Pale yellow in color, Puressentiel organic lemon eucalyptus essential oil has a very strong lemon smell due to the leaves of the lemon eucalyptus. Originally from Australia, the lemon eucalyptus has become acclimatized in many countries such as Brazil, Madagascar, or even China. It is a large tree that can reach 25 to 50 meters.
Botany information
Botanical family: Myrtaceae Producing organ: leaves Chemotype: citronellal
Botany specifications
The lemon-flavoured eucalyptus is a large tree reaching fifty metres in height. Its leaves give off a lemon scent when crumpled. These are curved when they are young and become lanced-shaped (in the shape of a spearhead) with age. The lemon-flavoured eucalyptus is essentially cultivated in Australia, India, Vietnam, China and in Madagascar.
Properties
Powerfully anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and analgesic, lemon eucalyptus essential oil is ideal for relieving rheumatism (osteoarthritis, arthritis...), joint and/or muscle trauma (tendinitis, elongation, contracture, lumbago, torticollis... .) and inflammation of the nerves (neuralgia, neuritis, sciatica...). It is also calming and balancing for the nervous system (anxiety, sleep disorders, nervous imbalance, stress). Finally, it is antifungal, antiviral, antiseptic for the skin, repellent against mosquitoes, lice and other insects whose bites it also relieves.
Indications
Inflammatory rheumatism, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial. Mosquito and lice repellent, sports massage.
Use
Diffusion +++, Bain +++, Massage +++, Voie orale -
Example of use
Massage- Sports massage: 20 drops of lemon eucalyptus EO + +10 drops of gaultheria EO + 15 drops of camphor rosemary EO in 20 ml of sweet almond oil + 10ml of calophylle EO.
Bath- Anti-rheumatism bath: 10 drops of lemon eucalyptus EO + 10 drops of rosemary cineole EO + 10 drops of mountain pine in 4 cap-fulls or 20 neutral base pressures. Pour everything into a warm bath.
Anxiety, stress, nervous imbalance: take 2 drops of lemon eucalyptus essential oil + 2 drops of sweet almond vegetable oil on a neutral tablet, 3 or 4 times a day, for 1 to 2 weeks.
Shingles: apply 4 drops of lemon eucalyptus essential oil mixed with 1 tablespoon of St. John's wort or calophylla vegetable oil (exposure to the sun should be avoided in the event of shingles, as it would aggravate it), 6 times a day, until complete disappearance of the lesions.
Precautions for use
Contains eucalyptol. Not recommended for pregnant or breast feeding women or children under 8 years of age.