Melissa Essential Oil - England
Melissa officinalis
GC/MS Report
Batch: mel2013 (Fall 2013)
Distilled: Summer 2014
Gas Chromatography Analysis (%)
Monoterpenes
| (Ε)- β-ocimene |
3.16 |
| Z beta ocimene |
0.29 |
| myrcene |
0.07 |
Monoterpenols
| geraniol |
0.61 |
| linalol |
0.38 |
| citronellol |
0.38 |
| nerol |
0.25 |
| octen 3 ol |
0.23 |
| octanol |
0.06 |
Sesquiterpenols
| Germacrene D-4-ol |
2.06 |
| a-cadinol |
0.87 |
| muurolol |
0.46 |
| other sesquiterpenols |
0.26 |
| cubebol |
0.14 |
Sesquiterpenes
| β-caryophyllene |
26.90 |
| germacrene D |
22.78 |
| δ-cadinene |
2.60 |
| α-copaene |
2.45 |
| α-humulene |
2.14 |
| farnesene isomer |
1.66 |
| β-elemene |
1.20 |
| β-cubebene |
1.07 |
| α-farnesene |
1.00 |
| E-β-farnesene |
0.80 |
| α-bourbonene |
0.80 |
| δ-amorphene |
0.76 |
| α-muurolene |
0.75 |
| bicyclogermacrene |
0.51 |
| allo-aromadendrene |
0.42 |
| β-copaene |
0.28 |
| other sesquiterpenes |
0.21 |
| α-cadinene |
0.19 |
| aromadendrene |
0.06 |
Esters
| methyl citronellate |
0.88 |
| geranyl acetate |
0.36 |
| methyl geranate |
0.23 |
Aliphatic Aldehydes
| geranial |
9.39 |
| neral |
5.99 |
| other aldehyde |
0.17 |
| nonanal |
0.13 |
Essential Facts
- Latin Name: Melissa officinalis
- Country of Origin: Armenia
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- Plant Parts: Flowering plant/herb
- Note Classification: Top/Middle
- Cultivation Method: Distiller is Certified Organic
- Method of Extraction: Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Extraction Date: Fall 2025
- Approx. Shelf Life: 5 years
- Chemical Family: Aldehydes, Sesquiterpenes
- Batch: mel2015
- Aroma: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony
- Energetic Applications: 2nd Chakra - relationships, creation energy, 4th Chakra - unconditional love, 6th Chakra - perspective, Balancing, Protective, Purifying, Unconditional love, Uplifting
- Therapeutic Properties: Analgesic, Anti-anxiety, Anti-bacterial, Anti-convulsant, Anti-depressant, Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-microbial, Anti-spasmodic, Anti-viral, Immuno-stimulant, Sedative
