Valerian Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Valeriana officinalis | Origin: China | Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
A pale yellow to green yellow liquid with a warm, woody, balsamic, musky, astringent scent. It blends well with cedarwood, lavender, mandarin, patchouli, petitgrain, pine, rosemary. spikenard.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.
borne acetate
alphaterpinyl acetate
Beta caryophyllene
myrtenyl isovalerate
sesquiterpene alcohols
alphabisabolol
valerenal
valeranone
valerianol
valerianine
valerine
actinide
chatinine
chatarine
shylanthine
Gamma-aminobutyric acid
Isovaleric acid
hesperidia
linarin
Safety:
Externally the oil is relatively non-toxic; it can cause acute local irritation and possible sensitization in some. Use in dilution only with care, in moderation.
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