Aromatherapy Oils - Marjoram
Botanical name: Origanum Marjorana
Botanical family: Labiatae
Note: Middle
Part of plant used: Leaves, flower tops
Origin: Marjoram is indigenous to Persia, the Mediterranean coastal regions, Hungary and is cultivated in France.
Description: Warm and penetrating.
History: The Greeks and Romans plaited Marjoram in girl's hair. Aphrodite picked Marjoram to heal wounds. The Victorians said it 'strengthens the brain.'
Properties and Indications:
- Good tonic for the digestive system
- Flatulence
- Insomnia - for those who don't sleep well
- Migraines
- Mental instability
- Hypo-tensor - lowers blood pressure
- Anti-spasmodic - can ease a spasmodic cough if nothing else helps
- Can help bruising in terms of the nervous system (blood) - use as a compress
- Forgetfulness, absentmindedness
- Shock, trauma
- Nourishes the nervous system (like recharging a car battery)
- Can help people who are exhausted, worn out and tired
- A natural sedative, particularly acts on the parasympathetic nervous system
- Can calm sex drive
Personality
- Can help people with too much anger, are irritable and a tendency to violence and tantrums
- Loneliness, certain depression (mood swings up and down not just down)
- For intense fear
Contra-indications:
- Not to be used for the despondent
Blending:
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