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The
Blue Oils©
By
Jeanne Rose
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Latin Name and Herb Name |
Common Name of E.O. and Other
Names |
A/P* |
E.O. Color** |
E.O. Aroma |
Major Component |
E.O. Uses |
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1. |
Chamaemelum mixtum |
Yellow Chamomile
Ormenis multicolis
Ormenis multicaulis
Ormenis mixta/maxtum
Anthemis mixta
Ormensis spp.
Moroccan Chamomile |
A |
Golden Yellow |
Spicy/Fruity |
Alcohol |
All Liver Problems
Stomach Problems
(Including parasites and serious skin diseases) |
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2. |
Chamaemelum Nobile |
Roman Chamomile
Tea Chamomile
Sweet Chamomile
English Chamomile
Anthemis nobilis
Noble Chamomile |
P |
Very Pale Blue to Clear
(When Brown, put down) |
Sweet
Herby
Aldehydic
No Tenacity |
Esters |
Asthma
Oral Uses
(Best for all Uses) |
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3. |
Matricaria rectutita |
Blue Chamomile
Wild Chamomile
Small Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
German Chamomile
Hungarian Chamomile
Sweet False Chamomile |
A |
Deep Blue |
Fruit &
Toasted Nuts |
Azulene
CO2
(has bisabolol) |
Anti-Inflammatory
Skin Care
Liver Damage
(use both by IG & AP) |
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4. |
Artemisia arborescens
Hydrosol also |
Blue Artemis
Greater Mugwort |
P |
Deep Blue |
Worm-wood
like |
Camphor
Azulene USA |
Anti-Catarrh
Skin Care |
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5. |
Artemisia arborescens |
Blue Artemis
Greater Mugwort |
P |
Deep Blue |
Worm-wood like |
Azulene
(Thujone in Moroccan) |
Possibly Skin Cancer
Possibly Sun Cancer |
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6. |
Artemisia douglasiana |
Blue Sage Oil
White Sage Herb
Douglas Sage Herb |
P |
Pale/Clear Blue |
Herby
Clean
Conifer |
Artemisia Keytone
Yomogi Alcohol |
Muscular Aches/Pains
Mental Balance |
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7. |
Tanacetum annuum |
Blue Tansy
Moroccan Blue Chamomile |
A |
Deep Blue |
Toasty
Warm Flavor |
Azulene
Limonen |
Hormone-like
Skin
Asthma
Antihistamine |
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8. |
Tanacetum vulgare |
Common Tansy
(many chemotypes,
all of them not used) |
P |
Yellow
Rarely Pale Blue |
Worm-wood like |
up to 60% Thujone |
NO USE IN AROMATHERAPY |
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9. |
Callittris intratropica |
Blue Cypress
Cypress-Pine is the tree |
Tree |
Rich, Warm, Viscous Blue |
Woody
Camphor
Cypress-like |
Guaiol
Guaienes
Guaizulene
& others |
First Aid (all sorts)
Arthritis
Perfumery
Anti-Inflammatory |
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10. |
Achillea millefolium |
Blue Yarrow |
Bi-A |
Yellow to Blue |
Herbal
Wood |
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Muscular Aches/Pains |
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*A=Annual P=Perennial
**The blue color
is the sesquiterpene AZULENE and all esstenial oils containing
AZULENE are anti-inflammatory as a property both by inhalation and
application.
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Oxidation changes the chemical composition
of the essential oil. If any of these oils are brown or black when
they should be deep blue, it indicates oxidation, age, and the existence
of free radicals, and they SHOULD NOT BE USED for therapy.
Furthermore, if the clear to yellow oils appear deep brown, they too
have oxidized and are too old to use therapeutically.
The Blue Oils Kit is available:
7 Oils for $265
8 Oils for $305
9* Oils for $355
*(if available)
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Blue Oils Botany |
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Most of the
Blue-colored oils occur in the Compositae family, now called
Asteraceae. Five genera are represented. There is one
Cupressaceae (woody Confier) type:
Family Asteraceae
Chamaemelum
Matricaria
Artemisia
Tanacetum
Achillea
Family Cupressaceae
Callitris
The Blue Oils are
anti-inflammatory, generally becuase of the Azulene content, although
there are other factors such as bisabolol that is also inflammatory.
Also, the Blue Oils are often best taken internally for various reasons.
Callitris is a great first-aid to apply externally; it can be
mixed with Plai or Tea Tree.
Source
Rose, Jeanne.
375 Essential oils & Hydrosols. Available from
New Age Creations
Rose, Jeanne Certification Seminar for Aromatherapy. Held
twice/year.
Various books from Jeanne Rose including the
Aromatherapy Book
Consultation Services.
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above tables are copyrighted and may not
be used without the express permission of
Jeanne Rose Aromatherapy Seminars
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