Ponderosa Pine Essential Oil
May 9, 2011 | Posted in: Herbs & Essential Oils
Source: Wilderness area of southern Utah
Distillation: Steam distilled
Botanical name: Pinus ponderosa
This rare and beautiful oil carries the same light quality demonstrated in the Blue Sage oil, and was produced by the same distiller. About his conifer oils, he says, ” … Artisan created conifer essential oils are gateways to ancestral connections. These trees have fostered humans and animals alike for generations and continue to do so.”
Traditional uses for ponderosa pine include a wide range of skin treatments, including antiseptic washes for cuts, wounds, and burns. It will also relieve many rashes and degenerative skin conditions. It carries vermifuge properties, effective against digestive system worms especially. It is also a great topical oil or diffusing oil for lung ailments and respiratory infections. It is very high in vitamin C, and could be used internally as a semi-homeopathic remedy for lung or kidney regeneration, or for boosting the immune system. It contains a high concentration of natural sulphur, which helps joint, muscle, and tendon flexibility and recovery from injury.
I personally find this oil to have a great effect on the spine, creating space and initiating a deep level of relaxation in the surrounding muscles, opening the flow of energy, and having a lifting and lengthening effect. It is a superior oil for supporting energy healing, meditation, and opening the spirit to receive ancestral help and information. Inhaling this oil brings forth the etheric canopy of peace and protection that one senses in an old growth ponderosa forest.
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