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ESSENTIAL OILS GUIDE

Also called olibanum (Boswellia carterii, B. thurifera)

Steam distilled in Somalia, Oman, Northern Africa, from the tree bark and exudate (resin).

SAFETY: Safe at normal dosage. Chemical class: sesquiterpene, monoterpene, diterpene.

USAGE HISTORY: Established as a valuable plant medicine since ancient Egyptian times, over 5,000 years ago. Used in European, Chinese, and Middle Eastern medicines as well.

PROPERTIES:

• Topical; inhalation; internal-homeopathic dosage only.
• Improves digestion, relieves gas, soothes intestines, relieves burping (Antispasmodic, digestive, tonic)
• Vapors open breathing passages, deepen breathing, relieve coughing (Expectorant, antitussive)
• Skin emollient, treats dry, mature or aging skin, acne, scars, all skin types
• Treats asthma
• Moves across the blood/brain barrier to oxygenate the pineal and pituitary glands
• Immune stimulant, cancer treatment (Antitumoral)
• Breast inflammation, general genital infections
• Systems: Immune, integumentary, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, genito-urinary, nervous

PERFUME NOTE: Heart or base note/fixative

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Relieves stress, nightmares, tension, anxiety, depression
• Enhances divine connection, brings inner peace
• Cleans aura and psychic planes
• Chakra: Links crown to root, prana tube opener (Opens outer chakras above crown)
• Energetic properties: Energy bodies drop into alignment and anchor in physical
• Used by ancient Egyptians for ascension process, by early Christians and throughout the Middle East and Africa as a ceremonial oil