Hyssop Essential Oil France | Alabama Essential Oil Company

Name        Hyssop Essential Oil, France

Category  Essential Oils

Species    Hyssopus officinalis L. ssp officinalis, fam. Lamiaceae

                 (Labiatae)

Method     Steam Distilled

Part          Whole Plant

Country    France

Code        HysOff2

Hyssop Essential Oil, France

Hyssop Essential Oil, France, (Hyssopus officinalis), has been used medicinally for almost a millenium for its antiseptic, disinfecting, and anti-infectious properties.

Action:  Anticatarrhal, mucolytic, a decongestant, an expectorant, is cleansing, purifying, and helps to reduce fats in the tissue.  Hyssop raises low blood pressure, regulates menstrual flow, and increases perspiration.

Traditional Uses:  While there is some uncertainty that Hyssopus officinalis is the same species of plant as the Hyssop referred to in the Bible, there is no question that Hyssop officinalis has been used medicinally for almost a millennium for its antiseptic, disinfecting, and anti-infectious properties.  It has also been used for opening the respiratory system.

Indications:  Anxiety, arthritis, asthma, bruises, respiratory infections, coughs, cuts, dermatitis, indigestion, fatigue, nervous tension, parasites (it expells worms), rheumatism, sore throats, viral infections, and wounds.

Applications:  Diffuse and apply topically.  May be added to food or water as a dietary supplement.

Fragrant Influence:  Stimulates creativity and meditation.

Safety Data:  If pregnant or under a doctor's care, consult your physician.

NOTE:  Do not use if epileptic.

Companion Oils:  All Citrus oils, Clary Sage oil, Fennel oil, Geranium oil, Myrtle oil, and Sage oil.

Bible References:

Exodus 12:22 - "And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning." 

Leviticus 14:4 - "Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop."

Leviticus 14:6 - "As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water."