lippia javanica (zinziba) essential oil | 10ml

Lippia Javanica is an exquisite, fruity aromatic oil with spicy tones that dance with sweet lemon, mango and granadilla notes. Most consider the highly aromatic oil to smell like a tropical fruit juice with a strong citrus punch. 

“Since 1991, the CSIR has been undertaking research on L. javanica as a mosquito repellent, and based on the active ingredients that is not found in any of the current commercial repellents on the market led to the invention of a novel product. The phytochemical research, conducted over many growing seasons on plants from diverse ecosystems, led to the identification of chemotypes of the species with superior repellent properties. The volatile components of the plant were isolated and the chemical constituents identified (Fouche et al., 2002).

The efficacy (or effectiveness at producing a result) of the essential oil and active components were evaluated at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) using olfactometer tests. Using a standard protocol with the yellow fever mosquito (yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease), it was demonstrated that the products are significantly more efficient at repelling and expelling mosquitoes when compared with the current products on the market.”

V.J. Maharaj, … S.M. Mianda, in South African Journal of Botany, 2019

Product Specifications: Also known as Fever Tea, Cape verbena, Lemonbush, Koorsbossie (Afr), Musukudu (Tsw), Inzinziniba (Xho), Umsuzwane (Zu), Mumara (Sho).  The pharmacological attributes which have been reported are antiviral, antioxidant, antitrypanosomal, antidiarrhoeal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant and repellent. The chemotypes identified in the analysis of Lippia Javanica were myrcenone, carvone, piperitenone, ipsenone, linalool, myrcene, linalool, tagetenone, β-caryophyllene and p-cymene.

typical country of origin:  

South Africa