Tuberose

Polianthes tuberosa

Other Names : Polianthes tuberosa, Tuberosa, Tubereuse, Nardo, Vara de San José, Rajanigandha, Kupaloke

Special precautions of Tuberose

Tisserand and Young indicate that Tuberose Absolute may pose a moderate risk of skin sensitization and recommend dermal maximum of 1.2%. They caution to avoid use for those with hypersensitive/diseased/damaged skin and in children younger than 2.

Healt benefits and uses of Tuberose

• Aphrodisiac : Tuberose absolute oil is a time-honored aphrodisiac with narcotic properties.
• Deodorant: Tuberose Essential Oil is world famous for its use in perfumes and the rich, intense and long lasting floral fragrance is an ideal choice for a deodorant and that is why it is so popular in the countries with hot and humid climate, as they have to deal with sweat and resultant body odor.
• Relaxing:The pleasant fragrance and various chemical components of this oil have relaxing effects on the brain, nerves, and the muscles. It calms people and gives relief from stress, tension, anxiety, depression, anger, nervous afflictions, convulsions, cramps, spasmodic coughs, and diarrhea
• Sedative : This essential oil is good for sedating inflammations, particularly those pertaining to the nervous system and the respiratory system. However, to have this sedating effect, it should be used in relatively high dilution.
• anti-bacterial and anti-fungal : The sweet-smelling oil of Tuberose flowers is proven to possess anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, making it as one among the perfect medicated oil for use. A prominent study on ‘Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from Palmarosa, Evening Primrose, Lavender and Tuberose’ proved that Tuberose absolute oil was effective in treating gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Another study on ‘Anti-fungal activity of tuberose absolute and some of its constituents’ proved that the three constituents present in Tuberose absolute namely indole, geraniol and methyl anthranilate revealed effectiveness against the mycelia growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on potato-dextrose-agar medium.
• Warming : The warming quality of this oil stimulates blood circulation and helps you in keeping your body warm by granting sufficient heat to your body. This gives you a feeling of security as it is trusted to embrace the person who wears it. Using this oil in your massage blend aids you in managing cold during winters, treats cracks on dried skin, protects the respiratory system and prevents the formation catarrh and phlegm.
• Anti-spasmodic : The pleasant fragrance and various chemical components of this oil have relaxing effects on the brain, nerves, and muscles. It calms people and gives relief from stress, tension, anxiety, depression, anger, nervous afflictions, convulsions, cramps, spasmodic coughs, and diarrhea.
• Anti-nausea : In addition to the benefits described above, this essential oil can also be used to keep the skin free of infections and cracks, in-hair oils (this does not suit everyone and may cause headaches) to counter nausea, and also reduces the tendency of vomiting and effects of foul smells in certain areas.
• Antidepressant : Tuberose essential oil is an effective antidepressant. It helps reduce your anxiety and calms your mind. Aromatherapists also use the oil to treat depression, nervousness, hysteria and other neurological disorders. The oil helps boost blood circulation and helps you meditate.
• Frigidity : This oil is found to be very effective in treating frigidity and a lack of libido. Certain components of this essential oil stimulate those parts of the brain that are responsible for arousal, sexual feelings and libido, both when used in aromatherapy or taken orally.
• Lethargy : Tuberose is not widely used in aromatherapy since it is still quite costly, but due to its powerfully rich and intoxicating fragrance, a little tuberose is all you need.
• Boost blood Circulation : Tuberose essential oil is an effective circulatory, which means that it helps boost blood circulation. The property can be especially useful to people who suffer from joint pains and arthritic conditions. The warming effect of the oil is also due to its circulatory properties.
• Moisturizes Skin : Massaging the skin with a solution made of lukewarm water and few drops of tuberose oil locks the moisture in the skin. This keeps our skin soft and young. Regularly using this solution as a moisturiser would have long term benefits on your skin. Apart from moisturising your skin, tuberose oil also helps in preventing and treating skin infections. You need to simply massage the tuberose oil on to the skin for best results.

References

Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 456-457.