Botanical name: Pelargonium Odorantissimum / Graveolens
Botanical family: Geraniaceae
Note: Middle
Part of plant used: Stems and leaves
Origin: Algeria, Reunion, Madagascar and Guinea
Description: Sweet and heavy, similar to Rose
History: The Ancients regarded Geranium as an exceptional vulnerary with the power to mend fractures and eliminate cancers.
Properties and Indications:
- Antiseptic
- Astringent – contracts capillaries
- Stimulates the nervous system
- Excellent for the skin – eczema and psoriasis
- Anticoagulant – for circulation
- Haemostatic – prevents hemorrhage
- Gentle detoxification
- Hemorrhoids
- Varicose veins
- Harmonizing and re-balancing
- Regulates and stimulates the adrenal cortex which in turn balances the body
Personality
- Ambivalent- refreshing and a tonic but also has calming qualities
Blending:
- Basil, Cajuput, Caraway, Cardamom, Citronella, Dill, Elemi, Lavandin, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Manuka, Melissa, Orange, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Petitgrain, Rose, Rosewood, Sage, Tagetes, Verbena, Vetivert
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