Fennel Essentiel oil/10ml

What is Sweet Fennel Essential Oil:  Fennel is an evergreen perennial native to the Mediterranean and is now typically grown in herb and vegetable gardens. Known for its licorice flavor and aroma, fennel produces flowers, fragrant leaves, and most importantly, fennel seeds—from which essential oil is extracted. Due to the potent aroma and distinct flavor of fennel, it has been used for years in the culinary world to add savor and spice to a variety of dishes.  Fennel was used extensively in antiquity in the medicinal arts of Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and India. It was reputed to bring longevity, courage, and strength. The Greeks used the herb as a slimming aid naming it Marathron from the Greek word maraino meaning to grow thin. The seed were eaten by the Greek Olympic athletes for strength and stamina. The Romans ate the seeds to aid in digestion. Fennel Essential Oil is warm and dry in nature and was for centuries considered to improve eyesight, ward off evil spirits, and neutralize poisons. Today, Fennel oil can be used for culinary purposes as well as internally to promote a healthy respiratory system, healthy digestion, and more. This unique oil holds many beneficial characteristics for the body, while providing the user with a sweet, distinctive scent.     Sweet Fennel Oil Technical data Sheet: Common Name: Sweet fennel  Latin Name: Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce Appearance: Mobile oily clear liquid. Color: Colourless to slightly yellow. Odor: Anised, Mild sweet scent  Botanical Family: Apiaceae Organ: Seeds Processing Method: Steam distillation. Type: 100% pure. Origin: Turkey Preferred uses: Cutaneous route, internal route, respiratory route    Chemical composition: Main chemical compound: Ethers (Estragol, Trans Anethole) 60 to 80% Other chemical compounds: Monoterpenes (Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Phellandrene, Gamma-Terpinene, Myrcene) 8 to 12%. Physical characteristics: A good Fennel essential oil must have the following physical characteristics: Specific Gravity @ 20°C: 0.950– 0.970  Refractive Index @ 20°C: 1.530 – 1.550  Optical Rotation °C: +5 to +20    Storage conditions: Precautions for safe handling: Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. No smoking. Avoid breathing mist, spray, vapors. Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.  Storage : Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. Protect from freezing and direct sunlight. Properties of sweet fennel essential oil: The properties of the essential oil of fennel are explained by the presence of active compounds originally present in the seeds of Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce.    For health Antispasmodic neuromuscular: The transanethol contained in the oil is useful for involuntary contractions of the digestive or respiratory system. Stimulant digestive and aperitif: It is also thanks to transanethol that the essential oil of fennel stimulates the salivary, gastric, intestinal and pancreatic secretions, thus allowing a good digestion and a stimulation of the appetite. Depurative: The oil compounds also have the particularity of ridding the body of toxins and waste (vermifuge effect and laxative). Other properties: Oestrogen-like, regulator of menstruation General tonic Analgesic Stimulant of breastfeeding    For the well-being A natural relaxant: The ketones and terpenes contained in the oil are molecules with hypotensive, analgesic, relaxing and sedative properties. Indications of sweet fennel essential oil: Thanks to the many properties described above, fennel oil has many indications: For health: Digestive disorders: In view of its antispasmodic and carminative properties, essential oil of fennel is indicated for all of the following ailments: Constipation Colic and spastic colitis Digestion slow or difficult Flatulence, intestinal fermentation Hoquet, belching Travel sickness  Parasitosis  Muscle pain: The essential oil of fennel is a powerful analgesic, able to relieve several pains like cramps, contractures and aches, but also fibromyalgia.  ENT and respiratory disorders: As an antispasmodic and respiratory tonic, fennel oil is indicated in certain problems affecting the ENT sphere: pulmonary congestion, spasmophilia and spasmodic cough. Some uro-genital disorders: Fennel essential oil is also used to stimulate breastfeeding through transanethol, which mimics the action of estrogen. It therefore stimulates lactation and helps ease amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), or irregular periods, menopause or pre-menopause, painful periods and premenstrual pain.  For the well-being:  Anguish  Solar plexus blockage Stress Overwork Psychic and physical tensions    Tips for using Sweet Fennel Essential Oil: For Health CARDIOVASCULAR AND CIRCULATORY BENEFITS: Cellulite: dilute in a vegetable oil to massage the affected area. URO-GENITAL BENEFITS: Breast-feeding: internally after consultation with a specialist. Premenstrual pain, menopause, and painful periods: dilute in a vegetable oil to massage the lower abdomen. RESPIRATORY BENEFITS AND ENT: Pulmonary congestion: in diffusion, inhalation or olfaction, after dilution in a vegetable oil, to massage the thorax and the back. Spasmophilia: in diffusion, inhalation or olfaction, or diluted in a vegetable oil to massage the solar plexus and the wrists. Spasmodic cough: diffusion, inhalation, olfaction, or to be diluted in a vegetable oil to massage the spine. DIGESTIVE BENEFITS: Constipation, colic, spasmodic colitis, difficult digestion, flatulence: dilute in a vegetable oil to massage the abdomen or internally after consultation with a specialist. Eructations, hiccups: in olfaction or leave a trace on the palate. It can also be diluted in a vegetable oil to massage the solar plexus. Parasitosis: internally after consultation with a specialist.    MUSCULAR AND ARTICULAR BENEFITS: Cramp: dilute in a vegetable oil to massage the painful area. Contracture, curvature: dilute in a vegetable oil to massage the painful area or dilute in a neutral base to add to the bath water.    Tips for using essential oil of fennel for psychological well-being: Anxiety: diffusion, inhalation, olfaction. Blockage of the solar plexus: diffusion, inhalation, olfaction. Or leave a trace under the nose before bedtime. It can also be diluted in a neutral base to add to the bath water. Or dilute it in a vegetable oil to massage the solar plexus. Stress, psychic and physical tensions: in olfaction. Or in the bath after dilution in a neutral base. It can also be diluted in a vegetable oil to massage the solar plexus. Overwork: in olfaction.    Synergies with essential oil of fennel: With basil essential oil for Aerophagia. Precautions and contraindications of essential oil of fennel: Sweet fennel essential oil should not be used during pregnancy, breastfeeding or for children under 6, except by olfaction. It is prohibited to epileptics, to people suffering from gastritis, peptic ulcer, hormone-dependent cancer, neurological disease. It should not be used during respiratory allergies. Its use must always be short-lived and low-dose. First Aid Measures: Inhalation: Inhalation may cause coughing, tightness of the chest and irritation of the respiratory system. Move the exposed person to fresh air at once. Get medical attention if any discomfort continues.  Ingestion: If necessary, rinse mouth and provide fresh air. Get medical attention if discomfort continues. Skin Contact: If necessary remove contaminated clothing and wash skin with soap and water. Get medical attention if any discomfort continues. Eye contact: Immediately flush with plenty of water for up to 15 minutes. Remove any contact lenses and open eyes wide apart. Get medical attention if any discomfort continues