Geranium oil is extracted from Pelargonium graveolens, a flowering plant native to South Africa that has been cultivated widely across North Africa
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What is Geranium oil ? Geranium oil is an essential oil extracted from the leaves and stems of the Pelargonium graveolens plant, also known as the rose-scented geranium. How does it work? Geranium oil has been traditionally used in aromatherapy and for various medicinal purposes due to its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. It is believed to work by inhibiting the growth of harmful microorganisms and reducing inflammation in the body. What are the active ingredients that are important for its medicinal properties? The active ingredients in geranium oil include citronellol, geraniol, linalool, and citronellyl formate. What forms does it come in? Geranium oil is available in a variety of forms including essential oil, capsules, and creams. When was it first used for medicinal purposes? Geranium oil has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Ancient Egyptians used it for its wound-healing properties, and it has been used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
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What does Geranium oil help with? Geranium oil is a scented oil from the leaves of a garden plant. It is used in North Africa, in Europe, and in old English home care. People breathe in the scent, or mix it with a carrier oil for skin use. Our file grades the whole remedy C. That means small human studies, not firm proof. The skin uses rest mostly on lab and animal work. Feeling anxious or wound up Early evidence — small human studies in labor and before medical tests; sizes and doses not in our file. Small studies gave the scent to women in labor, and to people facing medical tests. Those who breathed it in reported less worry, often within minutes. In lab work, the oil acted on calming brain chemicals. Evidence grade C · Traditional tier T0 Hot flashes and mood swings around menopause Early evidence — small scent therapy studies in women. In small studies, women breathed the scent and reported less worry. Hot flashes and low mood also eased for some. Lab work hints at a link with estrogen paths, but that is not shown in people. Evidence grade C · Traditional tier T0 Blood pressure and heart rate running high when stressed Early evidence — a handful of small studies in pregnant and laboring women. A few studies checked blood pressure and heart rate in pregnant and laboring women. After they breathed the scent, both dropped a little. Most likely this tracks the calming effect, not a heart action. Evidence grade C · Traditional tier T0 Nerve pain, such as the ache left after shingles Early evidence — early human reports, mainly in post-herpetic neuralgia (pain after shingles). Diluted oil has been studied for the pain that lingers after shingles. Reports found less pain at the spot where it was rubbed in. The work is early, and doses are not in our file. Evidence grade C · Traditional tier T0 Low mood and being quick to snap Evidence doesn't support this — scent therapy reports only; thin and mixed human data. Scent therapy with this oil is widely used to lift a heavy mood. Some studies report a mood lift, but the human data is thin. It is not a stand-in for depression care. Evidence grade D · Traditional tier T0 Acne, oily skin and redness Not yet tested in people — lab studies only; no human trial in our file. In lab tests, parts of the oil slowed the germ tied to acne. Lab work also showed less swelling. No human trial on acne or red skin is in our file. Evidence grade insufficient · Traditional tier T0 Mild fungal skin problems, like itchy rashes Not yet tested in people — lab tests of geraniol and citronellol only. Two parts of the oil, geraniol and citronellol, were tested in the lab. They slowed common skin fungi, such as Candida. No human trial is in our file, so the effect on a real rash is unknown. Evidence grade insufficient · Traditional tier T0 Small cuts and scrapes that are slow to close Not yet tested in people — lab and animal work, plus long custom. The oil has a long record in the care of small cuts and scrapes. Lab and animal work point to germ-slowing and faster skin repair. Human trials are not in our file. Evidence grade insufficient · Traditional tier T0 What Geranium oil has not been shown to do It has not been shown to treat clinical depression, and it is not a stand-in for that care. It has not been shown to lower high blood pressure as a treatment; the drops seen were small. It has not been shown to heal wounds in people; that work is lab and animal. It has not been shown to balance hormones; the estrogen link comes from lab work alone. No study in our file compared it with hormone therapy for menopause. How to read this: Grades run from A down to insufficient. A means many good human trials agree. B means one good human trial. C means small or mixed human studies. D means the human data is weak or clashes. Insufficient means no human study yet, just lab, animal or custom. This page lists options, not advice, and it is not a care plan. Talk with your own clinician, above all if you are pregnant or ta
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