is extracted from Helichrysum flowers and extensively used in many healing applications. Helichrysum is known by its French synonym Immortelle that means everlasting. The flowers of the plants are frequently used by florists for their vivid colors that resemble daisies.
COMMON NAMES Everlasting essential oil, Immortelle, Helichrysum angustifolium italicum
BLENDS WITH It can blends well with bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, lavender, mandarin and rosewood.
CONSTITUENTS This oil constitutes a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, neryl acetate, nerol, geraniol, eugenol, italidone and other b-diketones.
USES Due to its medicinal properties, Helichrysum oil is helpful for circulatory disorders and can be used to relieve the pain of rheumatism and arthritis. It has also some beneficial effects on colds, flu, bronchitis, coughs and asthma.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES Helichrysum Oil recommended due to its various therapeutic properties which include - antiseptic, anticatarrhal, anticoagulant, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-bacterial. |