Menopausal
Cypress
Aids in circulation and respiration; astringent, cooling, refreshing, relaxing, stimulating
- Cupressus sempervirens
- EWG Rating: 2
Fennel
Aids in digestion; carminativeThe seed yields up to 5% of an essential oil. This is used medicinally, as a food flavouring, in toothpastes, soaps, perfumery, air fresheners etc. The flavour of fennel oil depends upon its two main constituents. 'Fenchone' is a bitter tasting element whilst 'anethole' has a sweet anise-like flavour.
- Foeniculum vulgare
- EWG Rating: 0
Geranium
Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, diuretic; harmonizing, refreshing, relaxing, toning, warming, balancing
- Pelargonium graveolens
- EWG Rating: 0
Marjoram
Aids in respiration and digestion; muscle relaxant; calming, fortifying, sedating.
- Origanum majorana
- EWG Rating: 0
Melissa
Lemon Balm has long been known for its aromatic qualities and its culinary uses. The Greeks used Lemon Balm to treat insomnia, to calm nerves and alleviate anxiety. It was used as an ingredient in Mediterranean dishes, as a garnish, as an additive to flavor deserts, to make hot and cold teas, and as a flavoring agent in candies and gums; its essential oils were used in much the same manner as spearmint oil. Lemon Balm is also one of the psychoactive ingredients used to make the historically renowned Absinthe.
- Melissa officinalis
- EWG Rating: 4