Difference between revisions of "Helichrysum stoechas"

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Other Names : Mediterranean strawflower, curry plant, or eternal flower
See also : Helichrysum

Composition

Essential oil contains esters (acetate nerol), terpenes (4-15% curcumin, 4.1% pinene, limonene 10.4% kaempherol, quercetin, luteolin, linalool, geraniol). Also the plant contains hydrocarbons, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes, not -terpenoid beta-ketones

Health Benefits and Uses of Helichrysum stoechas

• The stems and the flowers of the plant have expectorant, sudorific and laxative properties and they are used for the treatment of common cold.
• The essential oil has healing, anti-aging, regenerating, anti-inflammatory, haemostatic and lipolytic properties. It is recommended against various skin diseases such as burns, acne, herpes, wounds, bruises and eczema.
• the whole plant has antioxidant and carcinostatic properties due to its contents in phenolic compounds (3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid, O-acetylhexoside).
• the essential oil is used as pasmolytic, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiseptic, cholagogue, diuretic, antidepressant and has many other actions.

References

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657488
• https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/essential-oils/health-benefits-of-helichrysum-essential-oil.html
• http://veriditasbotanicals.com/how-to-use-our-essential-oils-therapeutically/helichrysum/
• https://kentromeletisarxaiasthourias.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/helichrysum-stoechas-%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%80%CF%89%CF%84%CF%8C-%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B8/
• http://www.aromatotherapeia.gr/elichrysos-helichrysum-italicum-ssp-serotinum/