Rose oil: a gift from the flowers of love

Long recognized as a symbol of love and devotion, the rose provides an essential oil that can provide relief from a range of symptoms and disorders. Essential oil of rose is extracted from the Damascus Rose. It is rich with hundreds of components including citronellol, citral, carvone, citronellyl acetate, eugenol, ethanol, farnesol, stearpoten, methyl eugenol, nerol, nonanol, nonanal, phenyl acetaldehyde, phenylmenthyl acetate and phenyl geraniol. When used in aromatherapy or topically with a carrier oil, rose oil is a powerful remedy.

Uses for Rose Oil

• Mood regulator— Rose oil can relieve anxiety, mood swings and depression.
• Fever— Used to treat fever, it has also been found effective in treating inflammations caused by microbial infection.
• Antiseptic— A fragrant way to treat wounds and ward off infections.
• Antispasmodic— Rose oil relieves muscle, respiratory and intestinal cramps and spasms.
• Antiviral— Protects against viral infections.
• Astringent— The astringent property of rose oil can strengthens gums, hair roots, tone and lift skin.
• Bactericidal— Used to treat internal and external bacterial bacterial infections.
• Cholagogue— It relieves symptoms of stomach acidity and acidosis by promoting the flow of bile from the gall bladder and regulating the stomach's acid level.
• Scars— As a cicatrisant, rose oil promotes the fading of scars and stretch marks.
• Depurative— It removes and neutralizes toxins from blood.
• Pre menstrual and post menopausal symptoms— Stimulates the release of hormones that relieve PMS and post menopausal symptoms.
• Haemostatic— Speeds up the clotting or coagulation of blood, relieving internal or external hemorrhaging.
• Liver function— Keeps the liver healthy, strong and protected from infections.
• Laxative— Harmless and effective laxative without adverse side effects.
• Nervous disorders— Rose oil acts as a nerve tonic, providing relief in times of stress and protection from nervous symptoms of age, disease and injury.
• Stomachic- Rose oil soothes stomach, protects it from infection, and helps maintain proper function.

Rose oil can improve uterine function and ward or menopause, promote circulation, reduce blood pressure, cure headaches, and keep skin shining and youthful. It should not be used by pregnant women.

photo by Vivek Chugh