10 ml
Botanical source: Pinus sylvestris
Plant part used: The needle
Origin: Austria
Production: Ethically wild-harvested and certified organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the end needles and twiglets
Fragrance profile: A gentle pungent fresh oil with typical balsamic-green conifer notes that extend deep into the bass range
Properties: Restoring, stabilizing, energizing
Chinese medicine function: To tonify the Yang, strengthen the Lung, Kidney and Shen, and resolve damp
Complimentary blending: Black spruce, Atlas cedarwood, Siberian fir, Silver fir, Niaouli, Rosemary, Juniper berry, Tea tree, Sage, Eucalyptus (most types), Marjoram, Lavender
Fragrance energy: Woody, pungent
Movement course: Gathering, rising
Warmth effect: Neutral to warm
Tone effect: Restorative
Channel tropism: Lung, Kidney, Du, Chong, Ren
In Chinese Medicine: Scotch Pine is a woody-pungent Yang tonic that braces and consolidates the Lower Jiao before raising the Qi to the Upper Jiao. That gathering-then-rising course of movement is unusual, and it is what allows the oil to strengthen a chronically weak terrain rather than simply stimulate it.
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 before using essential oils.
I absolutely love this pine essential oil. I use it in chest cold salves, my diffuser, and for cleaning.
