Did you know that the health benefits of Oak Moss Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties like anti septic, demulcent, expectorant and restorative?
Oak Moss, as the name suggests, is a kind of moss or lichen which grows on the branches of Oak tree. Oak is distributed all over Europe and North America and so is Oak Moss. While most of the European nations collect this moss, the essential oil from this moss is extracted mainly in France and it is the biggest producer of Oak Moss Essential Oil. Other than France, there are very few nations like Bulgaria and USA who produce this oil. The scientific name of Oak Moss is Evernia Prunastri. The essential oil of Oak Moss is extracted first by solvent extraction method, which first yields a concrete, and then by vacuum distillation method. The chief components of Oak Moss Essential Oil are atranorine, chloratronorine, delta usnic acid and evernic acid.
The Oak Moss may look ugly to many, with greenish, wet and somewhat sludge like look, but since Mother Nature has hidden uncountable treasures in its most unlikely places, it has bestowed upon this moss some very beautiful medicinal properties. Let us explore them.
Anti Septic: Septic! This small, humble looking word is a dreaded villain. You might have heard its name innumerable times since your childhood, whenever you got a wound, which would set your Mom running for the hot water and that well known but scary anti septic “Tincture Iodine”, so that you do not get a septic. You always thought that these were atrocities and ways of punishing you. But all your Mom did was giving you a little pain to protect you from the bigger threat, and that too was for your good. What is this septic? Septic is a situation caused due to infection from microbes, predominantly bacteria. Others, like viruses, protozoa and fungi can join the place already weakened with infection and make the situation worse. Septic mostly happens to wounds, but is not restricted to it. It can affect the soft and vulnerable internal organs such as food pipe, inner ears, colon, urethra, urinary tracts, kidneys and even nerves and others. Newly born babies are most susceptible to septic since their skin is not strong enough to counter these infections. In developing and backward countries, still hundreds of newly born babies die just due to septic, which they catch mostly when their umbilical cord is cut or otherwise too. The symptoms of septic are acute pain in the affected places or in the whole body, cramps, convulsions, swelling with redness, stiffness in the muscles and joints, abnormal behaviour and even death, in worst cases. This Essential Oil of Oak Moss has anti septic properties and there are two good things about it. It does not give burning sensation like the dreaded tincture and it is a sweet smelling natural thing. It protects from septic by creating conditions in the body unfavourable for the microbial growth and by eliminating the microbes already present in the body or on the wounds.
Anti Septic: Septic! This small, humble looking word is a dreaded villain. You might have heard its name innumerable times since your childhood, whenever you got a wound, which would set your Mom running for the hot water and that well known but scary anti septic “Tincture Iodine”, so that you do not get a septic. You always thought that these were atrocities and ways of punishing you. But all your Mom did was giving you a little pain to protect you from the bigger threat, and that too was for your good. What is this septic? Septic is a situation caused due to infection from microbes, predominantly bacteria. Others, like viruses, protozoa and fungi can join the place already weakened with infection and make the situation worse. Septic mostly happens to wounds, but is not restricted to it. It can affect the soft and vulnerable internal organs such as food pipe, inner ears, colon, urethra, urinary tracts, kidneys and even nerves and others. Newly born babies are most susceptible to septic since their skin is not strong enough to counter these infections. In developing and backward countries, still hundreds of newly born babies die just due to septic, which they catch mostly when their umbilical cord is cut or otherwise too. The symptoms of septic are acute pain in the affected places or in the whole body, cramps, convulsions, swelling with redness, stiffness in the muscles and joints, abnormal behaviour and even death, in worst cases. This Essential Oil of Oak Moss has anti septic properties and there are two good things about it. It does not give burning sensation like the dreaded tincture and it is a sweet smelling natural thing. It protects from septic by creating conditions in the body unfavourable for the microbial growth and by eliminating the microbes already present in the body or on the wounds.
- Demulcent: Demulcent means soothing. So, the Oak Moss Essential Oil can be soothing to any type of inflammation or irritation. It is soothing to skin and keeps it smooth and soft by maintaining the moisture and oil balance of the skin. Similarly, it has soothing effects on the digestive system and gives relief from scratches, wounds, inflammations and irritations in the oesophagus, stomach and the intestines caused due to acidity, highly spicy food or ingestion of some irritating or poisonous stuff. Further, it also soothes irritations and inflammations in the brain and the nervous system. Last but not the least, it has soothing effects on the mucous membrane and the excretory tracts which suffer scratches, inflammations and irritations due to constipation, acidity, spices and wounds due to indigested substances and hard bowels.
- Expectorant: The process of loosening the hard phlegm or catarrh accumulations in the various parts of the respiratory system, such as bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx and lungs and removing them out of the body is called expectoration. It gives immense relief from congestion in the chest, breathing troubles, asthma attacks and coughs. The agent that does expectoration is called an expectorant. Our Essential Oil of Oak Moss is an expert expectorant. It pulls out phlegm and catarrh and gives relief from above troubles. This again, does not make you feel sleepy like most of the expectorants available in the market do.
- Restorative: One that restores something back to its initial or original condition is a restorative. Oak Moss oil is one such restorative. It diminishes the effect of damages done by ageing and other daily wear & tear taking place in the body by speeding up their healing and restoring them back to their health. So it restores complete health as well as the immune system.
- Other Benefits: It is used in soaps, skin care products, sprays and many such cosmetics mainly due to its anti septic and demulcent properties. This oil is also known for its fixative values.
Few Words of Caution: It may cause sensitization and irritation in the skin and the mucous membrane. It should be avoided by pregnant ladies and people suffering from nervous or neurotic disorders such as epilepsy, hysteria etc.
Blending: The Essential Oil of Oak Moss blends well with the essential oils of cypress, geranium, lavender, neroli and patchouli.
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