Essential Oils Flashcards
1
Q
definition of essential oils
A
products obtained from raw vegetable material, either by distillation with water or steam from the epicarp of citrus fruit through a mechanical process or by dry distillation
2
Q
job of oil in plants
A
protect plant from pathogenic microorganisms
repel insects
limit consumption of herbivores
3
Q
phenols are
A
antifungal/ anti inflammatory
4
Q
sesquiterpenols are
A
anit inflammatory/ sedative
5
Q
aldehydes are
A
antimicrobial
6
Q
ketones are
A
antimicrobial
7
Q
esters are
A
sedative
anti inflammatory
8
Q
ethers are
A
antispasmodic
9
Q
oxides are
A
stimulants
10
Q
what oils should you avoid with kids
A
peppermint thyme camphor sage lavandula stoechas
11
Q
oils to avoid during pregnancy
A
camphor cotton lavender hyssop indian dill oakmoss parsley perilla rue spanish sage savin treemoss
12
Q
birch oil contains
A
98% salicylate (equals 1.4 g aspirin per ml)
13
Q
cinnamon oil
A
is a hallucinogen when smoked
14
Q
nutmeg
A
hallucinogen
