Cassia Essential Oil Profile Botanical: Cinnamomum cassia | Origin: China | Method: Steam Distilled Characteristics: Cassia oil is a yellow to golden brown liquid of medium consistency, with a sweet-spicy, woodsy aroma that resembles cinnamon oil. Cassia blends well with oils of balsam, black pepper, caraway seed, chamomile, coriander, frankincense, ginger, geranium, nutmeg, and rosemary. Principal Constituents: These are naturally occurring in the essential oil. cinnamic aldehyde cinnamyl acetate methyl eugenol salicylaldehyde methysalicylaldehyde linalool chavicol General Actions: Anti-diarrheal, anti-emetic, anti-microbial, astringent, carminative, emmenagogue, febrifuge, spasmolytic. Safety: Cassia oil is considered a potential dermal toxin, dermal sensitizer, and dermal and mucous membrane irritant due to the eugenol content. It is generally recommended that cassia oil not be used topically except in extreme dilution. Avoid cassia oil in pregnancy. Primary Therapy Agent: Indigestion, gas, flatulence, diarrhea, colic, nausea. Secondary Therapy Agent: Poor mood, joint pain, respiratory infection, fevers, chills, poor circulation, mental lethargy. Aromatherapy is not meant to be a replacement for care under a qualified health professional, but should be considered a complimentary modality.
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