Botanical name: Cinnamomum camphora cineoliferum
Part: leaves
Extraction method: complete steam distillation
Origin: Madagascar
A word from Mikaël Zayat
Ravintsara essential oil comes from a tree with a thousand virtues, the "Cinnamomum camphora", which can reach thirty meters, has leaves covered with a waxy film and whose flowers have white petals.
The aromatic bouquet smells like eucalyptus.
Its distillate contains half eucalyptol, the rest being composed, among other things, of terpene oxide, terpene alcohol, sesquiterpene, and ketone.
This essential oil fights pain, destroys pathogenic microbes, relieves muscle contractions and joint pain (for athletes and the elderly alike!), and clears respiratory passages.
It also stimulates energy, vigor, and defense mechanisms against infections.
It is used to treat flu, allergies, dry coughs, and wet coughs, having the power to act against respiratory infections, sinusitis, and bronchial affections.
It is generally used in external application, diluted with vegetable oil, for massage.
It is also said to have muscle toning virtues and properties that stimulate the body's immune defenses against infections.
It would also be good against cellulite and water retention in the body!
According to tradition, it would also have anxiolytic and analgesic virtues, as well as tranquilizing and hypnotic properties.
Its simplest use is to inhale the smell of Ravintsara oil on a handkerchief on which two drops of vegetable oil have been poured for dry coughs.
Perform fumigations for wet coughs.
To find quick sleep, sniff the oil applied in one or two drops on the inside of the wrists.
Ravintsara is often mixed with massage oil to relieve muscle cramps.
Diluted 5 to 10% in a vegetable oil, it also treats fatigue.
To clear the respiratory passages in case of flu, allergy or cold, inhale the oil from the neck of the open bottle or via a micro-diffuser.
This oil is strictly forbidden for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, epileptics, and people with allergies.
A word from Anny Schneider
With its balsamic and camphorated scent, this Asian tree whose leaves are distilled, Ravintsara (or Camphor tree) is recognized as an exceptional antiviral and immune stimulant.
Diluted in a cold-pressed vegetable oil, it can be massaged all over the body to combat flu, mononucleosis, and even herpes and shingles.
A great tonic and powerful energizer, it is a great help in cases of persistent fatigue, whether physical or nervous.
It is also very interesting for inhalation by diffusion, or when added to very hot water and inhaling its vapors.
Origin of this essential oil
This organic Ravintsara (or camphor tree) essential oil from Madagascar is distilled from the branches and leaves of the tree.
Properties
A great tonic and powerful energizer, it is a great help in cases of deep physical or nervous fatigue.
Known in aromatherapy as one of the most interesting essential oils.
Its smell is fresh and camphorated.
Suggested uses
Fumigations, inhalations, massages diluted with a carrier oil.
Precautions for use
Keep out of reach of children, away from air, heat, and light.
This oil is strictly forbidden
- for people allergic to camphor,
- for pregnant women,
- during breastfeeding,
- for epileptics.
More information
We are neither doctors, pharmacists, nor healthcare professionals, and the information we provide below is for informational purposes only.
The camphor tree is a tree that can reach 30m with persistent leaves and produces small red fruits.
It is native to China and Japan.
Ravintsara essential oil obtained from the leaves of Cinnamomum camphora from Madagascar has a peak production from December to February. Aromatherapists do not call it camphor essential oil but Ravintsara EO because its composition is particular and different from Asian cineole-containing camphor trees (it is a Malagasy chemotype with 1,8-cineole).
Marco Polo reported its use in China for therapeutic purposes.
5 different chemotypes of Cinnamomum camphora can be characterized:
- •linalool, (Ho Wood)
- •camphor, (Camphor Tree)
- •cineole, (Ravintsara)
- •iso-nerolidol,
- •borneol.
2 types of essential oils are extracted from Ravintsara:
- the essential oil from the leaves which is reputed to be:
- •Anti-infectious, antibacterial
- •Antiviral
- •Antifungal
- •Hypotensive
- •Mucolytic and expectorant
- •Immune stimulant, atoxic
according to various studies published in "Pubmed" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17305775/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24555298/),
- and the essential oil from the wood which should not be used internally.
Main components of the essential oil
- Leaves (ravintsara):
- Oxide: 1,8-cineole 50 to 60%
- Monoterpene alcohols: alpha-terpineol and terpinen-4-ol
- Monoterpenes: sabinene 15%, alpha-pinene 5%, beta-pinene, myrcene, gamma-terpinene, limonene, alpha-thujene, alpha-terpinene
- Sesquiterpenes (beta-caryophyllene, germacrene D)
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