Description

Talash Wintergreen essential oil comes from wintergreen - an evergreen shrub with slender and extensively creeping stems from which arise erect branches bearing at the top oval, leathery leaves with toothed (often bristly), margins. It grows up to around 15 cm high. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. Its white, waxy, bell shaped flowers hang down below the leaves.

Botanical Name: Gaultheria procumbens

Aroma Description: Sweet, minty like root beer or bubble gum

Origin: China

Therapeutic Properties: Wintergreen has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, diuretic and rubefacient properties

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Plant Part Used: The essential oil is steam distilled from the wood

Extraction Method: Steam distilled

CAS Number: 135952-76-0

Certificate of Analysis: Available upon request

Credits: The information provided, has been extracted from books written by Beverley Hawkins, (West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy) Vancouver, Canada. Hawkins, B. (1999). West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy.