Arborvitae Wild Essential Oil

Description

Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis
Plant Part: Needles and Twigs
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Origin: Canada
Description: This hardy evergreen has dense, scale-like foliage, waxy to the touch, and fragrant. The leaves are in flattened sprays; small and overlapping with bell-shaped cones.
Color: Colorless to pale yellow-green liquid.
Common Uses: Arborvitae Essential Oil has anti-rheumatic, anti-infectious and anti-allergenic properties. It serves as an expectorant, stimulant, astringent, vermifuge, diuretic, emmenogogue and anthelmintic. It is considered to be a natural insect repellent and helps to soothe both psoriasis and poison ivy.
Consistency: Medium
Note: Top
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Cedarwood, Birch Sweet, Cajeput, Cassia, Cinnamon Bark and Eucalyptus.
Aromatic Scent: Arborvitae Essential Oil has a pungent, almost overpowering odor.
History: Also known as Tree of Life, Native Americans put boughs of arborvitae on teepee poles, believing that it wards off lightning. Arborvitae oil has long been home distilled and used as an insect repellent.
Cautions: Avoid during pregnancy. It is important to note that arborvitae oil is rich in thujone, a neurotoxin substance that must be used wisely. Taken in excess, the oil can produce unpleasant results; it was officially listed as an abortifacient (a drug or agent causing abortion) and convulsant in overdose.