Guest guest Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi everyone, got some curiouse information today and i would like to share with all: I'm studying Chinese Herbology. today in our lesson we discussed (in the topic of gynocology) treating (or helping) pregnant ladies. one of the topics that came up was Coumarin, a blood thinnig agent. what coumarin does is thin the blood, thus induce stronger blood flow. For preagnant ladies this can put them in danger of abortion, we don't want to induce so much movement in preagnant ladies, thier growing belly is according to Chinese Medicine a good stagnation that we don't want to be rid of via moving herbs. (these are the same herbs that will induce one to get her period) my teacher went on that many perfumes contain coumerin. (and i'm sure everyone on this group is aware that through scent and application this enters the blood stream, one need not injest it internaly to get the affects.) looking up on bojensen.net (link: http://bojensen.net/EssentialOilsEng/EssentialOils13/EssentialOils13.htm#Grass ) Hay is high in Coumarin content, as is Tonka Bean (this one seems to be extremely high in it), many plants actualy, a whole bunch (i don't feel like going over them, on the site though one plant containing coumarin leads to another. i would like to strongly express that giving blood thinners to preagnant ladies is bad. there are many other people that should not be given blood thinners either (anyone who wants to chyme in with more info is welcome) Coumarin is an active ingrediant used in Western drugs as a blood thinner. it is potent. I think it is very important we know this, many people can be caused much damage were thier blood to be thinned, and i would love to hear others with more information on this, or how when 'diagnosing' a patient for scents best suited for thier perfume one could keep from chosing scents that may be harmful (if anyone has a system they feel is good and safe. somehow the color system developed comes to mind as a probably safe one, don't know why though) that's all from me for now, best to all, Hemla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thats one reason why some herbalists warn against crossing the border and buying the large bottles of vanilla. Turns out a bunch of it was tonka bean. I have some tonka beans and I'm not sure how I got them so I'll just find a way to string them and another bead on the string (I'm making a beaded room divider with natural stuff and odd shaped beads but nothing plastic.) evie rat poison is a thinner and they bleed out. profusely inhales when they die in your walls...... If they ever put me on a blood thinner I'm so cheap I'd ask the doctor 'so about how many licks on that rat pellet = the dose you want me to take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Tonka bean absolute has a recommended safe usage level of up to 8% in a perfume concentrate according to my research. Before making any perfume one should always research all aspects of any material - you can find msds for most oils, extracts and absolutes etc. at www.thegoodscentscompany.com but of course an msds doesn't cover all aspects - research the history of each ingredient, traditional uses and beneficial properties to get a well rounded picture. For instance, the msds relating to tonka bean will advise max 8% usage but not explain why - you would need to do additional research to uncover the blood thinning explanation. Grace www.pureandgreenorganics.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Tonka bean absolute has a recommended safe usage level of up to 8% in a perfume concentrate according to my research. Before making any perfume one should always research all aspects of any material - you can find msds for most oils, extracts and absolutes etc. at www.thegoodscentsco mpany.com but of course an msds doesn't cover all aspects - research the history of each ingredient, traditional uses and beneficial properties to get a well rounded picture. For instance, the msds relating to tonka bean will advise max 8% usage but not explain why - you would need to do additional research to uncover the blood thinning explanation. Grace www.pureandgreenorg anics.com. au ****************************************************************** Hi Grace and everyone, Those recommendations for safe use levels are usually based on issues like the potential for skin irritation and skin sensitization, not on the supposition that the essences will penetrate the skin layer into the bloodstream. For more safety information, I recommend Tisserand's excellent book " Essential Oil Safety " and also Watt's " Plant Aromatics " . I believe to get the latter, you need to contact himself and order it. At least that's how I did it. Cheers and a very Happy new Year to all! Patty Ganache for Lips http://www.ganacheforlips.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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