Essential oil of marjoram with shell - Origanum marjorana

Family : Lamiacés

Certification : Essential oil from organic crops, controlled, certified, 100% pure and natural, uncut, undeterpened. It receives AB, certified by office Veritas certification France (FRBIO10.).

Distilled part : Flowering

Method of obtaining : Distillation with water vapour

Origin : Egypt

Performance : 0.2% to 0.3%. It therefore takes 100 kg of plant to get 200 g to 300 g of essential oil from Marjolaine.

This plant of about 20 to 60 cm tall of dark green oval leaves and whiteish flowers grouped in tight inflorescences affectionates dry and dry spaces. It should not be confused with the wild marjoram which is the popular name of some oreganos (Origanum vulgare) or with the marjoram sylvestre which is actually a species of thyme to cinole (Thymus mastichina.) The shell marjoram is also called Marjoram of the gardens or Marjoram real. It is part of popular aromatic herbs, frequently used in cooking. The flowering plant is distilled, which gives an essential oil to the fine, fresh and soft, slightly medicinal odor.

Its warm and slightly spicy fragrance (close to the thyme and thinner than that of the oregano) blends well with many essential oils such as the Bergamote lavender or Romarin.

Warm, relaxing and stimulating, it will help you relieve pain in general. Tonic of the digestive system, you will use it to fight flatulence, aerophagia, intestinal disturbance.

Its sedative action is interesting to calm nervousness, overexcitation, depression, insomnia caused by stress,. It would also promote tenderness and calm sexual impulses. !

Terpinène-4-ol, monoterpénol
*The chmotype is the identity card of the essential oil, its chemically defined composition by chromatographic analysis. A single plant may have several compositions depending on the place and variety. A chmotype depends on a property, a smell, a taste. 

Its active principles include monoterpenes (40%), monoterpenes (50%), including terpinene-1-ol-4. Unlike oregano (or pizza grass), marjoram does not contain phenols.

Heat, relaxing, circulation, digestion, nervousness, respiratory infections, neuralgia.

Principal : Calmante, Anxiolytic, Anti-infectious, Antibacterial, Neurotonic and Parasympathicotonic, Antalgic, Immunostimulant, Antiviral.

Secondary : Spasmolytic, Antifungic, Diuretic, Stomachic, Cerebral and Physical Tonic.

Essential oils are powerful natural substances and should be used with care. Although essential oils are used since antiquity, their use mode and precautions are often poorly known. Many works deal with essential oils. It is therefore advisable to refer to the traditional ways of use.

Which are pure or mixed, you can use them in our different diffuser models

One essential oil consists of chemically defined molecules (approximately 10,000 identified) that have been secreted by special plant cells. It can be made up of one to several hundred molecules, which allows to explain why some essential oils have many properties but with different therapeutic efficiency. To guarantee the properties necessary for effective aromatherapy, it is important that an essential oil or 100% pure and natural (not cut, deterped, or mixed with alcohol or vegetable oils) and preferably biological. This is the case of essential oils we sell. They are sold in dyed bottle with gout account cap.

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Essential oils are used primarily to help you deal with many disorders. But even though essential oils are often extracted from edible plants, their concentrations make it necessary to remain cautious and respect their healing power. The use of essential oils is relatively simple and if you respect some basic rules, they will make their therapeutic genius available to you. Recovering essential oils has much more than disadvantage.

WARNING : These properties, indications and modes of use are derived from the reference works or websites in aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and phytotherapy. They are found regularly and for many confirmed by scientific observations. However, this information is provided for information purposes, in no way could it constitute medical information or engage our responsibility. For any use of essential oils for a therapeutic purpose, consult a doctor.