Benzoin essential oil from Sumatra
Botanical name: Styrax benzoin
Distilled part: Oleoresin
Botanical family: Styracaceae
Origin: Laos
Chemical composition:
- Acids: Benzoic Acid (10 to 20%))
- Aldéhydes
- Esters (60 à 80%)
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Natural plaster*
- Antiseptic*
- Healing*
- Bed sore*
- Ulcer*
- Hemostatic*
- Skin protector (against allergies due to surgical dressings)*
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Balancing*
- Helps clear thoughts, asthenia, exhaustion
- Facilitates communication
- Irritability, stress, nervous overwork, nervousness
- Sentiment de solitude, tristesse, relaxant
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 452.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT !