Cabreuva
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Other Names : Myrocarpus frondosus
Special Precautions of Cabreuva
- There are some sites that claim cabreuva essential oil has a hormone-like effect on the hypothalamus. This is the part of your brain responsible for hormone production. And others say, persons with prostate cancer should avoid the oil.
- There have been reports of skin sensitization due to alpha-bisabolol. So it is even more important to do a skin patch test if it is your first time trying the oil. If you don’t see any redness, add one to two drops of the oil to one teaspoon of carrier oil and apply this mix to your skin.
Health Benefits and Uses of Cabreuva
- may be anti-cancer : Two main compounds in cabreuva essential oil have demonstrated cancer fighting properties. A 2010 study tested nerolidol on human breast and colon cancer cells. Nerolidol was able to inhibit the cancer cells and induce apoptosis (i.e. cell death). Another study, done in 2011, tested alpha-bisabolol on 50 human leukemia cells. And alpha-bisabolol behaved just like nerolidol. It caused cell death of the cancerous cells. Other studies (like this one) have shown bisabolol has anti-tumor and cytotoxic benefits. So cabreuva oil may have cancer fighting properties because of nerolidol and bisabolol.
- Antibacterial : This is a proven benefits of cabreuva essential oil. A 2010 study tested a few essential oils including cabreuva, cedarwood, and myrrh on eleven types of bacteria. The bacteria ranged from animal and plant pathogens, food poisoning and spoilage bacteria. All essential oils inhibited the bacteria under investigation. But, higher concentrations of cabreuva essential oil were necessary to see these effects. So cabreuva oil has moderate antibacterial benefits.
- may be insecticidal : 1998 study tested e-nerolidol on the larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This mosquito is the vector for dengue fever and yellow fever. The results showed e-nerolidol was very toxic to the larvae. So you can expect that cabreuva essential oil may have potent insecticidal effects too.
==Constituents==
The main compound in cabreuva essential oil are nerolidol. It can make up about 75% of the oil. Other important compounds include e,e-farnesol, and alpha-bisabolol.
References
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1573%28199808%2912%3A5%3C350%3A%3AAID-PTR311%3E3.0.CO%3B2-7
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050531/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112094/
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.02082.x
