Geranium Essential Oil

Pelargoneum graveolens

Geranium Essential Oil Profile Information

	Uses - Geranium is a perennial plant, growing from 1 to 2 feet high. The entire plant is erect and unbranched, more or less covered with hairs; the leaves deeply parted, each division again cleft and toothed, flowering April to June, colour pale to rosy purple, petals veined and woolly at base, fruit a beaked capsule, divided into five cells, each cell containing one seed, the root stocks 2 to 4 inches long thick with numerous branches for the next growth, outside brown, white and fleshy inside when fresh, when dried it turns to a darkish purple inside; no odour, taste strongly astringent, contains much tannin which is most active just before the plant flowers. Essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from leaves, stalks and flowers.
	Uses - Geranium essential oil, Pelargoneum graveolens,  has been used for conditions such as dysentery, hemorroids, inflammations, metorrhagia and menorrhagia (excessive blood loss during menstruation)Used for piles and internal bleeding. Excellent as an injection for flooding and leucorrhoea, and taken internally for diarrhoea, children's cholera, chronic dysentery; a good gargle. The leaves are also used and give the greatest percentage of tannin and should be collected before the plant seeds.
	Geranium essential oil, Pelargoneum graveolens,  blends well with the following essential oils: lavender, patchouli, clove, rose, orange, sandalwood, jasmine, juniperberry, bergamot and other citrus oils.
	Cautions - non-toxic, non-irritant, generally non-sensitizing.
	Properties - Antidepressant, antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astingent, cicatrizant, deodorant, diuretic, fungicidal, hemostatic, stimulant (adrenal cortex), styptic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.
	All of our oils are 100% pure and natural, of therapeutic grade and free from any chemicals or pesticides. Although all of our products are of premium quality, our essential oils are not certified organic.
	Geranium Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential oils can also be used in soap making ingredients, lotions, massage oils, diffusers, potpourri, scent, air fresheners, body fragrance, perfume oils, aromatherapy products, bath oils, towel scenting, spa's, incense, light rings, laundry, facial steams, hair treatments, and more.