Niaouli Essential Oil
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Niaouli Essential Oil is very popularly used essential oil which is extracted from Melaleuca viridiflora using the process of steam distillation. It belongs to Myrtaceae family. The oil possesses excellent stimulating and antiseptic properties, because of which it is extensively used in aromatherapy. Niaouli Essential Oil’s usage is also in fame because of its applicability in catarrh, bronchitis, sinus, burns, boils, cuts, ulcers, acne and many other such ailments.
This evergreen large tree is native to New Caledonia, Australia, and the French Pacific Islands. It has got pointed straight leaves, sponge like bark, quite flexible trunk, and yellow flowers. It got its name from Captain Cook, who was a voyager in the 18th century. It was in the year 1788 that it was christened by its botanical name, after it was used in the obstetric wards of the French hospitals.
Today Niaouli Essential Oil is in much use because of its properties like analgesic, antiseptic, anti-rheumatic, bactericidal, cicatrisant, balsamic, decongestant, febrifuge, expectorant, insecticide, vermifuge, stimulant and vulnerary.
| Botanical Name | Melaleuca viridiflora |
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| Origin | The tree from which this oil extracted is originated in Australia, French Pacific Islands and New Caledonia. |
| Method of Extraction & Part of Plant Used | This oil is derived from young leaves and twigs by the process of steam distillation. |
| Properties | It is colorless to pale yellow or greenish. |
| Aroma | Niaouli Essential Oil has very sweet as well as fresh aroma. |
| Integrants | The important constituents of this oil are 1,8-cineole, y-terpineol, limonene, a-phellandrene, a and b pinene, linalool and piperitone. |
| Therapeutic Properties | Niaouli essential oil has several therapeutic properties that include bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant, analgesic, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticide, stimulant, vermifuge and vulnerary. |
| Blends Well With | Niaouli Essential Oil mixes perfectly with coriander, fennel, juniper, lavender, lime, pine and peppermint. |
| Precautions | It is generally considered to be safe. |
Analgesic: Niaouli Essential Oil is an effective pain reliever, adn because of this property it is also known to be a great analgesic. This oil does the function of pain alleviation by desensitizing the troubled area and inducing numbness into it. This pain relieving function is helpful in curing pain in the alments like migrane, headache, earache, toothache, joint pain, muscle pain
