Essential oils and physical properties: the list

Essential oils, a list: have you ever wanted to have all the properties to consult when needed? Below you can find a list of Olfattiva essential oils, pure and whole, and their physical actions.

Orange: antispasmodic, nerve calming, antidepressant, digestive, diuretic, lymphatic stimulant, bile stimulant, antiseptic, cardiac and circulatory tonic

White Fir: tonic, stimulant, respiratory antiseptic, antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge, anti-rheumatic

Bay Laurel: antiseptic, antispasmodic, expectorant, sudorific, anti-rheumatic, analgesic, digestive, nervous system rebalancing, insect repellent

Basil: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, nerve tonic, adrenal cortex stimulant, menstrual stimulant, digestive, antiseptic, expectorant, insect repellent

Bergamot: antiseptic, antispasmodic, digestive, carminative, febrifuge, healing, deodorant, antidepressant, tonic, relaxing, vermifuge

Cajeput: antiseptic, antiviral, anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, tonic, stimulant, expectorant, febrifuge, sudorific, anti-neuralgic, mild analgesic, anti-diarrheal, venous decongestant, vermifuge, insect repellent

Chamomile: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, healing, anti-allergic, antispasmodic, anti-neuralgic, anti-rheumatic, nervous system calming, antiseptic, antioxidant, tonic, immune stimulant, febrifuge, digestive, carminative, vermifuge

Cinnamon: powerful antiseptic, circulatory stimulant, warming, antispasmodic, digestive, carminative, anti-inflammatory, general tonic and stimulant, antiparasitic, menstrual stimulant, aphrodisiac

Atlantic Cedar: general tonic, mucolytic, expectorant, antiseptic, circulatory and tissue stimulant, lymphotonic, lipolytic, diuretic, balancing and relaxing for the nervous system, astringent, aphrodisiac, insect repellent

Cloves: powerful antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, general stimulant, anesthetic, analgesic, antispasmodic, expectorant, nerve tonic, carminative, digestive, appetite stimulant, healing, anti-rheumatic, anti-neuralgic, uterine tonic, aphrodisiac

Cypress: astringent, diuretic, antispasmodic, healing, sudorific, anti-rheumatic, antitussive, phlebotonic, venous and lymphatic decongestant, hemostatic, tonic, nervous system balancing, insect repellent

Eucalyptus: anti-catarrhal, expectorant, mucolytic, antiseptic, analgesic, antispasmodic, anti-rheumatic, febrifuge, healing, deodorant, diuretic, purifying, antiparasitic, insect repellent

Fennel: digestive, carminative, antispasmodic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulates menstruation, galactagogue (encourages milk production after childbirth), tonic, laxative, vermifuge, antiseptic, cholagogue

Jasmine: antidepressant, relaxing, uterine tonic, aphrodisiac, eudermic (improves the physiological state of the skin), antiseptic, stimulates menstruation, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac

Geranium: anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, healing, hemostatic, phlebotonic, lymphatic decongestant, anti-neuralgic, analgesic, antispasmodic, antidepressant, anxiolytic, adrenal cortex tonic, liver and pancreas stimulant, diuretic, slightly insect repellent, aphrodisiac

Juniper: anti-rheumatic, anti-arthritic, diuretic, antiseptic, expectorant, nervous system tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic, healing, sudorific, digestive, astringent, purifying, draining, antiparasitic

Frankincense: immunostimulant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, healing, expectorant, anti-catarrhal, antidepressant, anti-rheumatic, calming, digestive, tonic.

Lavender: anti-inflammatory, decongestant, antispasmodic, analgesic, healing, nervous system rebalancing, relaxing, antidepressant, antiseptic, anti-rheumatic, hypotensive, sudorific, diuretic, bile stimulant, insect repellent

Lemongrass: antiseptic, digestive, tonic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, febrifuge, astringent, deodorant, refreshing, nervous system sedative, antidepressant, galactagogue, circulatory stimulant, skin and muscle tissue toning, insect repellent, antiparasitic

Lemon: stimulant, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, febrifuge, antispasmodic, astringent, digestive, liver stimulant, carminative, hypotensive, purifying, venous tonic, healing, hemostatic, lymphatic decongestant, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, immune tonic, nervous tonic, blood thinner

Litsea: neurovegetative balancing, sedative, antidepressant, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, digestive, antiviral, analgesic

Red Mandarin/ Green Mandarin: relaxing, sedative, mild antispasmodic, digestive, bile stimulant, mild antiseptic

Peppermint/ Crispa: antispasmodic, analgesic, nervous stimulant, general tonic, digestive, carminative, cephalic, liver and bile stimulant, anti-catarrhal, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antipruritic, moderate antiseptic, promotes menstrual cycle, febrifuge, insect repellent, antiparasitic

Myrrh: anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, anti-catarrhal, expectorant, healing, antispasmodic, digestive, tonic, antiparasitic, menstrual stimulant

Myrtle: toning, expectorant, mucolytic, antiseptic, diuretic, antispasmodic, anti-rheumatic, venous and lymphatic decongestant

Neroli: antidepressant, neurotonic, sedative, antihypertensive, antispasmodic, antiseptic, antiparasitic, digestive, eudermic, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, phlebotonic, aphrodisiac

Patchouli: healing, anti-inflammatory, decongestant, astringent, deodorant, phlebotonic, antidepressant, aphrodisiac, nerve tonic, antiseptic, febrifuge, insect repellent, antiparasitic

Petit Grain: decongestant, antispasmodic, antiseptic, deodorant, tonic, nervous system rebalancing, anti-inflammatory.

Scots Pine: general and nervous stimulant, adrenal gland stimulant, expectorant, antiseptic, lymphatic decongestant, bile stimulant, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, sexual stimulant, deodorant.

Grapefruit: Antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, tonic, stimulant, digestive

Ravensara: Aromatic: antiseptic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, expectorant, anti-rheumatic.

Damask Rose: harmonizing, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, antispasmodic, digestive, antiseptic, tonic for heart, liver and uterus, astringent, healing, antidepressant, mildly sedative, nervous system tonic, aphrodisiac

Clary Sage: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, decongestant, estrogen-like action, venous circulation tonic, antiseptic, balancing, relaxing, nerve tonic, antidepressant, menstrual stimulant, aphrodisiac, antiperspirant, diuretic, healing

Tea Tree: broad-spectrum antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, healing, analgesic, venous decongestant, circulatory tonic, balsamic, expectorant, nerve tonic

Thyme: antiseptic, nerve tonic, circulatory stimulant, immune stimulant, digestive, expectorant, antioxidant, diuretic, anti-rheumatic, rubefacient, antispasmodic, sudorific

Vanilla: soothing, antidepressant, digestive

Vetiver: glandular and circulatory tonic, phlebotonic, anti-rheumatic, menstrual stimulant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antidepressant, immunostimulant, aphrodisiac, insect repellent

Ylang Ylang: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, heart and nervous system calming, antiseptic, aphrodisiac

Ginger: analgesic, febrifuge, sudorific, antiseptic, antioxidant, anti-rheumatic, digestive, stimulant, antiemetic, carminative, antispasmodic, expectorant, respiratory stimulant, rubefacient, blood thinning, aphrodisiac