| > Supplement Index > Palmarosa / Cymbopogon martini / Indian Geranium Oil > - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Palmarosa General Information Palmarosa oil has a sweet floral smell of rose and is pale yellow in color. It is a wild growing herbaceous green and straw-colored grass with long slender stems with terminal flowering tops and fragrant grassy leaves. The grass is harvested before the flowers appear and the highest yield is obtained when the grass is fully dried. There are two varieties of grass - motia and sofia; however, motia yields the better quality oil which has a finer aroma. It is an ingredient of soaps, perfumes and cosmetics, and is used in the flavoring of tobacco. Historically, Palmarosa was used medicinally to treat cellulite, varicose veins, sluggish circulation, acne, wrinkles, and dry skin. The oil is antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, cytophlactic, and digestive. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Palmarosa Uses & Scientific Evidence For Palmarosa oil calms the mind and is helpful with physical and nervous exhaustion, stress-related problems and nervousness. It also aid the digestive system, helps treat intestinal infection, and anorexia nervosa. Palmarosa oil moisturizes the skin, stimulates cell regeneration and works well in treating acne, dermatitis, and minor skin infections, scarring, sore feet and athletes foot. The essential oil in vaporizers can help with convalescence, fatigue, nervousness, exhaustion, stress and for relaxing. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Palmarosa Dosage Information Palmarosa is an essential oil and an ingredient in many products. For best results, read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Palmarosa Safety & Interaction Information Palmarosa is generally regarded as safe when taken in the recommended doses. Palmarosa essential oil is not intended for internal use. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not known. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Palmarosa Supplements and Products Below |