Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
Botanical name: Cinnamomum verum J. Presl or Cinnamomum zeylanicum blume
Distilled part: Leaf
Botanical family: Lauraceae
Origin: Madagascar
Chemical composition:
- Aromatic Alcohols
- Aromatic Aldehydes
- Esters: Cinnamyl Acetate, Benzyl Benzoate
- Monoterpenes: Beta Pinene
- Monoterpenols: Linalool
- Phénols (70%): Eugenol (70 à 87%)
- Sesquiterpenes: Beta Caryophyllene
Danger: Irritating, in high doses, to the digestive tract. It could even be convulsive in excessive doses. It is one of the densest EOs.
Very dermocaustic for the skin and especially dangerous for the mucous membranes (always add vegetable oil)
Exciting at high doses and toxic to the liver
Prohibited for: babies and young children, hypertensive people, as well as those with excessive nervousness, as there is a risk of convulsions
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PSYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Very broad spectrum anti-infective*
- Bactericidal*, fungicide*, virucidal*, parasiticide*
- Cystitis*
- Emmenagogue*
- Enterocolitis**
- Severe bronchitis**, pharyngitis**, oropharyngitis**
- Immunostimulant*, neurotonic*
- Stomatitis*, Salpingitis**
- Odontalgia*
EMOTIONAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- State of fatigue, stimulating
- Anxiety, mental tension, post-natal depression, instability, feeling of loneliness, psychological stabilizer.
is not suitable for energy uses, because it lacks subtlety and complexity.
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 467.
LES INDICATIONS EN AROMATHERAPIE ET L'USAGE DES HUILES ESSENTIELLES NE CONSTITUENT PAS UN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL ET NE REMPLACENT PAS L'AVIS D'UN MEDECIN NI LES TRAITEMENTS MEDICAUX !