Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of ORGANIC Mountain Savory

An important oil in aromatherapy, Savory essential oil has powerful purifying effects. Savory essential oil is therefore often recommended during infectious episodes. Savory essential oil is also known for its stimulating properties, which are very useful in case of fatigue.

How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Appropriate

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

  • Food grade

    Food grade

    Suitable

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

Features

Properties and uses

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Complete steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Flowering tops

Botanical name

Satureia montana

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Properties and uses

Mountain Savory essential oil is traditionally used for: abscess, boil, paronychia, bronchitis, diarrhoea, dental pain (cavities, abscesses), gastro and intestinal infections, laryngitis, pharyngitis.

Health

Wellness

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Properties

In terms of health, mountain savory essential oil is recognised for the following properties:

  • Powerful antiseptic: antibacterial, antifungal, pest repellent, antiviral

  • Stimulates the immune system

  • General tonic and stimulant: circulatory, digestive

  • Percutaneous analgesic

Uses

It is traditionally used to improve the following situations:

  • Bacterial or parasitic intestinal infections

  • Viral or bacterial lung infections

  • Parasitic and fungal skin infections

  • Cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis

  • Hypotension

  • Adenitis

  • Arthritis, rheumatism

In practice

Digestive purifier: Mix into your oil blend (strongly diluted). Massage over the organ concerned with this mixture.

Precautions

  • Do not use in pregnant or breastfeeding women or in children.

  • Dermocaustic: never use undiluted on the skin. Always dilute well for topical use (max 20% for localized application on a small area).

  • Very potent, use in low doses and for limited periods.

  • Contraindicated in cases of liver insufficiency.

  • Has a "progesterone-like" effect and on the adrenal glands; consult your doctor if you have related conditions.

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Avoid contact with eyes.

  • Certain natural compounds in this essential oil may present an allergy risk for sensitive individuals when the oil is incorporated into a cosmetic formulation (according to the 7th Amendment to the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC)): linalool, limonene, geraniol.

  • As a general rule, always perform a patch test on the inside of the elbow at least 48 hours before use.

  • For diffusion, this powerful essential oil should be heavily diluted (max 5%) with gentler essential oils.

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The Latin name for Mountain Savory, Satureja, means "satyr herb", referring to the creatures known for their sexual ardour. Dedicated to Dionysus by the Greeks, it has always been considered an aphrodisiac and was used in the preparation of love potions; its cultivation was therefore forbidden in monasteries.

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

Aromatherapy recipes from the bibliography

EO = Essential Oil VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

Immune suppression (J-P. Willem)

Health & wellbeingLow energy, fatigue

  • Black Spruce essential oil: 3 drops

  • Mountain Savory essential oil: 3 drops

  • Hazelnut carrier oil for dilution

Use: Apply over each adrenal gland (above the kidney) as soon as you get up.

Lichen simplex (D. Baudoux)

Health & wellbeingSkin problems

  • Litsea cubeba essential oil: 1 ml

  • Cymbopogon martinii (Palmarosa) essential oil: 3 ml

  • Aniba rosaeodora (Rosewood) essential oil: 3 ml

  • Thymus vulgaris CT geraniol (geraniol Thyme) essential oil: 2 ml

  • Satureja montana essential oil (Savory): 2 ml

  • Rosa rubiginosa carrier oil (Rosehip): 5 ml

  • Transcutol: additional 30 ml

Use: 2 to 3 topical applications per day.

Aroma-Zone Note: Transcutol is a pharmaceutical preparation that is not widely used. It allows fatty substances such as essential oils to penetrate the skin easily. It can easily be replaced by a dry carrier oil such as Hazelnut, Candlenut or Macadamia oil.

Nail fungal infection (T. Telphon)

Health & wellbeingSkin problems

  • True Lavender essential oil: 1 to 2 drops

  • Rosewood essential oil: 1 to 2 drops

  • Savory essential oil: 1 to 2 drops

Use: Apply 1 to 2 drops of each essential oil to a cotton pad.

Verruca (D. Baudoux)

Health & wellbeingSkin problems

  • 1 drop of Chinese Cinnamon essential oil

  • 1 drop of Mountain Savory essential oil

  • 1 drop of Mandarin essential oil

  • 2 drops of Lemon essential oil

Use: 1 drop of the mixture on the verruca in the morning and evening.

Aroma-Zone Note: Mandarin and Lemon essential oils are photosensitising, so do not expose your skin to the sun after applying this mixture. Chinese Cinnamon essential oil has the same properties as Ceylon Cinnamon Bark essential oil, and they can therefore be used interchangeably.

Osteoarthritis (D. Baudoux)

Health & wellbeingMuscles and joints

  • Satureja montana (Mountain Savory) essential oil: 1 ml

  • Thymus satureioides essential oil: 2 ml

  • Gaultheria procumbens (American Wintergreen) essential oil: 2 ml

  • Thymus vulgaris CT thujanol (thujanol Thyme) essential oil: 0.5 ml

  • Lavandula x burnatii CT Super (Lavandin super) essential oil: 4 ml

  • Eucalyptus polybractea CT Cryptone (Blue Mallee Eucalyptus) essential oil: 0.5 ml

  • Carrier oil: additional 100 ml

Use: Apply locally 3 to 4 times per day for 15 days (continue if necessary).

AND

  • Picea mariana (Black Spruce) essential oil: 3 ml

  • Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) essential oil: 7 ml

  • Transcutol: 30 ml

Use: 8 drops as an adrenal rub (over the kidneys) 2 times a day.

Aroma-Zone Note: Transcutol is a little-used pharmaceutical preparation which allows fats such as essential oils to penetrate easily into the skin. It can easily be replaced by a dry carrier oil such as Hazelnut, Candlenut or Macadamia oil.

Warts (D. Festy)

Health & wellbeingSkin problems

  • Oregano Compactum essential oil: 1 ml

  • Juniper essential oil: 1 ml

  • Chinese Cinnamon essential oil: 1 ml

  • Clove essential oil: 1 ml

  • Mountain Savory essential oil: 1 ml

Use: Apply one drop of this mixture to the verruca using a cotton bud and cover with a small plaster. Leave on all day. Repeat 2 times a day after washing, for 2 to 3 weeks, until the verruca disappears.

Aroma-Zone Note: Chinese Cinnamon essential oil has the same properties as Ceylon Cinnamon Bark essential oil, and they can therefore be used interchangeably.

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Dominique Baudoux

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Dr Jean Valnet

3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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G. Roulier

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http://www.aromalium.com