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Asparagus Fern


Asparagus Fern


Latin Name: asparagus officinalis, asparagus racemosus, asparagus cochinchinensis
Alternative Name: asparagus
Forms Available: root, shoot

Asparagus Fern – asparagus officinalis, asparagus racemosus, asparagus cochinchinensis – The roots and shoots of the asparagus are healing and cleansing to the liver, bowels and kidneys. Asparagus causes increased cellular activity in the kidneys, hence increasing urine production. Asparagus roots are diuretic and laxative. The roots are also reported to lower blood pressure. Asparagus is considered antibiotic, antispasmodic, cancer, cardiac, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, laxative, sedative, and tonic.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Aspargus is considered antibiotic, antispasmodic, aperient, cancer, cardiac, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, laxative, sedative, and tonic.


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Avocado Oil

Avocado Oil

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Latin Name: persea americana, persea gratissima

Forms Available: oil

Avocado Oil- Persea americana, Persea gratissima – Avocado oil nourishes and restores dry, dehydrated, and mature skin. It is a rich, heavy oil that is best blended with other carrier oils. Skin problems, especially eczema and psoriasis, respond to its high content of vitamins A and E. Avocado oil is added to carrier oils, in a 10%-20% dilution, as an aid to skin moisturizing. This is a highly therapeutic oil which is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, vitamins D and E, protein, pantothenic acid, and fatty acids. May be used as a massage oil at approximately 10% dilution. It’s a nice oil to use in soap because it has a high percentage of unsaponifiables.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Avocado oil nourishes and restores dry, dehydrated, and mature skin. It is a rich, heavy oil that is best blended with other carrier oils.


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Babassu Oil


Babassu Oil


Latin Name: orbignya martiana, O. oleifera, or O. speciosa
Alternative Name: babacu, coco de macaco, aguassu
Forms Available: oil

Babassu Oil – Orbignya martiana, O. oleifera, or O. speciosa – Babassu is a big palm tree about 20 meters high native to Brazil. It is extensively cultivated and presents a very important industrial and economical resource for Brazil. Its principal product is a rather stable, light yellow, clear oil which is employed in food, soap and detergency industries. This oil is similar in properties and uses to coconut oil and is used increasingly as a substitute for it. Babassu oil is cold pressed from the kernel. Flour, animal feed, medicines and beverages can all be produced from the fruit, while the seeds contain oil useful for cooking and soap-making. Even the leaves provide thatch for houses and can be woven into mats for constructing house walls, while stems are used for timbers. Babassu oil does not readily become rancid.


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Balsam Peru

Balsam Peru

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Latin Name: myroxylon pereira

Forms Available: essential oil

Balsam Peru – Myroxylon pereira – steam distilled bark, El Salvador. This is a liquid essential oil, not a resin. This is not a thick brown resin, it is a pale yellow essential oil which has had the thick brown crude essential oil removed and which has a vanilla-type scent. Balsam Perú is a different physiological form of Balsam Tolú. The balsam is a pathological product from older trees. Balsam Perú is used as a natural fixative to make a little scent go a long way. Among its uses: anti-infective, on chafed skin to soothe, massage of muscles for circulation, inhalant for respiratory and immune systems, effective at relieving itch of scabies, ringworm and eczema, as well as for relieving chapped hands and feet. Exotic aroma, anchoring, strengthening and imparts a rich, earthy scent to perfumes. Some believe it is a skin sensitizer. Use with caution.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Among its uses: anti-infective, on chafed skin to soothe, massage of muscles for circulation, inhalant for respiratory and immune systems, effective at relieving itch of scabies, ringworm and eczema, as well as for relieving chapped hands and feet.


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Baneberry


Baneberry


Latin Name: actaea pachypoda
Alternative Name: doll’s eyes, white baneberry
Forms Available: root

Baneberry – actaea pachypoda – a highly toxic plant, the berries should NEVER be eaten. The plant is, amongst other things, anticonvulsive, antirheumatic, and emmenagogue. Decoctions of the roots are used to treat coughs and colds. Baneberry has been used to revive patients near death and to ease childbirth pain. Also, infusion of the leaves has been used to stimulate lactation and as a gargle to relieve sore throats.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: The plant is, amongst other things, anticonvulsive, antirheumatic, and emmenagogue. Decoctions of the roots are used to treat coughs and colds. It has been used to revive patients near death. It has been used to ease childbirth pain.


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Basil

Basil

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Latin Name: oncimum basilicum
Alternative Name: sweet basil, common basil, albahaca, american dittenay, “our herb”, st. joseph’s wort, sweet basil, witches herb
Forms Available: essential oil, leaf, ground, stem

Basil – Oncimum basilicum – The warm, spicy taste of this popular herb’s leaf combines well with garlic, tomatoes, eggplant, and Italian dishes; Basil flavors vinegar, pesto sauce, and oil. The essential oil flavors condiments and liqueurs, and scents soaps and perfumes. Inhaling the essential oil refreshes the mind and stimulates a sense of smell dulled by viral infection. The infusion relieves gas and stomach pains. Reputedly abortive, it can help expel the placenta. A warming herb, it is used for colds and flu, constipation, vomiting, headaches, and menstrual cramps. Steep two teaspoons per cup of water for twenty minutes; take up to one and a half cups per day.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Bronchitis; Fatigue; Colds; Loss of Concentration; Gout; Aches and Pains; Insect bites; Insect Repellent; Coughs; Migraine; Insomnia; Anxiety; Depression; Infectious Disease. Key Qualities: Restorative; Tonic; Antidepressant; Uplifting.

Other Uses: Burn basil to exorcise negativity from the home. To do a really thorough cleansing and protection of yourself and your home, also sprinkle a little basil in each corner of each room in the house and add to your bathwater.


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Bay Rum


Bay Rum


Latin Name: pimenta racemosa

Forms Available: essential oil, leaf

Bay Rum – Pimenta racemosa – steam distilled leaf, Jamaica. Light, spicy, sweet aroma, the aroma of Old Spice cologne. May act as an appetite stimulant and to settle stomach pains. General aches and pains, as well as rheumatic pains may be alleviated. Used to treat scalp conditions, dandruff and greasy hair. Blends well with rose, cedarwood, and eucalyptus. Should be used with caution due to its eugenol content.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: May act as an appetite stimulant and to settle stomach pains. General aches and pains, as well as rheumatic pains may be alleviated. Used to treat scalp conditions, dandruff and greasy hair. Blends well with rose, cedarwood, and eucalyptus.


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Beauty Bush


Beauty Bush


Latin Name: callicarpa americana
Alternative Name: american beautyberry, french mulberry
Forms Available: fruit, root, leaf

Beauty Bush – callicarpa americana – The roots of this plant make a tea that treats colic, dysentery and stomach aches. The leaves are used to treat dropsy and the root bark has been used as a diuretic.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: The root bark is diuretic, Tea made from the root is a treatment for dysentery, stomach ache and colic.


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Beet Root


Beet Root


Latin Name: beta vulgaris

Forms Available: powder

Beet Root – beta vulgaris – The beautiful red-purple color of beet root is a clear sign of the amazing plant pigments known as carotenoids. Beet root powder when used in soapmaking will produce colors ranging from deep yellow to kidney bean/red-brown color to deep pink/purple. Beetroot powder can be used to create a deep pink to purple-colored oil with which you can tint skin care products naturally.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Beet root is a good source of mineral, particulary easy-to-assimilate iron. It is helpful in the digestion of fats, gallbladder infections, and digestive problems


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Benzoin

Benzoin

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Latin Name: styrax benzoin
Alternative Name: ben, benjamen, gum benjamin, gum benzoin, siam benzoin, siamese benzoin, sumatra benzoin
Forms Available: resin, gum

Benzoin – Styrax benzoin – Benzoin is a shrubby tree with gray bark, simple leaves, and short racemes of small, fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers. The scented yellowish resin is thought to be created in response to injury, so it is tapped by making hatchet incisions in the trunk. The resin, called benzoin or gum benjamin, is used as incense, a fixative in perfumes, and is added to cosmetics to prevent fats turning rancid. The tree resin is used externally, diluted with water, as an antiseptic skin wash. Taken internally, it relieves intestinal gas and is antiseptic to the urinary tract. Take ten to twenty drops in water or tea four times a day. Put it in vaporizers or use it as an inhalant for bronchitis, and laryngitis. A simple method is to place it, along with a few drops of the oils of peppermint and eucalyptus, in a bowl of boiling hot water. Put your face as close to the bowl as you can and cover your head, and the bowl, with a towel. Inhale the steam. Tincture of benzoin is often added to salves as a preservative; -one pound of benzoin to about one and a half quarts of salve. Benzoin is used in Aromatherapy but may cause allergic reactions.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Asthma; Bronchitis; Laryngitis; Chills; Flu; Colic; Coughs; Itching; Arthritis; Colds; As a Sedative. Benzoin has been found to help retain skin elasticity. It is valuable in treating dry, cracked skin and is believed to be anti-depressant.

Other Uses: An herb of purification, burned in incense to sanctify an area. The scent is also used to attract business when combined with basil, peony or cinnamon. Dilute the essential oil and rub onto the body to increase your personal power.


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