Botanical Name: Origanum Marjorana

Origin: Egypt

Major chemical constituents include, Borneol, camphor, terpen-4-ol (at upto 39%), cis-sabinene hydrate, linalool.

Marjoram Sweet Essential Oil makes an excellent steam inhalation that will clear the chest and ease respiratory difficulties very quickly. A hot bath containing 6 drops of the oil will help with the miseries arising from the common cold and will relieve sore, achy muscles. It can be massaged into the throat and chest to soothe tickly coughs due to its warming, analgesic and sedative nature.

It is a calming sedative that is used as aid to induce sleep. It should not be abused however, because it can have a deadening effect on the emotions, dulling the senses and in large amounts is stupefying.