天竺葵,別名石臘紅、入臘紅、洋葵,是開花植物的一個屬。天竺葵原產非洲南部,世界各地普遍栽培。
天竺葵幼株為肉質草本,老株半木質化;其葉對生,葉片為圓形、腎形或扇形;花色有白、紅、紫、粉紅、橙等多種,四季都能開花,以春季最盛。
天竺葵是一種帶有香味、長年生的多毛植物,帶有鋸齒狀的葉子與花。
天竺葵精油由花、葉子與枝幹中以蒸氣萃取出來的。有時天竺葵精油被形容成平民的玫瑰。萃取成精油後,能抗憂鬱、抗糖尿、殺菌、抗感染、驅蟲、止痛。具肌膚收斂性,能平衡賀爾蒙,對經前症候群、神經緊張、皮膚問題等皆有止痛、溫和鎮定的功效。
天竺葵對於皮膚再生有良好的效果,可消緩炎症、濕疹、面皰、曬傷、傷口感染與水泡。天竺葵精油也有不錯保濕效果。
天竺葵-Geranium
Geranium, Alias paraffin red, into red, okra is a flowering plant. Origin og Southern Africa and now it is wilely cultivated all over the world.
The color is white, red, purple, pink..etc. It can bloom all seasons and spring is the most prosperous.
With fragrance, perennial hairy plants and with jagged leaves and flowers.
The essential oil are extracted with steam from flowers, leaves and branch. Sometimes described as an essential oil for civilians.it can anti-depression, anti-diabetic, sterilization, anti-infective, deworming and pain relief.Gather skin astringency, balance hormones, It can relieve pain for premenstrual syndrome,nervousness and skin problems.
The effect of gentle calming.
It has a good effect on skin regeneration.slow down inflammation, eczema, noodles, sunburn, wound infection and blister. It also has a good moisturuzing effect.