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Valerian Root Essential Oil 10ml
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£7.23
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Valerian Root, Pure Essential Oil In 10ml Amber Glass Dropper
Bottle
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Extraction Process |
Perfume Note |
| Valeriana officinalis |
Belgium/China |
steam distillation |
Green top note. |
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| Extraction Description |
Scent Description |
| Oil by steam distillation from the
rhizomes |
Warm, woody, balsamic, musky odour |
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| General Description |
| Valerian Root Essential Oil. Stress
releasing and relaxing, therefore good to use at night (external use only).
Only one or two drops of Valerian may be necessary to vapourise or massage
with the following essential oils in a carrier. Add petitgrain, orange or
mandarin to improve the overpowering aroma. If the aroma is too much for
some people spikenard is a good substitute. |
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| Historical Background |
| In medieval times it was called ?all
heal?. A traditional nerve tonic. |
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| Properties |
| Stress releasing and relaxing. |
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| Base Products |
| bornyl-isovalerate |
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| Safety |
| DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL
BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. USE IN
MODERATION. |
What other people think
The root is current in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983
p. 226 as a specific for 'conditions presenting nervous excitability.'
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