| Botanical Name | Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) Guss. ssp. serotinum P-F. |
| Botanical family | Asteraceae |
| Origin | Corsica |
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| Note | |
| Appearance | viscous to pasty liquid |
| Color | greenish-brown |
| Odor | tight in a corymb at the end of the stems, give off a mad characteristic odor, straw-like, quickly heady |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | The volatile fraction, close to 170/0 of the absolute, comprises a base of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and terpene alcohol esters, enriched with a pool of unique aliphatic P-diones, all on a background of esters gras. |
| Therapeutic properties | The absolute is indicated in hyposthenics, asthenics, or even anergics, by application to the thyroid plexus, heart or liver and abdominal areas, in a very deconcentrated form, the odor released sufficient for a prolonged smell. Nota bene – Hematomas benefit from repeated application until they disappear. |
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