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Efficacy and function of lemon verbena
1, drinking value
Lemon verbena is brewed from dried leaves. Put about 10- 15 pieces in the pot and soak for about 10 minutes until the leaves are scattered. This kind of tea has bright light green and fresh lemon aroma, and it tastes refreshing. Traditional French families often drink lemon verbena after meals and before going to bed, because it can promote digestion, relieve nausea and flatulence, calm and relax; When a cold causes a fever, drinking it is not only conducive to recovery, but also relieves the discomfort of the throat and nose. Or long-term drinking may irritate the stomach.
2. Medicinal value
Promote sleep
It can relieve stress, make people feel relaxed and fall asleep in a soothing atmosphere! Mixing with herbal tea can not only detoxify and lose weight healthily, but also calm the nerves and lower blood pressure. It is the best match for office workers and people who stay up late.
1. Formula: 3 drops of verbena essence and 4 drops of lavender essential oil.
Usage: Add all materials into incense lamps and incense before going to bed.
2. Formula: 3 drops of verbena essential oil, 3 drops of rosemary essential oil and 2 drops of sweet orange essential oil.
Usage: After bathing, add the above compound essential oil into the bathtub and soak it for 10-20 minutes.
3. Formula: 3 drops of verbena essential oil, 2 drops of grapefruit essential oil, and sweet almond oil 10ml.
Usage: Mix the essential oil and sweet almond oil evenly for later use; Then add the blended oil into hot water with a water temperature of about 37-38, and soak your feet for massage.
Calm nerves and relieve stress.
Constant stress will affect your physical and mental health. Regular aromatic massage or the smell of aromatic essential oil can reduce a lot of stress.
1. Formula: 2 drops of verbena essential oil, 3 drops of Dalbergia odorifera essential oil, 2 drops of benzoin essential oil and 20ml of sweet almond oil.
Usage: Mix essential oil and sweet almond oil into massage oil, and massage shoulders, back, abdomen and other parts.
2. Formula: verbena oil 3 drops, bergamot oil 5 drops, lemon oil 2 drops, 1 carrying bottle.
Usage: put all essential oils into the bottle you carry with you, and smell the fragrance of essential oils if necessary.
3. Formula: 3 drops of verbena essential oil, 3 drops of rosewood essential oil and 2 drops of neroli essential oil.
Usage: Add essential oil to incense lamp and incense when necessary.
Massage with spices
Twenty years after lemon verbena was introduced to Europe, Bethune van Vella wrote lemon verbena into medical books, and mentioned that it is a good stimulant, stomach tonic and digestive system spasmolytic agent, which is suitable for treating various dyspepsia and other digestive system diseases.
In fact, lemon verbena essential oil has a good smoothing function, especially suitable for digestive system problems caused by anxiety or stress, such as controlling stomach cramps and colic, overcoming nausea and flatulence, stimulating appetite, and promoting bile secretion and fat decomposition. It can also lower the temperature of the liver, thus reducing infection and inflammation, such as intrahepatic cholestasis and cirrhosis. Lemon verbena essential oil may also be beneficial to alleviate alcoholism or alcoholism. If you massage with lemon verbena essential oil and make tea with lemon verbena leaves on time, you can alleviate many digestive problems caused by stress. Lemon verbena is added to some sweet liqueurs that can help digestion in the market, and some people use it to relieve alcohol.
Lemon verbena essential oil has mild sedative effect and can help sleep. It is also famous for its effect of eliminating depression, because it can regulate and soothe the parasympathetic nervous system. It can make people feel relaxed, refreshed and face pressure calmly. Massage with lemon verbena essential oil can reduce insomnia, anxiety and stress.
Lemon verbena essential oil can not only soften skin, reduce skin edema, but also protect hair.
Matters needing attention
Pharmaceutical experiments have proved that verbena essential oil has photosensitivity. Therefore, when using lemon verbena essential oil for massage, try not to smear it on the easily exposed skin. At the same time, the concentration used should be lower than 1%.