Note: Top
Temperature: Cooling
Tastes: Bitter
Meridians: Liver and Pericardium
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clear Liver and Heart Fire
Restlessness, anxiety, stress, nervousness
Tachycardia
Hyperthyroidism
Diffuse for insomnia
- Regulates the flow of Liver Qi
Nausea, vomiting, colic, epigastric burning, foul breath
Cautions: Mildly photosensitive
Reference Notes: (click to display)
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from Yuen (2000), Material Medica of Essential Oils; Battaglia (2018), The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Vol. 1: Foundations & Materia Medica; Aldrich & Bornemann (2013), Fang Xiang Liao Fa; Holmes (2016), Aromatica, Vol. 1: Principles & Profiles; Doterra, Starchild and Alchemica Botanica websites. The source material should be checked for advanced profiles.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently.