Osmanthus

Osmantus fragrans

Other Names : Osmanthus fragrans, fragrant osmanthus, 桂花, guìhuā, 木樨, mùxī, gwai3 fa1, 木犀, mokusei, सिलंग, silang, sweet osmanthus, sweet olive, tea olive, fragrant olive

Special Precautions of Osmanthus

• Pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers should avoid using this product.
• See warnings about Aromatherapy

Health Benefits and uses of Osmanthus are

• Spiritual, soothing and relaxing mind, body and soul, balancing, meditation, yoga
• Evokes emotional calming, relief from stress, anxiety, mental fatigue, exhaustion, annoyance, depression and many other nervous ailments.
• Effective in treating oily skin. It contains several skin friendly agents which lead to healthy, soft and glowing skin. Gentle massage of diluted oil is said to improve the look and feel of skin on the face, hands, legs and wherever it can be applied as a body oil
• Effective in removing harmful substances from the body such as uric acid, excessive bile as well as salts.
• It is also helpful in preventing the inflammation in the urinary bladder.
• Osmanthus is also believed to be able to reduce and remove excess amounts of nitric acid from the body.
• The extract of dried flowers showed neuroprotective, free-radical scavenging, antioxidative effects in in vitro assays.

References

• Zhou S.,"Flower herbal tea used for treatment of menopathies"., Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008 28:3 (202–204)
• Lee H.-H., Lin C.-T., Yang L.-L. "Neuroprotection and free radical scavenging effects of Osmanthus fragrans.", Journal of Biomedical Science 2007 14:6 (819–827)