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Profile -
Geranium is a
perennial plant, growing from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is
erect and un branched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves
deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to
June, color pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit
a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one
seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches
for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh,
when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly
astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the
plant flowers. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from
leaves, stalks and flowers.
Uses
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Geranium essential oil, has been used
for conditions such as dysentery, hemorroids, inflammations, metorrhagia
and menorrhagia (excessive blood loss during menstruation)Used for piles
and internal bleeding. Excellent as an injection for flooding and
leucorrhoea, and taken internally for diarrhoea, children's cholera,
chronic dysentery; a good gargle. The leaves are also used and give the
greatest percentage of tannin and should be collected before the plant
seeds.
Geranium essential oil,
Pelargoneum
graveolens,
blends well with
the following essential oils:
lavender,
patchouli,
clove,
rose,
orange,
sandalwood,
jasmine,
juniperberry,
bergamot and other citrus
oils.
Cautions -
non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
Properties -
Antidepressant,
antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astingent, cicatrizant,
deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex),
styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
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Common
Name -Geranium
Essential Oil
Botanical Name - Pelargoneum
graveolens
Country of
Origin -India
Parts
Used - Leaves
& flowers
Extraction - Steam
Distillation |
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Essential oils packing:
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5 ml, 10
ml, 25 ml or any pack asked by customer. Minimum order in our label 1000
and in private label 5000
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Bulk
packing is also available.
All of our essential oils are 100% pure and natural essential oils, of
therapeutic grade and free from any chemicals or pesticides.
Although all of our
products are of premium quality, our essential oils are not certified
organic essential oils.
Geranium Essential oils and aromatherapy
products can also be used in soap making ingredients, lotions, massage
oils, diffusers, potpourri, scent, air fresheners, body fragrance, perfume
oils, aromatherapy products, bath oils, towel scenting, spa's, incense,
light rings, laundry, facial steams, hair treatments, and more.
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