ROCK ROSE

Also called cistus or labdanum (Cistus ladaniferus, C. viscuosa, C. ladanosma)

Steam distilled in Spain and the Middle East, from leaves and branches, gum, or resin.

SAFETY: Safe at normal dosage. Classification: Monoterpene, alcohol

USAGE HISTORY: Used extensively in the fragrance industry as a fixative for expensive perfumes.

PROPERTIES:

• Topical; inhalation
• Helps ease hemorrhoids, colo-rectal bleeding, ulcers (Astringent, cicatrizant, hemostatic, drying)
• Treatment for coughs and colds (Expectorant)
• Relieves aches and pains, aids spinal degeneration, multiple sclerosis (Antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory)
• Urinary infections, induces and balances menstruation
• Viral infections, chicken pox, measles, scarlet fever, auto-immune conditions (Antiviral, antiseptic)
• Helps stop any kind of hemorrhage, bleeding cuts, lymphatic cleanser and detoxifier
• Mature skin and wrinkles, infected, gangrenous or diabetic wounds, regenerates skin tissue
• Systems: Immune, integumentary, respiratory, muscular skeletal, digestive, genito-urinary, reproductive, cardio-vascular, lymphatic, nervous

PERFUME NOTE: Base note/fixative

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Brings out feelings and encourages communication
• Brings to consciousness past lives and old buried memories
• Emptiness, fear are eased
• Chakra: Crown, above head (Heart, root)
• Energetic properties: Opens energetic pathway between physical and emotional (Physical, 1st and 2nd levels) Clears emotional stagnation