Jasmine is heady and strong oil with very powerful properties. Jasmine sambac is a perfumers choice, once blended the rich scent comes through with a scent of Jasmine.
Although Jasmine grows in abundance, it takes an immense amount of flowers to produce the oil. Fine small green or variegated leaves with delicate, precious, usually white flowers grow on this perennial climbing shrub. When diluted it is evocative and sophisticated. Jasmine is the King of Flower Oils. Jasmine helps with muscle pain, sprains and stiffness.
Jasmine is a firm favorite with practitioners when dealing with clients that are suffering severe depression. Jasmine is useful for providing a feeling of confidence, optimism and euphoria and revitalizes the soul, restoring energy and calming nerves.
Jasmine oil is useful for toning dry, greasy and irritated and sensitive skin. It can aid elasticity in the skin and is often used to assist with stretch marks and is invaluable in anti-scarring remedies, making it a favorite with Mums after giving birth.
Jasmine is wonderful in soothing costs, a little drop in carrier oil and dabbed on the throat area, just under the chin can help soothe and irritable cough. Jasmine is a favorite with singers to help with hoarseness and laryngitis. Jasmine has featured on X-Factor for this property.
Jasmine has historically been used as an aphrodisiac and is used with a variety of sexual problems such as impotence, premature ejaculation and frigidity. One of Jasmines most popular uses is in child birth. It hastens the birth by strengthening the contractions and at the same time relieves pain. Jasmine can be useful in easing.
Jasmine essential oil / gardenia absolute are one of the most precious oils in the world and known for its heavenly aroma and fragrance. Then the Jasmine oil is separated from the palm oil by alcohol which then evaporated leaving only the pure Jasmine oil, Jasmine Essential Oil / Jasmine Absolute (Jasminum sambac).
Benefit & Uses: Jasmine Sambac Absolute is well known for its aphrodisiac properties but, it is also known to be a powerful tool for depression and pessimism. It is said that even the smallest amount of Jasmine Sambac Absolute, when not even perceptible in the blend, will have a significant mood lifting and confidence building effect. Jasmine Absolute, both the Sambac and Grande variety, is considered to be one of the best choices for sensitive skin.
The sambac varietal of Jasmine has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine to cure conjunctivitis, dysentery, skin ulcers and various forms of tumors. In western practice, the essential oil has been used predominantly during childbirth.
Jasmine sambac has the same therapeutic effects as the grandiflorum variety, yet it is the most highly valued in aromatherapy for its euphoric, sensual qualities. Long considered aphrodisiac oil, it also eases any fear, vulnerability, or anxiety that could be preventing an open heart and mind.
The health-giving properties of this tree are voluminous, and have been used for centuries in many cultures. In rural India the juice from ground flowers is applied to wounds or sores and a paste made from the ground root is used for labor pain.
The root is also used in China to treat headaches, insomnia, and pain due to dislocated joints and broken bones since it is reported to have anesthetic properties. In the Philippines the plants various parts are used for fever, abdominal distention and diarrhea, redness and swelling of the eyes sprains and fractures. For hundreds of years throughout Asian countries, sambac has been used for culinary purposes, being employed in teas, liqueurs, dairy desserts, candy and puddings.
In aromatherapy jasmine sambac has a relaxing effect on the body whilst being stimulating to the senses, which perhaps goes some way to explain its renowned action as an aphrodisiac. It promotes a state of relaxation and peace which helps to block sexual inhibitions, allowing female and male energies to be released in a natural way. This is very sensual and intoxicating oil.