KHELLA (Ammi visnaga)

Steam distilled from seeds in Morocco and Egypt.

SAFETY: Avoid during pregnancy, lactation, or with small children. Phototoxic-avoid exposure to direct sunlight or UV light source for 24 hours after application. Avoid with blood thinning drugs (warfarin or coumarin). Chemical class: monoterpene coumarin.

USAGE HISTORY: Established usage in Middle Eastern medicine.

PROPERTIES:

• Topical; inhalation; Do not take internally
• Reduces colitis spasm, hepatitis, gallbladder and kidney colics, ulcers (Antispasmodic, relaxant)
• Vapors open sinus and breathing passages, deepen breathing, used for asthma treatment, allergic reactions, bronchial spasm (Expectorant, bronchiodilator)
• Relieves aches and pains and menstrual discomfort (Analgesic, estrogenic, anti-inflammatory)
• Increases urine flow, helps nephritis
• Helpful with heart spasm, angina, arteriosclerosis, insufficiency of heart muscle, dilates coronary arteries
• Lowers blood pressure, thins blood, dilates coronary blood vessels
• Systems: Respiratory, muscular-skeletal, digestive, genito-urinary, cardio-vascular, lymphatic, nervous

PERFUME NOTE:

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Alleviates tension and stress associated with asthma
• Chakra: Solar plexus