Peppermint Massage Oil
Peppermint Massage Oil and its benefits
Peppermint Massage Oil is extracted from plant Peppermint technically know as Mentha piperita. Peppermint belongs to botanical family named Lamiaceae or Labiatae (mint). Peppermint is found in North America
Peppermint Massage Oil extraction method:
Steam distillation extraction method of peppermint leaves, stems, and flower buds is used to extract Peppermint Massage Oil. The key constituents of peppermint essential oil are as follows:
- Menthol (34-44%)
- Menthone (12-20%)
- Menthofurane (4-9%)
- 1.8 Cineol (Eucalyptol) (2-5%)
- Pulegone (2-5%)
- Menthyl Acetate (4-10%)
Peppermint Massage Oil has high medicinal properties. Peppermint essential oils has following medicinal properties:
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antitumoral
- Antiparasitic (worms)
- Antibacterial
- Antiviral
- Antifungal
- Gallbladder/ digestive stimulant
- Pain-relieving
- Curbs appetite.
Peppermint oil is found to very effective in treatment of the following disease conditions:
- Rheumatism/arthritis
- Respiratory infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc)
- Obesity
- Viral infections (Herpes simplex, herpes zoster, cold sores, human papilloma virus etc.)
- Fungal infections/Candida
- Digestive problems
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Skin conditions (itchy skin, varicose veins, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis)
- Scoliosis/lumbago/back problems
