Monarda

Botanical Name | Monarda fistulosa |
Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
Origin | France (Normandy) |
Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
Plant part | Flowering tops |
Note | |
Appearance | limpid liquid, mobile |
Color | light yellow |
Odor | flowery, suave, sweet Geranium |
Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpene alcohols (70–80%): geraniol, linalool Esters (10%): geranyl acetate |
Therapeutic properties | Wide-spectrum anti-infective ++++ Remarkable antifungal +++ Uterotonic +++ Tissue and circulatory decongestant +++ Analgesic ++ |
Main therapeutic indications | Any infection, any location +++ Circulatory congestion, fibrocystic breast disease +++ Various chest pains +++ Helps with difficult childbirth +++ Skin, nail and hair care +++ |