Essential Oils Descriptions L - O

Essential Oils - their properties, their uses and a few recipes! Click on an essential oil and learn more about it's uses. Check back often as we update the links.

Lavandin Essential Oil
Properties: Anti depressant, anti septic, analgesic cicatrisant, expectorant, nervine, vulnerary.
Health Benefits: Fights depression, protects wounds from infections, reduces pain, heals scars and after marks, clears phlegm and cures coughs, strengthens nerves, helps heal wounds

Lavender Essential Oil
Properties: Calming, sleep inducing, analgesic, disinfectant, anti inflammatory, anti septic, anti fungal
Health Benefits: Nervous system, insomnia, pain relief, urine flow, respiratory disorders, skin care, hair care, blood circulation, indigestion, immunity
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Lemon Essential Oil
Properties: anti septic, anti viral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, haemostatic, restorative, tonic.
Health Benefits: Protects from septic, inhibits viral & bacterial growth, strengthens gums, stops hair fall, lifts skin, induce firmness in muscles, stops haemorrhage, fights infections, cures fever, heals damages, tones body

Lemongrass Essential Oil
Properties: Analgesic, anti depressant, anti microbial, anti pyretic, anti septic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, galactogogue, insecticidal, nervine, sedative, tonic.
Health Benefits: Reduces pain, fights depression, inhibits microbial growth, reduces high fever, protects wounds from being septic, strengthens gums and hair and stops haemorrhage, kills bacteria, removes gases, drives away body odour, promotes urination, reduces fever, stops fungal infections, increases milk, kills insects, strengthens nerves, sedates inflammations and nervous disturbances, tones up whole body
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Lime Essential Oil
Properties: Anti septic, anti viral, astringent, aperitif, bactericidal, disinfectant, febrifuge, haemostatic, restorative, tonic.
Health Benefits: Protects wounds from being septic, protection against viral infection, boosts appetite, kills bacteria, fights infections, reduces fever, stops haemorrhage, restores health and heals wears and tears, tonic for health

Mandarin Essential Oil
Properties: Anti septic, anti spasmodic, circulatory, cytophylactic, depurative, digestive, hepatic, nervous relaxant, sedative, stomachic and tonic.
Health Benefits: Protects against septic, relaxes spasm, increases blood & lymph circulation, promotes growth & regeneration of cells, purifies blood, facilitates digestion, good for liver, sedates inflammations & nervous afflictions, good for stomach, tones up body

Manuka Essential Oil
Properties: Anti dandruff, antidote to insect bites and stings, anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti inflammatory, anti histaminic, anti allergenic. cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant and nervous relaxant
Health Benefits: Treats dandruff, counters venom, inhibits bacterial and fungal infections, sedates inflammations, checks production of histamin & cures allergic symptoms, clears scars & spots, promotes growth & regeneration of cells, drives away body odour, relaxes nerves

Marjoram Essential Oil
Properties: Analgesic, anti spasmodic, an aphrodisiac, anti septic, anti viral, bactericidal, carminative, cephalic, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, hypotensive, laxative, nervine, sedative, stomachic, vasodilator, vulnerary.
Health Benefits: Reduces pain, clears spasm & cures cramps, enhances libido, protects from septic, inhibits viral and Bacterial growth, removes gases from intestines, cures headache, warming, increases perspiration, promotes digestion, increases urination, opens up obstructed menses, cures cough & cold and dilutes phlegm, kills fungus, lowers blood pressure, cures constipation, good for nerves, sedates disturbances, good for stomach, widens and relaxes blood vessels, heals wounds

Melissa Essential Oil
Properties: Anti depressant, cordial, nervine, emenagogue, sedative, anti spasmodic, stomachic, anti bacterial, carminative, diaphoretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, sudorific, tonic.
Health Benefits: Drives away depression, warming, cures nervous disorders, opens blocked menses, sedates inflammation, clears spasm, good for stomach, inhibits bacteria, removes gas, increases perspiration & removes toxins, reduces fever, lowers blood pressure, boosts health and immunity

Mugwort Essential Oil
Properties: Cordial, digestive, diuretic, emenagogue, nervine, stimulant, uterine, vermifuge
Health Benefits: Warming, facilitates digestion, increases urination & removal of toxins, treats nervous disorders, stimulates functions, maintains uterine health, kills worms

Mullein Essential Oil
Properties: Analgesic, anti inflammatory, anti septic, disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, relaxant and tranquilizing.
Health Benefits: Pain relief, sedates inflammations, protects against septic, fights infections, increases urination & removal of toxins, expells phlegm & catarrh, reduces fever, relaxes body & mind, brings sleep

Mustard Essential Oil
Properties: Stimulant, irritant, appetizer, anti bacterial, anti fungal, insect repellant, hair vitalizer, cordial, diaphoretic, anti rheumatic and tonic
Health Benefits: Stimulates discharges and other systems, causes irritations, increases appetite, inhibits Bacterial growth and fungal growth, keeps insects away, boosts hair growth and stops hair loss, warming, increases perspiration, stimulates circulation and helps cure rheumatism, boosts health and immunity

Myrrh Essential Oil
Properties: Anti microbial, astringent, expectorant, anti fungal, stimulant, carminative, stomachic, anti catarrhal, diaphoretic, vulnerary, anti septic, immune booster, circulatory, tonic, anti inflammatory, anti spasmodic.
Health Benefits: Checks microbial growth, tightens gums and muscles and stops haemorrhage, helps cure cough and cold, stops fungal growth, stimulates discharges and systems, removes gases, good for stomach, gives relief from phlegm, promotes sweating, helps wounds heal quickly and protects them from infection, boosts protection against diseases, improves circulation and protects from rheumatism & arthritis, boosts health and immunity, sedates inflammation, clears spasm

Myrtle Essential Oil
Properties: Anti septic, astringent, deodorant, expectorant, sedative
Health Benefits: Protects wounds & ulcers against infections, tightens gums and muscles and stops haemorrhage, stops body odour, fights cough & cold, soothes inflammations & nervous disturbances

Neroli Essential Oil
Properties: Anti depressant, aphrodisiac, anti septic, bactericidal, cordial, carminative, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, disinfectant, anti spasmodic, deodorant, digestive, emollient, sedative, tonic.
Health Benefits: Uplifts mood and fights depression, enhances libido, protects wounds against infections, kills bacteria, warming, gives relief from gases, fades scars & after marks, promotes cell growth, fights infection, clears spasm, drives away body odour, improves digestion, takes care of skin, sedates anxiety & inflammations, tones up body functions.

Niaouli Essential Oil
Properties: Analgesic, anti rheumatic, anti septic, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, stimulant, vermifuge and vulnerary
Health Benefits: Pain relief, treats rheumatism & arthritis, protects against septic, inhibits bacterial growth, boosts health, clears scars & spots, clears congestion & eases breathing, expells phlegm & catarrh, reduces fever, kills & repells insects, stimulates functions, kills worms, heals wounds.

Nutmeg Essential Oil
Properties: Analgesic, anti emetic, anti oxidant, anti rheumatic, anti septic, anti spasmodic, anti parasitic, aphrodisiac, cardiac, vermifuge, laxative, prostaglandin inhibitor, stimulant and tonic.
Health Benefits: Pain relief, stops vomiting, counters aging, treats rheumatism & arthritis, protects from septic, relaxes spasm, kills parasites & worms, enhances libido, good for heart, clears bowels, stops prostrate enlargement, stimulates, tones up body.

Oakmoss Essential Oil
Properties: Anti septic, demulcent, expectorant and restorative.
Health Benefits: Protects against septic, soothing, expells phlegm & catarrh, heals damages & restores health

Orange Essential Oil
Properties: Anti inflammatory, anti depressant, anti spasmodic, anti septic, aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, tonic, sedative and cholagogue
Health Benefits: Soothes inflammations, fights depressions & uplifts mood, protects against septic, enhances libido & cures sexual disorders, gives relief from gas, increases urination and removes toxins, tones up health & immune system, sedates emotional & nervous disturbances, increases discharges & secretions from glands

Oregano Essential Oil
Properties: Anti viral, anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti parasitic, anti oxidant, anti inflammatory, digestive, emenagogue, anti allergenic
Health Benefits: Inhibits viral, Bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, heals damages done by oxidation, soothes inflammations, promotes digestion, opens up obstructed menstruations, helps cure allergy
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