Scots Pine essential oil
Botanical name: Pinus sylvestris
Distilled part: Needle
Botanical family: Pinaceae
Origin: Bulgaria
Chemical composition:
- Esters: Bornyl Acetate (up to 10%)
- Monoterpenes: Alpha and Beta Pinene (40 and 13%), Limonene (25 to 30%)
- Monoterpenols: Alpha Cadinol
- Sesquiterpenes: Longifolene
- Sesquiterpenols
Hazard:
Risk of allergic and skin reactions
Use drip
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Antihistamine*
- Anti-inflammatory*
- Arthritis*
- Rheumatoid arthritis*
- Asthenia*, fatigue*
- Asthma*
- Bronchitis*, Cough*, Sinusitis*
- Hypotension*
- Cortisone-like (pituitary-cortical-adrenal axis)**
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Stress*
- Nervous overwork
- Excitement
- Winter depression
- Nervous exhaustion
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 624.
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 !