Pelargonium Scent Spray

Aerosol Pelargonii composii

Historical tradition – not medical advice, and no health or healing claims. more

Historical botanical drawing: Pelargonium — Pelargonium

Tradition (Hildegard's writings)

Used to scent a room and as a pleasant thing to smell in the cold season.

Ingredients

Pelargonium oil, nutmeg oil and pellitory oil.

Botanical background

Extracts of the South African Cape pelargonium are well known in herbal lore and have been studied scientifically in connection with infections of the airways.

Sources & references

Strehlow, Wighard: Die Hildegard-Naturapotheke. Heilmittel und Rezepte von A bis Z. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 210.

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Historical tradition. The above describes how this preparation was recorded and used in the tradition of Hildegard of Bingen. This is cultural-historical information, not medical advice and not a health or healing claim, and it is no substitute for advice from a doctor or pharmacist. If you have health complaints, please consult your doctor or pharmacy.

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