CONTENTS
What is ravintsara? Origin and composition
What are the benefits of ravintsara?
How to use ravintsara essential oil? Useful tips
What are the restrictions on using ravintsara?
References
1. What is ravintsara? Origin and composition
Plantations of ravintsara (cinnamomum camphora cineoliferum) have been established mainly on the island of Madagascar for two centuries. Native to Asia, this bushy tree, 15 to 30 metres high and with very fragrant reddish bark, belongs to the Lauraceae family, camphora species. The essential oil of ravintsara is extracted from the leaves.
Ravintsara means "tree with good leaves" in Malagasy; the quality and richness of the oil depends on its origin.
The essential oil of ravintsara of Madagascar is rich in cineole and without camphor,
Chinese Hô wood essential oil is rich in linalool
Vietnamese or Japanese essential oil is rich in camphor
The place of cultivation, the type of sunlight and the harvesting season change the chemical composition and content of the essential oils.
2. What are the benefits of ravintsara?
Currently, the benefits of ravintsara are not precisely studied. The properties are based on empirical knowledge, perceptions.
Ravintsara as an antiviral
Essential against winter infections (flu, colds, sinusitis, etc), ravintsara essential oil purifies and cleanses.
Relaxing ravintsara oil
Ravintsara essential oil facilitates sleep and helps to fight insomnia thanks to its relaxing properties. A feeling of well-being is immediate after inhalation. Ideal to fight against a little fatigue or temporary depression... Simply add true lavender and petit-grain bigarade essential oils to gently nudge to a restful sleep.
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Immune system boost with ravintsara essential oil
Ravintsara as a bronchial expectorant
Also thanks to the monoterpenes present in ravintsara essential oil: they clear the respiratory tract and are decongestant. Eucalyptol has well-known mucolytic and expectorant properties. Combined with oils of rosemary verbenone, sweet woodruff, eucalyptus radiata, and niaouli, it will help to fight effectively against bronchitis by massaging the solar plexus and the upper back.
3. How to use ravintsara essential oil? Useful tips
Different ways of administering essential oils exist, always with great care and why not with the advice of your doctor.
To stimulate immunity: apply 2 or 3 drops of ravintsara essential oil to the inside of the wrists, rub them together and inhale deeply 3 times.
To get a good night's sleep: massage the back along the vertebrae
To prevent cold sores (fever blisters): Apply one drop of ravintsara essential oil as soon as the first signs appear
In case of otitis: apply 1 drop behind the ear (not in the ear)
In case of colds, sinusitis, rhinopharyngitis: diffuse 2 or 3 times a day, apply about ten drops of ravintsara essential oil and massage on the upper back.
4. What are the restrictions on using ravintsara?
The essential oil of ravintsara is not dangerous, it is devoid of any toxicity on the skin of an adult.
NOT TO BE USED DURING PREGNANCY AND BREASTFEEDING
DO NOT APPLY TO EYES OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES
DO NOT USE WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE in children under 6 years of age, asthmatics or epileptics.