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Marjoram

Marjoram

Botanical name: Origanum Marjorana
Botanical family: Labiatae

Note: Middle

Part of plant used: Leaves, flower tops

Origin: Marjoram is indigenous to Persia, the Mediterranean coastal regions, Hungary and is cultivated in France.

Description: Warm and penetrating.

History: The Greeks and Romans plaited Marjoram in girl’s hair. Aphrodite picked Marjoram to heal wounds. The Victorians said it ‘strengthens the brain.’

Properties and Indications:

  • Good tonic for the digestive system
  • Flatulence
  • Insomnia – for those who don’t sleep well
  • Migraines
  • Mental instability
  • Hypo-tensor – lowers blood pressure
  • Anti-spasmodic – can ease a spasmodic cough if nothing else helps
  • Can help bruising in terms of the nervous system (blood) – use as a compress
  • Forgetfulness, absentmindedness
  • Shock, trauma
  • Nourishes the nervous system (like recharging a car battery)
  • Can help people who are exhausted, worn out and tired
  • A natural sedative, particularly acts on the parasympathetic nervous system
  • Can calm sex drive

Personality

  • Can help people with too much anger, are irritable and a tendency to violence and tantrums
  • Loneliness, certain depression (mood swings up and down not just down)
  • For intense fear

Contra-indications:

  • Not to be used for the despondent

Blending:

  • Bergamot, Cedarwood, Chamomile, Cypress, Lavender, Mandarin, Orange, Nutmeg, Rosemary, Ylang Ylang

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