10 ml
Botanical source: Tanacetum annuum
Plant part used: The herb
Origin: Morocco
Production: Sustainably wild harvested, certified organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the fresh flowering tops in August and September
Note: This oils gets its name from its deep cobalt blue color, not from its flowers – which are yellow, not blue.
Caution: Blue tansy oil is commonly adulterated with other oils such as Yarrow, White mugwort and Moroccan wild camomile.
Fragrance profile: Deeply saturated fruity-sweet and apple-green notes, laced with an whiff of fresh spicyness. Similar to German camomile but sweeter, fruitier and less 'maltey' or 'seaweedy.'
Properties: Cooling, soothing, relaxing, harmonizing
Chinese medicine function: To circulate the Qi, nourish the Yin, clear heat and calm the Shen
Pharmacology: Blue tansy is highest in the sesquiterpene chamazulene of any oil: often up to 38%. Chamazulene is one of nature's most potent anti-inflammatory compounds and has shown excellent antihistamine and antiallergic actions in clinical trials. Other anti-inflammatory constituents that Blue tansy contains include curcumene, terpinen-4-ol and borneol. Its 3-12% camphor content ensures an equally good analgesic action.
Complementary blending: Yarrow, German camomile, Roman camomile, Helichrysum, Rosewood, Geranium, Palmarosa, Bergamot, Green mandarin.
For external use only. Properly dilute all essential oils in lotion or vegetable carrier oil before massage or other topical use. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health conditions, or are taking medications, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.
Fragrance energy: Sweet, green
Movement course: Circulating
Warmth effect: Cool
Tone effect: Relaxant
Channel tropism: Liver, Heart, Lung
Five-Element affinity: Wood, Fire
In Chinese Medicine: A cooling, sweet-green oil, Blue Tansy is used to circulate the Qi and calm the Shen. The focus of this systemic relaxant is constrained Qi agitating the Heart Shen, while at the same time supporting Heart Yin. Blue Tansy sits at about the same strength as Lavender, but with more emphasis on nourishing Heart Yin. Mild inhalation reinforces its calming effect on the Shen and is often used alongside point treatment.
Chinese Medicine functions adapted from Peter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H., Channeling Fragrance. The full profile — treatment patterns, acupoint combinations and synergist oils — is in the book.
I find this EO to be uplifting, expressing notes of joy and love.
So calming, helps to keep focus.
Love using this oil, it has many uses. My clients love the smell and feel.
Great for calming but not as strong smelling as I thought it would be.
