Myrcianthes sp / Arrayan / Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

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Other Names

Myrianthes sp., Myrtus luma Mol., Myrtus apiculata, Luma apiculata, Eugenia apiculata, Myrceugenia apiculata Niedenzu, Myrceugenella apiculata Kausel, Arrayan, Arrayán, Kelümamüll (orange-wood), Collimamol, Glanleam Gold, Chilean Myrtle, Palo Colorado, Temu.

Scent

The leaves have a lemon fragrance.

Aromatic Properties

Arrayan is mostly used for smudging during ceremonies and rituals.

Historical

Arrayan is an ancient tree. The tree is part of a forest called "Gondwannic" that evolved between 500 and 140 million years ago, when South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica were still part of a single supercontinent called Gondwana. Plate tectonics caused Gondwana to begin splitting apart 140 million years ago, spreading a southern beech (nothofagus) forest ecosystem to regions of southern Chile and Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and southern Africa. They are holy trees to the Araucanian Indians.

Plant Description

Arrayán trees are a strikingly beautiful variety of Myrtle with twisted, Cinnamon-colored trunks that are very smooth and cold to the touch. The trunk peels, revealing shades from reddish-brown to white. When the sun's rays filter through the branches, the effect is magical. Arrayán trees grow very slowly, reaching heights up to 55 feet, and can be up to 300 years old. It is evergreen, with small fragrant oval leaves 2-2.5 cm long and 1.5 cm broad, and profuse white flowers in early to mid summer. Its fruit is an edible black or blue berry, ripe in early autumn.

Myrciaria dubia / Camu Camu / Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

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Eucalyptus globulus / Eucalyptus / Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

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Scent

A clear and strong resinous odour, reminiscant of peppermint, fresh yet with an undertone of sweet and woody.

Aromatic Properties

Eucalyptus oil is derived through steam distillation from the leaves and twiggs. It gives a colorless, clear fluid, which can ripen into yellow. Its fragrance has strong cleansing and restorative qualities; helping to focus again, clearing the energy. Is said to protect against negative thoughts, and helps to restore after strong physical or mental exhaustion. On a very subtle level it can be used for clearing spaces where conflicts have occurred, like arguments or even physical confrontations, so in general it is helpful for any space where negative energies can be detected.

Contents

Monoterpenes; Sesquiterpenes; Monoterpene alcohols; Sesquiterpenols; Oxides: eucalyptol; Aldehydes.
Eucalyptol (also known as cineol, cajeputol, limonene oxide) comprises up to 90% of the essential oil of Eucalyptus leaves (depending on species) and gives it its pleasant aroma and healing value.

Synergic Combinations

Goes well with: aniseed, basil, cajeput, cedarwood, ceder, citronella, ginger, hyssop , juniperberry , lavender, lemon cold pressed, marjoram, myrtle, niaouli, olibanum, pine needle , peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood, spearmint, tea tree, thyme.

Plant Description

The young trees have blue-green oval shaped leaves. The older trees have fine blue-green shiny leaves 10 to 30cm long and 3 to 8cm wide, and they have little glands. The 4cm big flowers are white-creme colored and carry seedpods which are blackish colored with a gray-blueish lid on top. The tree has a straight growing round trunk covered with gray bark, often white powder coated.

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• Norway

References

(1) Document:NL E4-0-C-REF, Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
(-) Eucalyptus, Erowid Herb Vault
(-) King's American Dispensatory, by Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D., 1898
(-) A Modern Herbal, by Margaret Grieve