2 ml
Botanical source: Helichrysum angustifolium
Plant part used: The herb
Origin: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Production: Ethically wild-harvested, organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the semi-dried herb
Fragrance profile: Deeply-saturated amber-sweet floral, with delicious sweet-hay resonances and balsamic sweet-wood undertones
Properties: Nurturing, calming, harmonizing and grounding. Topically cooling and soothing.
Chinese medicine function: To circulate Qi and Blood, nourish the Yin and calm the Shen
Complimentary blending: Geranium, Rose, Rosewood, Camomile (all types), Lavender, Clary sage, Bergamot
Fragrance energy: Sweet, green
Movement course: Circulating
Warmth effect: Neutral to cool
Tone effect: Relaxant
Channel tropism: Liver, Heart, Pericardium, Lung
Five-Element affinity: Wood, Fire
In Chinese Medicine: Helichrysum is a versatile sweet, relaxant oil used for strongly diffusing constrained Qi and calming the Shen. Its action of circulating Qi and Blood spans an unusually wide range of tense patterns. It shows a marked tropism for the Upper Jiao, and is one of the few oils associated with stagnation of Heart Qi and Blood as well as with diffusing constrained Heart Qi itself. With an equally strong affinity for the Lungs, it is associated with patterns involving Lung Qi constraint, heat, phlegm and wind — and is unusual in being able to cool <em>and</em> moisten the Lungs, something a drying oil such as Blue-gum eucalyptus cannot do.
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.
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 prior to using essential oils.
Sooooo sweet but in a strong light way, not in a diluted light way, if that makes any sense. Makes me think of pure sugarcane and chrysanthemum juice. It calms my mind.
