Hyssop Essential Oil

Latin name: Hyssopus Officinalis

Part of the plant used: leaves and flowering tops

Source: Slovenia

Extraction method: steam distillation

Hyssop essential oil is extracted using steam distillation from the leaves and flowers of a shrub called Hyssop. The health benefits of this essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an astringent, stimulant, antispasmodic, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, carminative, cicatrisant, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, nervine, sudorific, tonic, febrifuge, vermifuge, and vulnerary substance.

As an antispasmodic, Hyssop essential oil relieves spasms of the respiratory system, thus curing spasmodic coughs. It also cures spasms of the nervous system to heal convulsions and related problems, as well as reducing muscle spasms, which heal cramps and intestinal spasms, alleviating acute abdominal pain.

Since hyssop oil improves and promotes circulation, it helps cure ailments associated with poor circulation such as rheumatism, arthritis, gout, and swelling.

This oil facilitates digestion. Being a stimulant, it stimulates the secretion of gastric juices like acids, enzymes, and bile into the stomach, which speeds up the breakdown of complex proteins, carbohydrates, and other nutrients.