Jasmine essential oil

Jasmine Essential Oil

Jasmine essential oil is extracted from either Jasminum officinale, both from the Oleaceae family and is also known as Jasmin, Jessamine and common Jasmine.

Uses
It is a valuable remedy in oil properties: Jasmine essential oil has a sweet, exotic and rich floral smell and the oil is deep orange-brown in color. The species Jasminum grandiflorum (royal Jasmine, Spanish or Catalonian Jasmine or jati) is also used for essential oil extraction, but our 20% blend is made from Jasminum officinale.

Origin of Jasmine essential oil
Jasmine is an evergreen fragile climbing shrub that can grow up to 10 meters (33 feet) high. It has dark green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers, which are picked at night when the aroma is most intense.

An experienced picker can pick 10,000-15,000 blossoms per day. Originally from China and Northern India, brought to Spain by the Moors and the Mediterranean with France, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, China, Japan and Turkey producing the best essential oil now.

The name Jasmine is derived from the Persia ‘yasmin’. The Chinese, Arabians and Indians used Jasmine medicinally, as an aphrodisiac and for ceremonial purposes.

In Turkey the wood is used for making rope stems. Jasmine tea is a Chinese favorite (but Jasminum sambac - Arabian Jasmine - is normally used for this) and in Indonesia it is a popular garnish.

Extraction
In manufacturing, Jasmine essential oil is produced as a ‘concrete’ by solvent extraction, and an absolute is obtained from the concrete by separation with alcohol, and an essential oil is produced off the absolute by steam distillation.

1,000 lbs of flowers yield approximately one pound of liquid concrete, which yields 0.2% aromatic molecules.

Chemical composition
The main chemical components of Jasmine essential oil are: Benzyl, Nerol, Terpineol, Linalyl Acetate, Methyl Anthranilate, Jasmone and Farnesol.

Precautions
Jasmine essential oil is non-toxic, non-irritant and generally non-sensitizing, although some people do have an allergic reaction to essential oil. As Jasmine essential oil is used to ease labor as well as an emmenagogue, it should not be used during Pregnancy. It can impede concentration, so should be used with care.

Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Jasmine essential oil include: Anti-depressant, Aphrodisiac, Anti-spasmodic, Antiseptic, Stimulant and Emollient.

Jasmine essential oil soothes the nerves and produces a feeling of confidence, optimism and euphoria. It revitalizes and restores energy. Jasmine essential oil facilitates delivery in childbirth: it hastens the birth by strengthening the contractions and at the same time relieves the pain.

Jasmine essential oil is effective in post-natal depression and promotes the flow of breast milk. Because of its soothing and calming nature, Jasmine essential oil helps with sexual problems such as impotence, premature ejaculation and frigidity.

In the respiratory system Jasmine essential oil also soothes irritating coughs and helps with hoarseness and laryngitis. It helps with muscle pain, sprains, and stiff limbs. Jasmine tones dry, greasy, irritated and sensitive skin, increases elasticity and is often used to assist with stretch marks and scarring.

Summary
Jasmine essential oil is very valuable oil and is used for severe depression, for childbirth, sexual problems, on the respiratory tract, for muscle pain and for toning the skin.

Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy Jasmine essential oil can be useful for: addiction, depression, nervousness, coughs, relaxation and tension.

Blended oil or in the Bath
Jasmine essential oil can be used as blended Massage oil or diluted in the Bath for: addiction, postnatal depression, relaxation, muscle pain, coughs, tension, Stress and nervousness.

Lotions and creams
Jasmine essential oil can be used in a base creams or Lotions for dry or greasy and sensitive skin, as well as assisting with stretch marks and scars.

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