Ravintsara
| Botanical Name | Cinnamomum camphora CT cineole |
| Botanical family | Lauraceae |
| Origin | Madagascar |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Sheets |
| Note | Middle |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | fresh, intense, aromatic, slightly camphorated |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Oxides (65%): 1,8-cineole Monoterpene alcohols (10%): alpha-terpineol, linalool Monoterpenes (15%): sabinene, pinene. Esters (10%): terpinyl acetate, linalyl acetate |
| Therapeutic properties | Anticatarrhal, expectorant +++ Antiviral ++++ Rebalances the nervous system, neurotonic +++ Immunoregulator +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Influenza, infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever), viral meningitis ++++ Colds, catarrh, chills +++ Otitis, sinusitis +++ Nervous asthenia, physical fatigue +++ Difficulty falling asleep (nervous temperaments) +++ Viral enteritis, viral hepatitis +++ Shingles, herpes simplex and genital herpes +++ |