Osmanthus — Nardea

Plant description

Obtained for solvent extraction (absolute) or enfleurage from the flowers of Osmanthus fragrans Lour. (osmanthus, osmanto, osmanto scented, gui hua), shrub or small evergreen tree of the Oleacee native of the China southern and of the Himalaya, where grows ad altitudini moderate. L'osmanthus and a of the plants more profumate in the tradition cultural Chinese: the flowers orange-gialli fioriscono in autunno and the loro fragrance — apricot, peach and floral insieme — and considered one of the more sublimi in Asia. The assolute of osmanthus are among the more rare and costous in perfumery for the difficolta of extraction and the low resa. The phytochemical profile is dominated by beta-ionone (floral-violetto), diidrobeta-ionone, alpha-ionone, geranile-acetate, linalool and dodecanalide — a combination only of iononi with note of violet, albicocca, pesche and floral. L'association iononi-geranile creates the characteristic fragrance 'peach blossom' of the osmanthus, considered unique for the its struttura molecolare. In aromatherapy and used as antidepressant of alta quality, aphrodisiac ricercato, anxiolytic emotional and as fragrance of meditation in the tradition Chinese. Heart note floral, fruity, apricot and of straordinaria finezza.

Origin

Japan and China

Part used

Flowers

Extraction method

Solvent extraction (absolute)

Main uses

L'essential oil of osmanthus si uses for counteract the states depressive, the anxiety and the stress.
IS useful in case of insomnia.
IS effective in the presence of headache and nevralgie.
Svolge also to action healing, in grado of rigenerare the cells of the epidermide.
IS a excellent remedy for capillari fragili and rotti.

Recipes & blends

Euforizzante and anti-depression

1 drop Osmanthus + 2 drops Bergamot + 2 drops Neroli + 2 drops Ylang ylang in the diffuser. One of the blend more euforizzant in aromatherapy, for the periods of sadness and apatia.

Fragrance personal honey-violet

1 drop Osmanthus + 2 drops Bergamot + 1 drop Iris + 2 drops Sandalwood in 10 ml of jojoba oil. Struttura cipriata-fruity ispirata to the large perfumery oriental.

Sedative nostalgic sweet

1 drop Osmanthus + 2 drops Rose + 2 drops Lavender in the diffuser. For the states of nostalgia and melancholy sweet — the osmanto has the fragrance of the memory in the tradition Chinese.

Accord tardo estate-inizio autunno

1 drop Osmanthus + 3 drops Sandalwood + 2 drops Bergamot + 1 drop Patchouli in the diffuser. Blend of transition seasonal warm, sweet and deep.

Serum high-quality skin mature

1 drop Osmanthus + 2 drops Frankincense + 2 drops Rose centifolia in 30 ml of argan oil. The more lussuous of the sieri aromaterapic natural for mature skin and disidratate.

Harmonization

Blends well with:

Lavanda Bergamotto Sandalo Rosmarino Limone Ylang Ylang Neroli

Contraindications

L'essential oil not deve be used during pregnancy, during the breastfeeding and in children.