Peppermint - Mentha piperita
Product Description
- Origin : India & Sril Lanka
Note : Top Note
Part used : Leaves
Extraction : Steam Distilled
Aroma : Minty, Herbal Aroma
- Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between water mint and
spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now
widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world although the
genus mentha comprises more than 25 species; the one in most common
use is peppermint. While Western peppermint is derived from Mentha
piperita, Chinese peppermint or "Bohe" is derived from the fresh leaves of
Mentha haplocalyx. Mentha piperita and Mentha haplocalyx are both
recognized as plant sources of menthol and menthone.
- Therapeutic uses and properties
• Pain - Headache, Migraine, Muscular Aches and Pains, Sciatica,
Sprains, Neuralgia, Menstrual Cramps.
• Mind related conditions- Tension, mental exhaustion, fatigue and apathy.
Clove - Eugenia caryophyllata
Product Description
- Origin : Sri Lanka and Madagaskar
Note : Middle note
Part used : Leaves and buds
Extraction : Steam distillation
Aroma : Very spicy, warm, woody
aroma
- Clove bud is harvested and sun-dried until they turn to the
characteristics of deep red-brown colour before being distilled. Cloves value
as a medicine and spice lead to it being the cause of the spice wars from
Asia to Carrabin's, with European nations fighting over access to it. Clove
continues to be an important component in cooking and perfumery.
- Therapeutic uses and properties
• Infections - Bacterial, Viral, Fungal.
• Skin Conditions - Warts, Scabies, Ringworm.
• General Problems - Toothache, Gum Disease, Bronchitis.
Aniseed - Ocimupimpinella anisum
Product Description
- Origin : India
Note : Top note
Part used : Seeds
Extraction : Steam distillation
Aroma : Spicy sweet aroma
- Anise (Pimpinella anisum), also anis and aniseed is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia is known for its flavour that resembles liquorice, fennel, and tarragon. Anise was used to make the spiced wine, claret, in the Middle Ages. It was widely used in historic times, including by the Greeks and romans, particularly for disorders of the digestive system.
- Therapeutic uses and properties
• Indigestion, digestive linked migraines.
• Cough, bronchitis.
• Headache, migraine.
