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native Pelargonium in South Africa Namaqualand - Winfried Bruenken Wikimedia Commons.
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| Common Names |
| Geranium , |
| Botanical Name |
| Pelargonium graveolens |
| Family |
| GERANIACEAE |
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Pelargoniums were used in South African cultures as a traditional medicine for healing wounds, abscesses, cold sores, sore throats and infections, and continue to have a wide array of uses in the garden, kitchen and medicine cabinet.
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- Environmental Stress
- Geranium - neroil romance massage
- Geranium compress
- Geranium oil for lice
- Jittery nerves mist
- Moisturizing Facial Toner
- Mood Uplift
- Premenstrual Syndrome 1
- Renewal Oil
- Sweet Dreams
- Wrinkle prevention
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 Rose-scented pelargoniums oil is commonly know as geranium oil in aromatherapy. Geranium essential oil brings a radiant glow when used in skin care, it's slightly astringent property opens and cleans pores while its powerful, leafy-rose aroma is a relaxant, calming nerves and uplifting the spirits. |
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 | | Geranium can be applied in a compress to help slow bleeding |
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| Candida infection | | Because of it's ester content, geranium is a strong antifungal agent effective against Canidida albicans , while it does not disturb bacterial flora. 1089
| | Calms and uplifts spirit | | Geranium has a powerful, leafy-rose aroma that is a relaxant, calming nerves and uplifting the spirits. 1031
| | Diarrhea and dysentery. | | Geranium is a traditional remedy for diarrhea and dysentery. It is anti-infectious, anti-spasmodic, and astringent, affecting all aspects of this condition. 1092
(Ericksen, Marlene ) | | Menopause, PMS | | Geranium is often recommended for hormonal conditions such as menopause and PMS. Used in the past for deficiency of the adrenal glands, it is now considered a stimulant for the liver and pancreas. 489
(Ericksen, Marlene ) | | Plant insecticide | | Spray house and garden plants with geranium oil diluted in distilled water to discourage larvae from feeding 960
| | PMS, breast tenderness | | When applied to breasts before and during menstruation, geranium can reduce the pain and swelling associated with PMS. 1090
(Ericksen, Marlene ) | | Stop bleeding | | Geranium oil can be applied to stop excessive bleeding and hemorrhaging. Because of its antimicrobial properties, it beneficial for hygienic maintenance. 1091
(Ericksen, Marlene ) | | Skin care oils | | Geranium is a wonderful oil for mature and troubled skin care, brings a radiant glow 1093
( ) | | Head lice | | Geranium can be used as an insecticide against head lice. 1094
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The plant commonly called geranium in aromatherapy is acually a pelargonium. Pelargoniums orginated in South Africa, and only flourish in temperate climates where the temperature stays above freezing. The plant grows to about 2 feet in height, with serrated leaves and small pink, 5 petaled flowers.
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 Many people still call pelargoniums by their common name, scented geraniums, although they have been recognized as their own separate genus. Native to southern Africa, pelargoniums flourish in a warm, often dry climate. The leaves and sometimes flowers of the various cultivars boast the scent of rose, lemon, citrus, mint, fruit, nuts or spices. In the mid-1800's the French discovered they could match the scent of rose oil with the essential oils distilled from rose scented pelargoniums, such as P.radens, P.graveolens and P. odoratissimum., and they are still used to this day in modern aromatherapy and perfumery application as a compliments or substitute for the more expensive rose absolute.
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