Apple mint

Pure essential oil of organic origin

Confezione: 5.8 ml bottle.

- 92,30 €

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Code: 21584
INCI: Mentha suaveolens
CAS: 84082-62-2
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: pure essential oil (EO)
Variety: organic (cert. ITBIO014-11424/00)
Food flavoring: No
Extraction method: steam distillation
Purity: 100%
Origin: Italy (Sicily)

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Description

100% pure and natural essential oil of documented organic origin (Certificate CE-009577-2015) in a 5.8 ml (0.17 fl. oz. ) glass bottle ; this product, also suitable for food use according to EC regulation 1334/2008, is completely free from: stabilizers, fixatives, pesticides, GMOs and treatments (even of semi-finished products) with gamma rays and has been packaged and sealed as it came, i.e., without having undergone any transformation and/or alteration of any kind and in the most diligent observance of all laboratory precautions.

Attention

As per the declaration of conformity published in the brochure, the plant-based raw materials selected and processed to produce this essential oil are of meticulously and certified organic origin. This, in concrete terms, guarantees the provenance of the raw materials from a farm management system that substantially limits the use of fertilizers and pesticides, protecting both the harvest and the environment, as well as promoting sustainable agricultural development.
The information leaflet accompanying the packaging contains all the information regarding the natural preparation, including the analytical data sheet, declaration of conformity, botanical description, and the possibility of use as a "food flavoring", etc.

Extraction

Hairy Mentha villosa essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the entire fresh flowering plant (the yield is very low) and appears as a clear, pale yellow liquid with a penetrating minty-bitter odor that at times recalls the sourness of an unripe apple or even pineapple pulp.

Affinity

Hairy Mentha villosa essential oil harmonizes well with the essential oils of: Bucco, Calamus, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Marjoram, Field Mint, Peppermint, Oregano and even with Benzoin absolute.

Property

Hairy mint has a truly ancient herbal tradition: Hippocrates considered it an aphrodisiac, while Pliny had already identified its analgesic properties.
A common seasoning herb, in folk medicine it was used to prevent cataracts, to induce sleep, to soothe the pain of renal and gallstone colic, to combat bad breath, and even to reawaken sexual desire.
It was once scattered in barns to keep away mice, who were apparently repelled by its odor. Hairy mint essential oil, an extraordinary, rare, and precious product, is non-toxic and non-irritating (except at high concentrations). It has analgesic, anti-fermentative, antifungal, antispasmodic, antiseptic
, and carminative properties. Recent studies conducted in the USA (published by the "National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information") have scientifically proven the excellent action of this essential oil in the treatment of some forms of vaginal mycosis, especially candidiasis.

Uses

A decidedly unusual distillate, Mentha villosa essential oil finds its main use in pharmaceutical formulations and, less frequently, in cosmetics.

Botany

Also known as "woolly mint" or, in Anglo-Saxon form, "apple mint", botanically, Mentha villosa represents a specific variety of Mentha rotundifolia that should not be confused with common wild mint. It is an aromatic perennial herbaceous plant up to ninety centimeters tall, with an erect, sparsely branched, hairy stem, oblong, velvety, wrinkled gray-green leaves, and pinkish-white flowers gathered in fragrant inflorescences. A rather sporadic species, it grows spontaneously in some Mediterranean areas of Europe.