Wintergreen

GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS

Origin : Nepal

Distilled part :leaves

Main components : Salicylate de methyl

About the plant :

In french, Wintergreen is called Gaulthérie in french from the name of the botanist Jean-François Gaulthier. He was the one who saw that the inuits and Canada indians were chewing or making herbal tea with the leaves of that tree to calm the pain and sooth the fever.

For your information :

Here is a few properties of Wintergreen essential oil:

• Anti-inflammatory et painkiller, it's the queen of muscular pains.
• it fights frequent rheumatism.
• It is the oil of sportsmen! It effectively fights against muscle spasms.

All properties described here are from the bibliography and are provided for information purposes and should not be interpreted as medical prescriptions.

Arôma'plantes advice :

It is an excellent essential oil in massage, diluted in a little vegetable oil for all pains. To combine its anti inflamatory effect with a relaxing effect, it can be combined with essential oil ofLavandin Abrial.

Tip from the Arôma'plantes team.

Based on the bibliography :

Ma bible des huiles essentielles, Danièle Festy
Les propriétés physiques et psychiques des huiles essentielles, Dr Paul Dupont
Huiles essentielles chémotypées, A. Zhiri, D. Baudoux, M.L. Breda

Safety precaution:

Product from organic farming certified by FR BIO 10 - Agriculture hors UE

Essential oil for food use

Therapeutic use of essential oils on medical advice .