Hyssop Essential Oil

Latin name: Hyssopus Officinalis

Plant part used: leaves and flowering tops

Source: Slovenia

Extraction method: steam distillation

Hyssop essential oil is extracted by steam distilling 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, cicatrizing, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, antihypertensive, nervine, diaphoretic, tonic, febrifuge, vermifuge, and vulnerary substance.

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

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

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