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Anise Raven

Latin Name/ Ravensara anisata

Family/ Lauraceae      
Plant Part used: Stems and Bark

Anise Raven is a borderline hot essence.  Anise Raven assists hormonal concerns like moon cycle distress, and peri-menopausal and menopausal symptoms and is estrogenic in nature; supports the female reproduction system thereby facilitating harmony for the mother-to-be during labor, delivery, and lactation. Anise Raven assists hormonal skin disharmony during puberty such as acne for both females and males.  

Celery Seed

Latin Name/Apium graveolens

Family/Apiaceae         

Plant Part: Seeds

Celery seed is a relaxant, and anti-oxidant, a supportive tonic for gallbladder and liver function, blood purification, and kidney detox.  Assists with water retention is a strong diuretic, cystitis, and joint pain.  Aid for sexual asthenia, emmenagogic, aphrodisiac, menstruation dysfunction, and increases lactation.  Aids in weight loss by helping to harmonize metabolism.    Use for creativity, inspiration, self-awareness, honesty, joy, intuition, and spiritual awareness.  

 

Coriander  

Latin Name/Coriandrum sativum

Family/Apiaceae         

Plant Part: Crushed seeds

Coriander is an antioxidant, detoxifier, and powerful intestinal cleanser and purifier as well as the whole-body system.  Has a very strong scent that assists arthritis, muscular aches, and pains, poor circulation, colds and flu, mental fatigue, nervous exhaustion, and digestive issues, blood sugar equalizer, gas.  Regulating endocrine secretions and tonic for the immune system.  Use for alertness, assertiveness, confidence, happiness, and self-awareness.

 

Clary Sage

Latin name/Salvia sclarea

Family/Lamiaceae                  

Plant Part: Flowering tops and dried leaves

Assist with high blood pressure, muscular aches, and pains, respiratory concerns, irregular menstruation, pre-menstrual syndrome, aphrodisiac, hormonal balance, and estrogenic in nature. Aids in addiction, depression, migraine, nervous tension, and stress-related disorders.  Clary sage is a favorite for euphoric and relaxing massage.  Use for restlessness and self-awareness.

 

Cypress  

Latin name/ Cupressus sempervirens

Family/ Cupressaceae            

Plant Part: Needles and Twigs

Useful for skincare (oily), acne, varicose veins, poor circulation, cellulite, excessive perspiration, wounds, bronchitis, spasmodic coughs, rheumatism, hepatic, and strengthens a weak pancreas due to her bitter nature.  Assists hemorrhoids, lymphatic system, excessive menstruation, menopausal problems (harmonizing hormones), nervous tension, and stress.  Use for assertiveness, confidence, contentment, creativity, focus, performance, positivity, and self-awareness.

 
Davana  

Latin Name/Artemisia pallens

Family/Asteraceae                  

Plant Part: Pre-flowering plant with buds

Assist in the stimulation of the moon cycle, aphrodisiac, coagulant for cuts, breaking up mucus in the chest, and nervous tension. Helps balance blood sugar levels. 

 

Dill Seed 

Latin Name/Anethum graveolens

Family/Apiaceae         

Plant Part: Seeds

Dill seed is a calmative, great for digestive and flatulence, a blood sugar equalizer, antibacterial, parasitic, and promotes lactation.   Known through the ages as an ingredient for aphrodisiacs. Promotes and regulates menstruation.  Use for creativity, inspiration, self-awareness, honesty, joy, intuition, and spiritual awareness.  

 

Elemi  

Latin Name/Canarium lazonicum

Family/Burseraceae   

Plant Part: Gum Resin

Elemi is anti-fungal, anti-viral, and nervine, expectorant, tonic for the immune system, balancing the endocrine system, therefore, harmonizing hormones.  Aid for muscular aches and pains, healing of broken bones, respiratory disorders, skin infections, varicose veins, and nervous exhaustion.  AKA Poor Man's Frankincense.                                    

 

Fennel, sweet 

Latin Name/Foeniculum vulgare

Family/Apiaceae         

Plant Part: Leaves and seeds

Fennel is anti-bacterial, blood sugar equalizer, and helpful for bruises, gum disorders, halitosis, cellulite, rheumatism, respiratory ailments, colic, indigestion, loss of appetite, improving eyesight, and nausea. Fennel is stimulating to the endocrine system: boosting estrogen production and balancing hormones that aid premenopausal, menopausal, and moon cycle concerns, and insufficient milk in nursing mothers.  Use for assertiveness, confidence, and focus. 

 

Geranium

Latin name/Pelargonium graveolens

Family/Geraniaceae   

Plant Part: Leaves, Flowers, and stems

Skincare (most skin types), burns, eczema, ringworm, cellulite, poor circulation, menopausal problems, pre-menstrual syndrome, nervous tension, and stress-related disorders.  Geranium is often used with Clary Sage to assist hormonal balance.  Geranium is a warming (temperature), relaxing, and soothing essential oil, ideal for massage and skin care. This diva has exceptionally good antifungal properties.  On an emotional and spiritual level, she eases us through personal transitions commonly referred to as a Passage Essence! Use for creativity, happiness, performance, positivity, restfulness, and self-esteem.  

 

Ginger Lily 

Latin Name/Hedychium spicatum

Family/Zingiberaceae

Plant Part: Root 

Aphrodisiac, insecticide, increases sexual desire physiologically, flu, nausea, and liver detoxifier.  Sister to ginger, she more openly shows you how she is interested in aiding your emotional digestion to bring you more into balance.

 

Neroli  

Latin Name/Citrus aurantium

Family/Rutaceae                     

Plant Part: Flower blossoms

Skincare (most skin types), stretch marks, palpitations, anti-viral, strep and staph, anti-bacterial, aphrodisiac, aids shock fear, sadness, loss of losing that which has passed over (grief), poor circulation, diarrhea, PMS, depression and other stress-related disorders.  She helps us in reconnecting to our higher self and healing our inner child.  She is about love, love of self!  Use for concentration, contentment, creativity, joy, peace, restfulness, and self-image.

 

Rose

Latin Name/Rosa damascene

Family/Rosaceae                    

Plant Part: Flowers 

Skincare (most skin types), thread veins, eczema, palpitations, respiratory ailments, liver congestion, nausea, irregular menstruation, immune system, aphrodisiac, excessive menstruation, depression, insomnia, headache, PMS, nervous tension, and other stress-related disorders.  Use for concentration, contentment, creativity, happiness, joy, and peace.  One of the highest vibrations!  Helps us to honor and love ourselves, it brings us into Love, instead of Fear!  

 

Ylang Ylang 

Latin name/ Cananga odorata

Family/Annonaceae    

Plant Part: Fresh Flowers

High blood pressure, palpitations, depression, powerful antispasmodic, aids hypertension, calms tachycardia, insomnia, pre-menstrual syndrome, nervous tension, and stress-related disorders.  Use for assertiveness, contentment, focus, joy, self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-image.