GOLDENROD ESSENTIAL OIL
Latin Name: Solidago canadensis
French Name: Verge D’or
English Name: Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: Canada
Harvest time: July and August
Distilled Part: Aerial part
Extraction: Steam distillation
Certification: Organic by ECOCERT \ USDA
Main Components: a-pinene, germacrène-D, limonene, myrcene
Oil Characteristics: Liquid, colorless to yellow with a smell of citrus and flower with a touch of fennel
Materials and Methods
Fresh aerial part from the Solidago canadensis is collected in August by BoreA Canada in the province of Quebec and steam distilled by using PC-PA-001-15E06, “Analysis of the composition of a liquid essential oil by GC-FID”, gas chromatography.
ORIGIN
The Goldenrod is recognizable by its very small and numerous flower heads. In summer and fall, the plant displays a floriferous, bright yellow top all over Québec Province. It prefers wetlands, river banks and the Greater St. Lawrence Valley.
HISTORY
The Goldenrod is recognizable by its very small and numerous flower heads. In summer and fall, the plant displays a floriferous, bright yellow top all over Québec Province. It prefers wetlands, river banks and the Greater St. Lawrence Valley.
THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL
| Major components | % | Properties |
| Germacrène-D | 15-32% | Anti-inflammatory |
| α-pinène | 8-20% |
Cortison-like: Hormon-like by modulatory effect at the level of the adrenal glands and influences on the S.N.A. with targeted action on the smooth muscles of different organs. Antioxidant Anticancer Anti-inflammatory Anxiolytic-like Gastroprotective activity Antimicrobial Vermifuge and vermicide Antiseptic Anti-asthenia Expectorant Antitussive |
| Limonene | 7-13% | Antiseptic, antiviral, spasmolytic, sedative and muscle relaxant, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory. |
| Myrcene | 5-19% | Sedative and muscle relaxant, powerfully anti-ulcerative gastric and duodenal, antalgic, anti-inflammatory. |
Therapeutic Indications
The Goldenrod essential oil is excellent in diffusion to relax the mind and improve the atmosphere with its beautiful floral aroma.
A massage on the bottoms of the feet and behind the neck with a combination of Goldenrod essential oil mixed with another vegetable oil can calm nervousness and promotes good sleep.
Always mixed with a vegetable oil, applied in the evening on the face after cleansing, the Goldenrod essential oil revives the skin tone.
- Circulatory system: pericarditis, endocarditis, arteritis, hypertension.
- Skin system: itching, allergic irritative dermatitis, erythema, rosacea.
- Digestive system: small liver failure (Food poisoning)
- Nervous system: nervousness, neurovegetative imbalance.
- Osteo-articular system: arthritis, muscular rheumatism, tendinitis
Contra-indications: None known under normal physiological doses.
Recommendation: Essential oils are wonderful for the well-being of humans, animals, insects and plants. There are many books that discuss aromatherapy and should be referred to for proper and safe use. We also recommend that you consult an aromatherapist who will be able to target the biochemical groups and aromatic molecules of essential oils and thus increase the effectiveness of your treatments.
The information provided on this website is NOT a recommendation of a cure or the treatment of a medical condition or disease.
References
- http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Myrc%C3%A8ne
- http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Limon%C3%A8ne
- Thurbide, Michel, L’aromathérapie, Huiles Essentielles du Québec et du monde, Applications thérapeutiques, Otterburn Park, Québec, Édition Santé-Arôme, 2015
- Frère Marie-Victorin, Rouleau Ernest, Brouillet Luc et collaborateurs, Flore laurentienne 3e édition, Gaëtan Morin Éditeur ltée, 2002.
- Moerman Daniel E., Native American Ethnobotany, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 1998.