French pharmacy
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The essential oil of cistus ladaniferus (cistus ladaniferus) has astringent and hemostatic properties. Healing, the essential oil can be used pure on a cotton swab in epistaxis or on small wounds. Usable in dermatology and immunology, it is antibacterial, antiviral and immunomodulating. In addition, it is a regulator of the parasympathetic nervous system.
This essential oil is used in the following therapeutic indications:
Monoterpenes : alpha pinene (50%), camphene 6%, sabinene, limonene, gamma-terpinene, alpha-terpinene
Sesquiterpenes : ledene, allo-aromadendrene, gamma-gurjunene, alpha-copaene, delta-cadinene, gamma-cadinene
Monoterpene alcohols : borneol (2%), alpha-terpineol, terpinene-4-ol, (E) -pinocarveol, linalool
Sesquiterpene alcohols : viridiflorol, epi-globulol
Esters : bornyl acetate (3%)
Low amounts of ketones : fenchone (1%), acetophenone (1.5%), cyclohexanone 2,2,6 trimethyl, pinocarvone, cis-pinocamphone, trans-pinocamphone, camphor
Acids : campholenic acid
Phenols : eugenol (1%)
The EO of Corsican cistus contains alpha-pinene (39%), viridiflorol (11.8%), ledol (3.3%), bornyl acetate (3.1%), trans-pinocarveol (4.4–10.9%), cyclosativene, gamma- cadinene, trans-beta-farnesene, beta-eudesmol
Precautions for use
Cistus has been used in medicine, cosmetics and aromatherapy for centuries for the quality of its gum. 25 centuries ago, Theophrastus referred to this plant by the Greek word kistos, which simply means capsule. The scent is reminiscent of ambergris. While the resins and essences they release protect the leaves from drought, the plant is said to catch fire if…
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