LIVING LIBATIONS - Garden Rue Essential Oil

Botanical Name: Ruta graveolens
Botanical Family: Rutaceae

Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Part of Plant Distilled: Flowers and leaves

Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Cultivation Method: Organic
Composition: 100% Ruta graveolens

Consistency: Thin viscosity
Scent Description: Garden fresh goodness with weedy-earthy-herbaceous undertones.

Blends well with: Frankincense, Laurel, Lemon, Lime, Lavender, Marjoram, Spikenard, Cardamon, Sweet Thyme, Spruce, Bergamot, Fir, Vitex, and Clary Sage.

Uses: Always use diluted. Add to blends for chest balms and massages.

Constituents: Bergaptene, butanone, nonanone, nonyl acetate, psoralen, undecanone, and xanthotoxin.

Contradictions: Use sparingly and always dilute. Babies, children, and pregnant women must avoid using this oil. It is also photosensitizing; do not use undiluted or use in direct sunlight. Not for internal use or use on animals.

Garden Rue essential oil is distilled from a powerful plant and must be used with caution and dilution. Making many appearances in books and the bounty of people’s pantries, Garden Rue herb is well known historically and has been praised as a principle herb by Pliny. This bitter herb is also one of the essential ingredients in Four Thieves Vinegar. Harvested for decoctions by the Cherokee people, this hardy evergreen shrub was also procured by Europeans for protection during plagues and to ward off pestilence. It is said that Michelangelo and Da Vinci would use the leaves to enhance their inner vision.