Our Hyssop organic essential oil is 100% pure.
SOURCE: steam distilled from the fresh flowers and flowering tops.
CHARACTERISTICS: A colorless to pale yellowy-green liquid with a sweet, camphoraceous top note and warm spicy-herbaceous undertone. It blends well with lavender, rosemary, myrtle, bay, sage, clary sage, geranium and citrus oils.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES Astringent, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, cicatrizant, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hypertensive, nervine, sedative, sudorific, tonic (heart & circulation), vermifuge, vulnerary.
CONTRAINDICATIONS Non-irritating, non-sensitizing; the oil is moderately toxic due to pinocaphone content. To be used only in moderation and avoided in pregnancy and by epileptics. Contra-indicated in case of high blood pressure.
HERBAL/FOLK TRADITION It is used principally for respiratory and digestive complaints including asthma, and externally for rheumatism, bruises, sores, earache and toothache. It is highly recommended by aromatherapists to use as an inhalent, either with a steam bowl or in an inhaler. (Click Here for our inhaler). It is also used to regulate blood pressure, as a general nerve tonic, and for states of anxiety or hysteria. It is current in the British Herbal Pharmacopocia.