patchouli-essential-oil
Patchouli essential oil
Scientific Name: pogostemon cablin
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: India
Products:
gemfleur : energy+
Scent:
Earthy, smoky, spic and musky scent
Primary Constituents:
Patchouli alcohol (40 per cent approx.), pogostol, bulnesol, nor patchoulenol, bulnese, patchoulene, among others.
Traditional Aromatherapy use:
The oil is used in the East generally to scent linen and clothes, and is believed to help prevent the spread of disease (prophylactic). In China, Japan and Malaysia the herb is used to treat colds, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and halitosis. In Japan and Malaysia it is used as an antidote to poisonous snakebites. ACTIONS Antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, antimicrobial, febrifuge, fungicidal, nervine, prophylactic, stimulant (nervous), stomachic, tonic.
Research on Patchouli (pogostemon cablin):
Relaxation Effect of Patchouli Alcohol in Rat Corpus Cavernous and Its Underlying Mechanisms.
Patchouli Oil Attenuates High Fat Diet-induced Non-alcoholic Hepatic Steatosis.
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