Sweet marjoram essential oil is distilled from the leaves and flowering tops of the same plant that produces the culinary herb.The aroma of the oil is warm and spicy, with a hint of nutmeg. It is used in masculine, Oriental, and herbal-spicy perfumes and colognes. Wild marjoram is often substituted for sweet marjoram, but the two are not interchangeable in aromatherapy.
Emotional Healing Benefits
Calming *sleep *
Quick Tips
Place a drop of marjoram on your pillow before bed to inspire restful sleep
The medicinal qualities of the oil extracted from Sweet Marjoram - Oleum majoranae - are similar to that of the Wild Marjoram. Fifteen ounces of the oil are yielded by 150 lb. of the fresh herb. On being kept, it assumes a solid form. It is used as an external application for sprains, bruises, etc., and also as an emmenagogue. 1223
dover Sweet, or knotted marjoram is a small shrub (up to 50 centimeters)with reddish stems and hairy, oval greyish leaves, and clusters of pink, white or mauve flowers.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
Astrology:
It is an herb of Mercury, and under Aries, and therefore is an excellent remedy for the brain and other parts of the body and mind, under the dominion of the same planet. Our common Sweet Marjoram is warming and comfortable in cold diseases of the head, stomach, sinews, and other parts, taken inwardly, or outwardly applied. Nicholas Culpeper
Marjoram is incorporated into charms and spells to draw love and fertility. It is rumored to help keep a married couple happily together.
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Remedies using Marjoram,Sweet
Place a drop of marjoram on your pillow before bed to inspire restful sleep
Sweet, or knotted marjoram is a small shrub (up to 50 centimeters)with reddish stems and hairy, oval greyish leaves, and clusters of pink, white or mauve flowers.
It is an herb of Mercury, and under Aries, and therefore is an excellent remedy for the brain and other parts of the body and mind, under the dominion of the same planet. Our common Sweet Marjoram is warming and comfortable in cold diseases of the head, stomach, sinews, and other parts, taken inwardly, or outwardly applied. 
Marjoram is incorporated into charms and spells to draw love and fertility. It is rumored to help keep a married couple happily together. 
