Chemotype and indications
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Name: Atlas cedar
Botanical name: Cedrus atlantica
Distilled part: Wood
Botanical family: Pinaceae
Origin: Morocco
Chemical composition:
- Ketones (20%): Atlantone (Diones)
- Sesquiterpenes (50%): Alpha Cedrene, Cadinene, Himachalene
- Sesquiterpenols (30%): Atlantol
Physical properties and therapeutic indications
- Antihistamine*
- Genital antiseptic*, urinary*
- Arteriosclerosis*
- Cellulite**
- Healing**
- Lymphatic decongestant*, venous*
- Allergic dermatosis°
- Detoxifying*
- Dry eczema*
- Lipolytic**
- Lymphotonic*
- Edema*
- Arterial regenerator*, cellular*
Emotional, psychological properties and therapeutic indications
- Anxiolytic (chronic case)
- Calming, stress, nervousness, overwork, depression, tranquilizer
- Helps the vascularization of capillaries
- Helps to "find one's words" for the elderly
- Balances the psyche, when suffering from dissociated psychological states
- Sleep disorders (adults and children)
- Drug addiction
Additional information
Legend: * powerful, ** very powerful; *** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
Reference and bibliographic source:
Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) "In-depth Treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy", Ed. Grancher. p. 475..
THE INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENTS!