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Latin Name
Hamamelis virginiana
Plant Family
Myrtaceae
Witchazel is produced from the distillation of the leaves and bark of the Witch Hazel shrub (Hamamelis virginiana). Essential Oil is not produced from the Witch Hazel because yields are too small, but it does yield a large amount of the floral water which is widely used in aromatherapy and conventional medicine.
Uses
Witch hazel is mainly used externally on sores, bruises and swelling. The distilled Witch Hazel water we sell has the tanning removed.
Witch hazel hydrosol is a strong antioxidant and astringent which makes it very useful in fighting acne. It has been recommended for psoriasis, eczema, aftershave applications, cracked or blistered skin, for treating insect bites, poison ivy and as the treatment of choice for varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
Witch hazel is also known to help with speeding the healing of cod sores with several daily applications.
Witch hazel is also traditionally known as a good first reaction against shaving cuts and abrasions for men and is also recommended by the Doctors Book of Home Remedies as effective for sunburns.
Some people have found it to be an effective cure for athlete's foot.
Extraction Method
The recovered steam from the steam distillation of the leaves and bark of the Witch Hazel shrub
Country of Origin
Australia
Chemical Constituents
Terpinenol (Alcohol), Cineole (Ketone), Cymene, Pinene, Terpinene (Terpenes)
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