May Chang Essential Oil – 10ml/30ml
Price range: RM25.90 through RM73.00
ORIGIN: China
SCIENTIFIC NAME: See Litsea Cubeba
The plant has a long history of use in Chinese herbal medicine, and all parts of the plant were used to provide remedies for asthma, back pain, chills, digestive problems, dysmenorrhoea, headaches, and muscular aches and pains. It was believed to have carcinostatic properties and therefore employed to treat cancer.
Recent research in China investigated the ability of May chang essential oil to regulate cardiac arrhythmia when compared to the beta-blocker, Propranolol. The results were encouraging and showed that it reduced artificially induced arrhythmia from 15 minutes to 6.5 minutes, compared to the drug’s performance of 15 mins to 0.6 mins. Impressive, for a natural remedy.
May chang oil is extracted by steam distillation of the fresh fruits, and yields a pale yellow liquid with a fresh, intensely lemon fragrance with fruity and spicy undertones. For many people, the aroma brings back happy memories of sherbet-lemon sweets! Its lemony fragrance is similar to but much sweeter and more refined than lemongrass, which has grassy, fishy and fatty banknotes. Due to this lemon sweetness, the essential oil of May chang is used extensively in the perfumery, cosmetic and flavor industries.
AROMATHERAPY USES
May chang essential oil has a refreshing, stimulating, and uplifting action, which makes it perfect for relieving fatigue and lethargic psychological states. So when you are suffering from a severe case of the blues, add a few drops of this oil to your diffuser for a quick pick-me-up. And because this oil is a tonic to the nervous system it makes it ideal for clearing your head when you are feeling anxious, stressed, or befuddled.
It has surprisingly good antiseptic, antifungal, and antiviral properties too, which can be used to help keep coughs, colds, and athletes’ feet at bay. It’s also great for cleansing jobs around the home such as sterilizing kitchen worktops. To boost its effectiveness, blend May chang with tea tree and you’ll have a powerful cleansing action without the unpleasant disinfectant-like aroma. When vaporized, it also acts as a respiratory tonic.
Use it in skin care for its mild astringent properties which can be helpful with acne and oily skin. May chang is also a very effective deodorant that helps to reduce excess perspiration, so added to a lotion it can be used to make an all-over body lotion. This oil may be mildly sensitizing to a few individuals.
