YLANG-YLANG - essential oil
The 'Queen of perfumes', one of the oldest known medicinal properties of ylang-ylang is its anti-depressant properties
Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata var. genuina) Also known as ilang-ilang, Ilocano, allangigan, ylang ylang is a tropical tree that originates in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and is commonly grown in Madagascar, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Costa Rica and the Comoros Islands. It is a fast-growing, tall tropical tree of the custard apple family Annonaceae with distinctive yellow, pink, or mauve flowers that have drooping, narrow petals
It is highly valued for the perfume extracted from its flowers, also called ylang-ylang. The tree is also called the fragrant cananga, Macassar-oil plant, or perfume tree.
Health benefits
• Antidepressant: This is one of the oldest known medicinal properties of ylang-ylang and it is a part of the essential oil as well
• Sadness, chronic stress, nervous breakdowns
• Anti-seborrhoeic: scalp, cheeks, eyebrows and wherever else hair grows
• Antiseptic / disinfectant: Any wounds like cuts, abrasions or burns
• Aphrodisiac
• Hypotensive: Lowers blood pressure with no adverse side effects on health, if taken in prescribed quantities
• Sedative: nervous afflictions, stress, anger and anxiety
• Nervine: strengthens nervous system and repairs damage
• Infections in internal organs: stomach, intestines, colon, and urinary tract
• Insomnia
• Fatigue
• Skin: maintains moisture / oil balance, hydration, wrinkles, anti-ageing
Warning: Some cases of sensitivity, nausea and headache have been observed when taken in excessive amounts. Otherwise, when taken in recommended doses, it is non-toxic and is not reported to cause any irritation.