Essential oils

Obtaining method. The oil is obtained out of withered leaves and flowers by water vapour distillation. Description. yellowish liquid. Aroma: fresh, strong, herbaceous, characterized by racy bitterish cooling flavor with balmy tones and sweet clear evaporations. The main essential oil component is menthol (up to 60%), having peppermint flavour, and also iso-menthol, iso-menthone, menthyl acetate, menthone, menthofuran, neoisomenthole, neomenthol, cineol and other substances in quantity up to 1%. Effects: antiviral, antiseptic, broncholytic, carminative, astringent, hepatoprotective, hepatostimulative, antihelminthic, disintoxication, deodorizing, diuretic, bile-expelling, immune stimulating, cardioactive, blood-clear, anthemorrhagic, lactogenic, mucolytic, normalizing blood pressure, anesthetic, general stimulating, general tonic, refreshing, expectorant, sudatory, antiinflammatory, repellent, cathartic, antispasmodic, stimulating menstruations, restorative, abirritant, fungicidal. It is compatible with other oils. Peppermint aroma is good combined with coriander, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, dill, salvia, eucalyptus and citrus oils. Contraindications and cautions. Not recommended for children under 6 years of age and in case of pregnancy and epilepsy, use restrictedly in case of allergic rhinitis, avoid giving it to children under 10 years of age. Essential oils in heavy doses in the inhalation mixtures may trigger disturbance of respiration, heart pain and sleep disturbance. It may irritate sensitive skin if concentrated more than 1%. Don’t use with homeopathic medicines. Application methods: applications on gums, aroma lamp, balneums, inhalations, compress, masage, rinse.

Obtaining method. Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of plants during milky-wax ripeness phase. Description. The oil is colorless or yellowish liquid characterized by anise smell and sweet taste. The oil darkens with the course of time. Below a temperature of +10 Co it congeals and turns into non-transparent viscous mass, oil solidification temperature is one of the constants which characterizes its quality and it depends on anethole quantitative content. When brought anise oil to the boil several times it won’t congeal afterwards even on high cooling. The same concerns the oil on long storage. Composition. Fresh oil contains: 80-90% trans-anethole, nearly 10-15% bitterant methyl chavicol, about 2% hydrocarbon. Keeping under daylight influence trans-anethole forms more toxic (up to 20 times) cis- anethole. Effects: analgesic, anthelmintic,anticarcinogenic, antiseptic, antitoxic, aphrodisiac, broncholytic, carminative, hypotensive, disintoxication, deodorizing, antipyretic, cholagogic, immunostimulative, insecticidal, cardiotonic, anthemorrhagic, lactogenic, diuretic,general stimulating, expectorant, sudatory, antiinflammatory, repellent, sedative, vasodilating, spasmolytic, stimulating (appetite, breathing), fungicidal. It’s compatible with other oils. It’s good to combine anise with carnation and fennel for treating catarrhal diseases. Recommended to mix oil with peppermint and eucalyptus in case of coryza. It is used in cookery — with cloves, ginger, cinnamon, laurel, coriander, black pepper and fennel. In other cases — use with cardamom. Compatible with sassafras. Contraindications and cautions. Avoid giving it to children, not recommended in case of allergy, pregnancy, skin diseases and epilepsy. The oil has a strong effect. Take small doses, the overdosage causes long nervous system suppression, impaired judgment, skin and stomach irritation, giddiness. Long-term intake of high doses causes narcotic action, hallucinations, palsy, slow blood circulation. Its retail selling is illegal abroad. Don’t use before sunbathing. The irradiation of anethole by sunlight causes its toxic isomer. Store in dark place. Insertion norms: into soap (0,008-0,06%), into household chemicals (0,001-0,006%), creams, lotions (0,0025-0,01%), perfume (0,054-0,25%). Application methods: aroma lamp, balneums, inhalations, compress, massage, beauty products enrichment.

Obtaining method. The oil is obtained by water vapour distillation out of complete plants during milky-wax ripeness phase. Description. The oil is transparent liquid with its colour varying from yellow to brown or orange-brown, apiole crystals are frequently exuded at a normal temperature. The smell is characteristic, spicy, slightly grassy (with woody notes), which is differ from parsley scent. Component compositon. Parsley oil contains: myristicin (up to 21%), α- pinene (10-20%), β- pinene (5-15%), apiole (7%), limonene (up to 10%) , β-phellandrene (15%) and up to 25% 1,3,8-p-menthatriene. Effects: analgesic, antiseptic, carminative, hypoglycemic, disintoxication, deodorizing, cholagogue, healing, insecticidal, styptic, diuretic, expectorant, sudorific, antiphlogistic, regenerating, sedative, laxative, warming, spasmolytic, stimulating (menstruations, digestion), tonic. It is compatible with other oils. It’s good if combined with sweet basil, cajeput, lovage, myrtle, juniper, neroli, petitgrain, rosemary, rose, dill, tea tree and clary. Contraindications and cautions. Not recommended for children under 12 years of age. The oil is contraindicated in case of acute inflammatory diseases and pregnancy (apiole has an ectrotic effect). Parsley oil is contraindicated orally in case of nephritis, acute cystitis and podagra. Myristicin may cause psychoactive effect. Application methods: aroma lamp, applications, compress, massage.

Obtaining method: hydrodistillation of a wild plant’s aboveground part, mowed during the blossom season. Description. The oil is viscous liquid of an ink-blue colour (due to a valuable coloring component - chamazulene). Its aroma is strong, lasting and sweet- grassy with slight rough tones. Composition. It contains more than 40 components, among them are: cis-ocimene (2,37%), β- farnesyl (27, 82%), germacrene D (5,58%), bicyclogermacrene (6,28%), trans-α- farnesene (8,85%), nerolidol (1,19%), bisabolonoksid (10,85%), chamazulene (5,4%), bisabololoksid А (8,65%), bisabololoksid Б (10,7%), cis-en-yn- dicycloether (3,73%) , and also α- и β-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, yomogi alcohol, α- phellandrene, ledol and others. Effects: antiseptic, aphrodisiac, bactericidal, analgesic, broncholytic, carminative, hypotensive, antipyretic, immune stimulating, sudorific, antiinflammatory, emollient, soporific, sedative, regenerating, ungicidal. It’s applied to treat skin diseases (neurodermatitis, eczema and others), cystitis, burns and freezing injury. Recommended in case of insect bites, arthritis, myalgia, rheumatism, neuralgia. It is compatible with other oils. It is good if combined with oils of milfoil, clary sage, patchouli, incense and also with oils obtained out of citrus plants, herbal and floral raw materials. Contraindications and cautions. Not recommended for children under 6 years of age and in case of pregnancy. The oil is nontoxic but allergic reaction is possible. Check intolerance before using. The oil may make dark-blue marks on clothes. Application methods: aroma lamp, balneums, inhalations, compress, massage, beauty products enrichment. The oil is added to aroma-lamps in case of migraine, headache and insomnia. May be added to hair-care products for strengthening hair roots.

Obtaining method: hydrodistillation of a wild plant’s aboveground part, mowed during the blossom season. Description. The oil is liquid with its colour varying from yellow to green- blue. The oil has a pleasant lasting grassy aroma with cineole and camphor notes. Composition. It contains more than 70 constituents, among them are: α-pinene (1,7%), camphene (1,9%), 1,8-cineol (11%), α-thujone (4%), β- thujone (7,2%), sabinol (3%), camohor (5,8%), borneol (4,5%), bornyl acetate (1,3%), terpinen-4-ol (up to 2,2%), germacrene D (8%), γ- eudesmol (2%), chamazulene and others. Effects: antiinflammatory, antirheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, expectorant, regenerating, diuretic, fungicidal. The oil is compatible with other oils. It’s good if combined with oils of wild camomile, clary, cedar, pinetree, fir, valerian, vetiver and manuka. Contraindications and cautions. Not recommended for children under 6 years of age and in case of pregnancy and epilepsy. The oil doesn’t cause irritatation, but the allergic reaction is possible. Check intolerance before using. Application methods: aroma lamp, balneums, inhalations, compress, massage, beauty products enrichment. Inhalations are used in case of cold, flu, insomnia. Rubbing and compresses are used in case of rheumatoid arthritis.

Obtaining method. Essential oil is obtained out of seeds or complete plants during milky-wax ripeness phase. Description. Fennel oil is colorless or light-yellow liquid characterized by sweet flavor and anise smell with camphor notes. Crystalline anethol is exuded out of essential oil on cooling. Main components — anethol (60-80%), anisic acid, anisic ketone, dipentene, camphene, limonene, methyl chavicol (3-15%), pinene, phellandrene, fenchone (up to 20%). It contains anisaldehyde (0,5-2%) due to anethole oxidation. Unlike most essential oils fennel oil is water-soluble and it has an average volatility. Effects. Fennel oil has similar features of anisic one: analgesic, antiviral, anthelminthic, anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, antiseptic, antitoxic, aphrodisiac, broncholytic, carminative, hepatotrophic, disintoxication, deodorizing, diuretic, antipyretic, cholagogic, antiparasitic, coronary vasodilating, haemostatic, lactigenic, mucolytic, normalizing menstruations, general-stimulating, expectorating, detergent, diaphoretic,anti-inflammatory, repellent, sedative, catoteric, spasmolytic, stimulating (blood-circulation, lymphokinesis, menstruations), tonic, antifungal. It is compatible with other oils. It’s good if combined with geranium, cinnamon, lavender, rose, sandal, thuja, dill, citrus oils. Contraindications and cautions. There are some facts that fennel oil has the hormonal effect, that’s why its overdosage is intolerable. It may irritate sensitive skin if its concentration is more than 1%. Don’t use in case of epilepsy, pregnancy, for a long period of time, not recommended for children under 6 years of age. Maximal admissible safe concentration: in soap 0,07%; in creams, lotions 0,02%; perfume 0,4%. Application methods: applications, aroma lamp, balneums, inhalations, compress, massage, rinse, beauty products enrichment.

Dill oil is colorless or greenish liquid. Its smell islikedill scent, especially whenoil is obtained out ofunripe dill. Obtainingmethod.Currently it is preferable to obtain essential oil out ofa dill’s aboveground part during milky-wax ripeness phase of seeds or their partial ripening. Kinds of the so-called “russian” and europeanessential oilshave a similar chemical composition. They contain 30 – 40% limonene and carvone, 10 – 20% α-Phellandrene, 3 – 10% “dillether” and nearly 2,5% dillapiole, whichmay produce negative physiological effect. Although this weak concentration is quiteallowable that’s whydill oil has no use restrictions. Dill oil is widely used in food industry forproducing tinned goods, sauces, marinades. Inaromatherapy dill oil is recommended to apply as an antiseptic, analgetic and obtundent. Inphytotherapy infusions of ripe dill are used for treating stomachic diseases, hypertension, hepatic disorders. Dill water is used for treatingstomach ache in children.

Essential oil is colorless or light-yellow liquid having characteristic pleasant smell. Obtaining method.Clary oil is obtained out of seeds and complete plants during milky-wax ripeness phase. Essential oil contains linalyl acetate (63 – 73%),linalool (13 – 17%), linalool - cid (up to 2%),sesquiterpenic hydrocarbons (up to 12%), among them aregermacrene D (up to 4%),cariofilen(up to 3%) and their derivatives. It also comprisesup to 3% sclareolandtraces ofambroxide, which along withderivatives of sesquiterpenes addsthe amber scent to oil. 250 components in all are presented in the oilthat presentsitsperfume value and difficulty in artificial reproducing. This oil has no use restrictions in perfumery, cosmetology and food flavourings. In aromatherapyclary essential oil is applied forcalmingintense nervous alertness, reducingblood pressureandpreventing hair loss. Water condensate proved to be healing, forming with essential oil during itsdistillation out ofherbal substances. Warm condensate balneums are very favourable for those sufferingfrom rheumatic painandarthritis. Phytogenic wastescomingafteressential oil removalare used for obtaining diterpene glycol – scareol, whichservesasan addition to premium qualitytobacco, and for obtainingsome good aromatic substances as well.

Essential oil is colorless orlight-yellow liquid having characteristicpleasantsmell. Obtaining method.Coriander oil is obtained out of seedsor greens of flowering coriander. The main components of coriander oil are: (+)-linalool (65 – 78%), geraniol(0,5 – 3%), geranyl acetate (1 – 3,5%), camphor (4 – 6%) and monoterpenic hydrocarbons. The oil of greensconsists approx.50% of a mixture of decyl, decenoic, iso- decenoic,octyl andhexyl aldehydes, which defines strongcoriander smell. This oil has no use restrictions in perfumery andcosmetology. It is applied inaromatherapy for reducingnervous tension, tiredness, rheumatic arthritis and arthritic pain. Its antisepticproperties are favourablefor treatingcatarrhal diseases. Preparations of coriander greens are effective to use in the incipience of idiopathic hypertensia.