Marjoram Essential Oil - Organic

10 ml

Botanical source: Origanum maiorana
Plant part used: The herb
Origin: Egypt
Production: Cultivated and certified organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the partly dried herb

Fragrance profile: Intensely sweet-herbaceous and rich in lyrical fresh-pungent, lemony top notes. This sweet marjoram oil probably has the richest sweet-herbaceous bouquet of any oil.


Properties: Strengthening, balancing, relaxing

Chinese medicine function: To circulate the Qi, descend Yang Qi and calm the Shen

Complementary blending: Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, Mandarin, Blue tansy, Roman camomile, German camomile, Helichrysum, Cypress, Tea tree, Eucalyptus (all types)

Fragrance energy: Green, sweet, pungent
Movement course: Circulating, sinking
Warmth effect: Neutral
Tone effect: Relaxant, sedative
Channel tropism: Liver, Spleen, Heart, Lung
Five-Element affinity: Wood, Fire

In Chinese Medicine: With its relaxant sweet, green and pungent qualities, Marjoram is used for vigorously circulating the Qi and descending rising Yang. It sits in the group of sweet-green oils whose sinking course of movement addresses the rising Qi that follows on from long-standing constraint — a pattern traditionally described as floating Yang.

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.