Lovage Essential Oil
Lovage Essential Oil. Lovage Leaf - A large perennial herb up to 2m, with a stout hollow stem and dense ornamental foliage. It has a thick fleshy root and greenish-yellow flowers. Essential oils are extracted by steam distillation from the herb’s fresh leaves and stalks. The Garden Lovage is one of the old English herbs that was formerly very generally cultivated, and is still occasionally cultivated as a sweet herb, and for the use in herbal medicine of its root, and to a less degree, the leaves and seeds. It is sometimes grown in gardens for its ornamental foliage, as well as for its pleasant odor.
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| Botanical Name: | Levisticum officinale L. |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Synonyms: | Angelica levisticum, ligusticum levisticul, smallage, maggi herb, garden lovage, common lovage, old English lovage, Italian lovage, Cornish lovage. |
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| Parts Used: | Fresh roots |
| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation. |
| Appearance: | Amber to olive brown liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Rich, spicy, rooty. |
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| Consistancy: | Thin |
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| Historical Uses: | Used since ancient times for digestive complaints, edema, skin problems, menstrual irregularities and fevers. |
| Modern Uses: | Recommended for gout, edema, rheumatism, anemia, flatulence, amenorrhea, cystitis and dysmenorrhea. Used in spicy flavours for soups; in fragrance compounds for beauty treatment |
| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, possible skin sensitizer and photo-toxic. |
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