Blue Tansy MNB

Tanaceto azul

Botany

Plant part benefits

Flowers are abundant in the springtime and represent new growth. Flowers are beautiful, colorful and gentle. They produce aromas to attract insects for pollination. The oils made from flowers are often used for emotional support. Giving flowers, or blends made from flowers, is about supporting love, friendship, forgiveness and soothing the heart and mind. Flowers are associated with the head, good for facial skin care, and to calm the mind.

Steam distillation of the fresh herb as soon as the first flower buds appear, from mid-July through early September.

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: a Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016. p.149

A heart note of extremely high intensity and poor persistence.

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: a Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016. p.149

1 kg oil yield from 300 -400 kb of fresh herb (a moderate yield)

35.5 oz of oil from from 300,000 to 400,00 grams of fresh herb

1 drop of oil from 18.9 grams of fresh herb.

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: a Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016. 

Strong mucolytic, circulation, pain-relieving (thanks to the camphor)

They are valuable in fighting respiratory infections, as they are highly effective mucolytics.

Some ketone rich oils are also analgesic.

Some specific ketone components are antispasmodic

They have a circulatory effect (except Vetiver)

Great for upper respiratory issues: Liquefy mucus, colds, flu, dry cough.

Analgesic, antiviral, antibacterial

Stimulate cell regeneration, help with scar and wound healing

Can help with digestion and stimulate the immune system.

Airborne deodorizers and purifiers; decongestant (respiratory and muscular); some are rubefacients and provide an analgesic effect where muscle pain and stiffness are present; skin penetration enhancers; inhibit the accumulation of toxins; many have anti-inflammatory effects; many are antiviral; reduce stagnation, supporting movement or change in the body.

Tend to be uplifting and energetic

The therapeutic effects of each oil need to be considered individually, as one cannot generalize as easily as with monoterpenes. 

Many oils high in sesquiterpenes are anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and cicatrisant.

They tend to be energetically and emotionally grounding

Antibacterial, antiseptic.

Help with emotional trauma.

Camphor 14.39 %  Analgesic, antitussive, CNS stimulant, mucolytic, prevents bone loss

Sabinene 15.59% Antiviral, Stimulates the production of antibodies and increase the numbers of white blood cells.

P-cymene 7.14% Analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral

Α-phellandrene 4.85% Antibacterial, antispasmodic

Β-pinene 3.97% Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antispasmodic

Α-pinene 3.07%  Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal (candida), antispasmodic, antiviral

Chamazulene  8.8% Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antioxidant, antibacterial

Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antihistaminic, analgesic

Emotional frustration, anger, Irritability,  agitation, sudden fits of rage, emotional indulgence, severe moodiness, mood swings, oversensitivity, anxiety, fearfulness, guilt, low self-esteem, depression with anxiety or agitation, insomnia, restless sleep, nightmares, allergies and sensitivities, itchy red skin rashes, aches and pains worse with stress, headaches, muce pains, shooting nerve pains, skin rashes, all symptoms worse with stress.

Essential PNEI (Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine,Immunology) function and indication: Regulating in dysregulation conditions; relaxant in hyperfunctioning conditions.

Possible brain dynamics: Reduces deep limbic system and basal ganglia hyperfunctioning; resolves temporal lobe dysregulation.

Indicated psychological disorders

Bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, phobias, panic attacks, PTSD.

PROMOTES EMOTIONAL STABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND RENEWAL

  • Irritability, mood swings, anger management issues.
  • Emotional instability with distressed feelings (including  negativity, cynicism, jealousy, self-deprecation, guild, suicidal tendencies)
  • Mental/emotional conflict with rigidity, lack of flexibility.

CALMS THE MIND AND PROMOTES RELAXATION

  • Nervous tension, restlessness, distraction; impulsivity
  • Anxiety, including with depressing; fear, panic, phobia
  • Agitated depression.

Tropism: (response of an organism to external stimuli): Neuroendocrine, respiratory, vascular, epidermal systems.

Essential functional and diagnostic indications: Relaxes and cools hypertonic/tense and sthenic / hot conditions.

Systemic nervous relaxant hypertonic (tense) and sthenic (hot) conditions with oversensitivity, nervous tension, irritability, pain; all stress-related conditions in general

  • Cerebral sedative, hypnotic: anxiety, insomnia, agitation, PMS
  • Respiratory relaxant, bronchodilator / spasmolytic: all asthmatic conditions, incl. allergic croup, whooping cough, emphysema, bronchial asthma
  • Gastrointestinal relaxant, spasmolytic: nervous indigestion, colic, IBS, acute colitis.
  • Cardiovascular relaxant, hypotensive, hypertension.

Strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic: inflammatory conditions with pain, esp. acute; esp. of the nervous, dermal, digestive, respiratory and musculoskeletal systems; headaches (all types); acute dermatitis; gastritis, enteritis, stomatitis; arthritis, fibromyalgia, neuritis, neuralgia, tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, bursitis. 

Strong anti allergic, antihistamine: immediate (type 1) allergies, incl. atopic asthma, rhinitis sinusitis, otitis, pruritic atopic  dermatitis, urticaria. 

Venous decongestant:  venous congestion with varicose veins, phlebitis.

Antidiabetic: diabetes

Antileukemic, thymus stimulant (?): leukemia

Hormonal

Preparations:

  • Diffusor: 1-2 drops in water
  • Massage oil: 2-4% dilution in a lotion or vegetable oil
  • Liniment: 2-5% in a vegetable carrier oil.

TOPICAL – Compress, liniment, lotion and other cosmetic preparations

Skin Care (Topical)

Anti-inflammatory, antipruritic: all skin irritation and inflammation with redness, swelling, itching; dermatitis wet or dry eczema; burns sunburn, acne, erythema, couperos, shingles

Analgesic: neuritic / arthritic / rheumatic pain; painful skin conditions ; sprains and strains, bruises; all soft tissue pain. 

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
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Battaglia, Salvatore. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy – Foundations & Materia Medica. Third ed., I, Black Pepper Creative Pty Ltd, 2018.
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ith irritability, oversensitivity, mood swings, restlessness,

estlessness, irritability, agitated depression, anger, resentment, restless sleep, insomnia, nightmares:

Battaglia, Salvatore. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy – Foundations & Materia Medica. Third ed., I, Black Pepper Creative Pty Ltd, 2018.
Keim, J., & Bull, R. (2016, November 10). Aromatherapy Anointing Oils, Revised & Expanded: Spiritual Blessings, Ceremonies, and Affirmations (2nd ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

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  • Aroma energy: Sweet, green
  • Movement: Circulating
  • Warmth: Neutral to cool
  • Meridian tropism: Liver, Lung, Heart
  • Five-Element affinity: Wood, Fire
  • Essential function: To activate the Qi, settle the Heart and calm the Shen.
  • Qi constraint turning into heat with Shen disharmony, with irritability, oversensitivity, mood swings, restlessness, emotional behaviour:
    • Mandarin/Petitgrain/Lavender/Ylang Ylang I
  • Heart Qi, constraint with Shen disharmony, with tension, anxiety, insomnia 
    • Lavender, Marjoram, Vetiver.
  • Qi constraint with pain, with muscle or joint aches, nerve pains, oversensitivity:
    • Basil, Roman chamomile, Marjoram
  • Liver-Stomach/Spleen disharmony with indigestion, abdominal pains, flatulence, loating, digestive symptoms worse from stress:
    • Mandarin, Lemongrass, Peppermint
  • Liver Yin deficiency with Shen agitation, with restlessness, irritability, agitated depression, anger, resentment, restless sleep, insomnia, nightmares:
    • Vetiver, Patchouli, Helichrysum.
  • Heart yin deficiency sith Shen agitation with anxiety, worry at night, restlessness, fearfulness, insomnia, palpitations:
    • Lavender, Neroli, Patchouli
  • Lung Qi, accumulation with wheezing, cough, chest distension or pain:
    • Hyssop, Siberian Fir, Basil.
  • Wind-damp-heat in the skin with red, itchy, painful eruptions:

Lavender/ Tea tree/ Helichrysum

  • Wind-damp-heat obstruction with red, swollen painful joints, rheumatic pains:

Vetiver/Wintergreen/Lemon Eucalyptus.

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
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  • Blue tansy + German chamomile: systemic relaxant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory in conditions of pain, spasm, inflammation, esp. Neurological, respiratory, rheumatic, digestive and dermatological conditions
  • Blue tansy + Atlas cedarwood: anti-inflammatory and nervous sedative in a wide range of inflammatory conditions with anxiety, tension
  • Blue tansy + Atlas cedarwood: venous decongestant for varicose veins, phlebitis.
  • Blue tansy + Mandarine: nervous sedative for stress-related conditions in general with tension, anxiety, insomnia
  • Blue tansy + Lavender: nervous sedative, anti-inflammatory and analgesic in a wide range of inflammatory and pain conditions with anxiety, insomnia
  • Blue tansy + Helichrysum: anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic in all acute type-I allergies, incl. Rhinitis, otitis, asthma, dermatitis, urticaria
  • Blue tansy + Siberian Fir: bronchodilator in asthmatic conditions.
  • Blue tansy + Patchouli: venous decongestant for varicose veins.
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Hazards: Drug interactions 

Cautions (all routes): Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6 [Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Donepezil. Adrenaline β-receptor antagonists: Alprenolol, Carvedilol, Propranolol, Analgesics, non-opioids: Phenacetin, Analgesics, opioids: Codeine, Antiarrhythmic drugs: Lidocaine (class lb), Mexiletine (class lb), Sparteine (class la). Antidepressants, tricyclic: Amitriptyline, Clomipramine, Imipramine. Antipsychotic drugs: Haloperidol, Thioridazine. Dopamine receptor antagonists: Metoclopramide. Estrogen receptor agonists: Tamoxifen. Histamine H1-receptor antagonists: Chlorpheniramine, Promethazine. Nervous system stimulants: Amphetamine. Serotonin 5-HT3-receptor antagonist: Ondansetron, Tropisetron. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine.]

 Systemic effects: Drug interactions: Since chamazuline inhibits CYP2D6, there is a theoretical risk of interaction between blue tansy oil and drugs metabolized by these enzymes. 

To be safe avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding due to camphor content.

Tisserand, Robert, et al. Essential Oil Safety: a Guide for Health Care Professionals. Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2014.

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