ROSE Rosa rugosa (China)
*CAUTION: P
Employed extensively in soaps, cosmetics, toiletries, and perfumes of all types. It is traditionally used as an anti-depressant and for nervousness, sadness and stress. Rose helps bring balance and harmony. It is stimulating and elevating to the mind, creating a sense of well-being. It is also good for skin care and useful for all skin types, though particularly good for mature, dry, hard or sensitive skin. Valuable treatment for broken thread veins.
TIP: Blends well with bay, cardamom, clove, coriander, frankincense, geranium, ginger, jasmine, lemon, mandarin, neroli, palmarosa, patchouli, sandalwood, and ylang ylang.
Antidepressant, anti-infectious, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antitubercular agent, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, choleretic, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, depurative, emmenagogue, emollient, hemostatic, hepatic, laxative, pectoral, regulator of appetite, sedative (nervous), stomachic, and tonic (heart, liver, stomach, uterus).