Pimenta Berry Essential Oil
$26.00
10 ml
Botanical source: Juniperus communis
Plant part used: The berry
Origin: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Production: Ethically and sustainably wild-harvested
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the semi-dried berries
Fragrance profile: A complex fresh-fruity, woody-balsamic fragrance.
Properties: Stimulating, clarifying, centering, invigorating
Chinese Medicine function: To warm the interior, strengthen the Spleen and Liver, and resolve damp
Complementary blending: Ginger, Cypress, Hemlock spruce, Atlas cedarwood, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Lavender, Rosemary, Marjoram and most citrus oils in general, including Neroli
Fragrance energy: Woody, pungent
Movement course: Gathering, rising
Warmth effect: Neutral to warm
Tone effect: Stimulant
Channel tropism: Spleen, Large Intestine, Liver, Dai
Five-Element affinity: Earth, Water
In Chinese Medicine: Juniper Berry is a versatile pungent-woody oil for warming and decongesting the Middle and Lower Jiao. Unusually for this group it does not tonify Kidney Yang; its focus is damp and cold stagnation arising from chronic weakness, in the manner of the Chinese herb Cang zhu.
Chinese Medicine functions adapted from Peter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H., Channeling Fragrance. The full profile — treatment patterns, acupoint combinations and synergist oils — is in the book.
For external use only. Properly dilute all essential oils in lotion or vegetable carrier oil before massage or other topical use. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health conditions, or are taking medications, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.
