Barbara Brown
I hope that by getting some of the technical and "medical" information out to you in bits and pieces it will be helpful when diagnosing and treating any ailments that you may be trying to prevent or cure for yourselves or for family or friends. I have found that when I take a little at a time it is easier for me to remember. I hope that this strategy works for you all too! Here goes today's lesson:
Number 4 Sesquiterpenes: As many as 3,000 different sesquiterpenes are found in essential oils. This class of constituents contains 15 carbons and is characteristically similar to alkanes and monoterpenes. The sesquiterpenes beta-caryophyllene, bisabolene, and guanine are found in black pepper, myrrh, and patchouli, respectively. Oils with high sesquiterpene content include cedarwood, patchouli, sandalwood, ginger, vetiver, blue cypress, and myrrh. Many sesquiterpenes are specific to one oil only, and not all. Caryophyllene, for example, is one exception, that has very strong woody, spicy aroma and is found in a variety of oils. Sesquiterpenes are soothing to inflamed tissue and can also produce profound effects on emotions and hormonal balance.
Other terpenes:
Diterpenes (20 carbons) are the heaviest molecules found in distilled essential oils, Jasmine essential oil contains about 14% diterpenes. Therapeutically, diterpenes have some of the same properties as sesquiterpenes and are considered to be expectorants and purgatives.
Triterpenes (30 carbons) and tetraterpenes (40 carbons) are larger molecules than diterpenes and are found mostly in the cold pressed citrus oils of orange, tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, and lime and also in absolutes like jasmine.
It was believed that diterpene and triterpene molecules were too large to make it through distillation, but diterpenes like incensole have been documented in essential oils through GC-MS analyses, and triterpene acids are detectable in frankincense essential oil through High-Performance Liquid Chromatography testing.
As defined in Essential Oils Pocket Reference seventh edition
Published by Life Science
Don't forget to visit https://youngliving.org/barbjobrown for a full catalog of Young Living Essential Oil Products and a full catalog of Young Living Supplements plus ideas for making your own soaps, shampoos, cleaning products, laundry detergents and personal care products such as moisturizers and beauty creams to keep your skin looking amazing and young. There is so much to do with Essential Oils! Let's get started!!!
If you have done some experiments with your essential oils or if you have questions, comments or concerns please comment so our group can discuss them.
Thanks and have an amazing essential oils day!
Here is to our health and happiness! (And staying young for a long time)!
I hope that by getting some of the technical and "medical" information out to you in bits and pieces it will be helpful when diagnosing and treating any ailments that you may be trying to prevent or cure for yourselves or for family or friends. I have found that when I take a little at a time it is easier for me to remember. I hope that this strategy works for you all too! Here goes today's lesson:
Number 4 Sesquiterpenes: As many as 3,000 different sesquiterpenes are found in essential oils. This class of constituents contains 15 carbons and is characteristically similar to alkanes and monoterpenes. The sesquiterpenes beta-caryophyllene, bisabolene, and guanine are found in black pepper, myrrh, and patchouli, respectively. Oils with high sesquiterpene content include cedarwood, patchouli, sandalwood, ginger, vetiver, blue cypress, and myrrh. Many sesquiterpenes are specific to one oil only, and not all. Caryophyllene, for example, is one exception, that has very strong woody, spicy aroma and is found in a variety of oils. Sesquiterpenes are soothing to inflamed tissue and can also produce profound effects on emotions and hormonal balance.
Other terpenes:
Diterpenes (20 carbons) are the heaviest molecules found in distilled essential oils, Jasmine essential oil contains about 14% diterpenes. Therapeutically, diterpenes have some of the same properties as sesquiterpenes and are considered to be expectorants and purgatives.
Triterpenes (30 carbons) and tetraterpenes (40 carbons) are larger molecules than diterpenes and are found mostly in the cold pressed citrus oils of orange, tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, and lime and also in absolutes like jasmine.
It was believed that diterpene and triterpene molecules were too large to make it through distillation, but diterpenes like incensole have been documented in essential oils through GC-MS analyses, and triterpene acids are detectable in frankincense essential oil through High-Performance Liquid Chromatography testing.
As defined in Essential Oils Pocket Reference seventh edition
Published by Life Science
Don't forget to visit https://youngliving.org/barbjobrown for a full catalog of Young Living Essential Oil Products and a full catalog of Young Living Supplements plus ideas for making your own soaps, shampoos, cleaning products, laundry detergents and personal care products such as moisturizers and beauty creams to keep your skin looking amazing and young. There is so much to do with Essential Oils! Let's get started!!!
If you have done some experiments with your essential oils or if you have questions, comments or concerns please comment so our group can discuss them.
Thanks and have an amazing essential oils day!
Here is to our health and happiness! (And staying young for a long time)!
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