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Geranium Essential Oil

Botanical name: Pelargonium Odorantissimum / Graveolens
Botanical family: Geraniaceae

Note: Middle

Part of plant used: Stems and leaves

Origin: Algeria, Reunion, Madagascar and Guinea

Description: Sweet and heavy, similar to Rose

History: The Ancients regarded Geranium as an exceptional vulnerary with the power to mend fractures and eliminate cancers.

Properties and Indications:

• Antiseptic
• Astringent - contracts capillaries
• Stimulates the nervous system
• Excellent for the skin - eczema and psoriasis
• Anticoagulant - for circulation
• Haemostatic - prevents hemorrhage
• Gentle detoxification
• Hemorrhoids
• Varicose veins
• Harmonizing and re-balancing
• Regulates and stimulates the adrenal cortex which in turn balances the body

Personality

• Ambivalent- refreshing and a tonic but also has calming qualities

Blending:

• Basil, Cajuput, Caraway, Cardamom, Citronella, Dill, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Manuka, Melissa, Orange, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Petitgrain, Rose, Rosewood, Sage, Verbena, Vetivert

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