Peppermint Pure Essential Oil (10ml)

Name: Peppermint, Mentha piperitaManufacturer: Natural by NatureSize: 10 mlConcentration: 100% concentrated and pureCooling when hot, warming when cold. Uniquely refreshing, cleansing and stimulating – reawakens and restores completelyAbout Peppermint Essential Oil: A must in any essential first aid kit, the intensely revivifying scent of peppermint awakens the mind and stimulates the senses, while decongesting, invigorating and fortifying the body. The remedy for digestive concerns, it is also effective for respiratory ailments, aches and pains and queasiness. Description of Aroma: A bright, sharp, menthol aroma. This refreshingly familiar scent has piercingly strong, grassy, mint fragrance. Ruling Planet: Mercury or VenusProperties Beneficial To The Mind, Emotions And Spirit: The aromatic influences of peppermint are purifying and stimulating to the conscious mind, and refreshing to the spirit. It physically clears the head, leaving you feeling bright, fresh and ready for mental exertion and clear thinking, and might prevent memory lapses. Yet if you think too much or have a ‘hot head’ it will cool you down. Warming to that depressed, chilly feeling at the onset of a cold, peppermint is considered helpful for many nervous and psychological disorders, such as hysteria, depression, mental fatigue, anger and nervous trembling. Beneficial for healers to prevent loss of energy, this oil is also reputed to possess aphrodisiac properties and may help impotence by promoting vitality. Of Interest: The origin of peppermint is something of a mystery, although it is known to have been in existence since ancient times. Dried peppermint leaves were found in Egyptian pyramids, dating from around 1000 BC, proving it was considered valuable at this time. It was also used since antiquity in China and Japan, and was highly valued for it digestive properties by the Greeks and Romans, who also used it to flavour wines and sauces. During festivities they would crown themselves with wreaths made from the leaves. The Hebrews employed it as an ingredient in perfume, reputedly due to its aphrodisiac qualities.Menthol is the chemical component responsible for most of the therapeutic action of peppermint, and yet it is more effective when used as a complete essential oil rather than alone. Menthol comes from the Greek word menta, meaning mint. According to Greek mythology, Pluto fell in love with Mentha, a beautiful nymph. His jealous wife, Persephone, ferociously pounded Mentha into the ground, so Pluto changed her into a fragrant plant for some compensation.Peppermint is said to have been ‘discovered’ in England in 1696, where it has been cultivated commercially since 1750. It became popular in Western Europe during the 18th century, and it is now believed that Italian and English plants produce the best quality of oil – particularly the Mitchum variety – due to the moderate climate, although nowadays peppermint is cultivated world-wide. The mint family is related to numerous other oil-producing herbs. There are about 20 species of mint, and peppermint – a hybrid perennial – is quite possibly the result of cross-pollination between water mint and spearmint. Approximately 1,100lbs of plant material yields between 1 1/4oz and 1lb of essential oil. (Do avoid Mentha pilegium as it is highly toxic.) According to Robert Tisserand (The Art of Aromatherapy), therapeutically, peppermint is one of the most important oils. Peppermint oil will kill staphylococcus bacteria and neutralize tuberculosis bacillus. For generations peppermint leaves have been used to treat pneumonia by the Menominees, a tribe of North American Indians.Commercial uses for peppermint include confectionery, pharmaceuticals and toiletries, and it is well-known as flavouring for toothpaste, chewing gum, sauces, jellies, ice-cream, cigarettes and liqueurs, such as Creme de Menthe. Peppermint tea has long been an …