Flouve (Sweet Vernal Grass)

Flouve Odorante, France aka Sweet Vernal Grass. Latin - anthoxanthum odoratum

From the Here's Health Magazine
"FLOUVE OIL - a rare essential oil derived from Sweet Vernal Grass - could play an important role in the treatment of cancer and diseases of the immune system, a recent study has found. Although the oil has not been widely used since the Fifties, when tests showed that one of its constituents - COUMARIN - caused liver damage in mice, further trials have shown that coumarin is not only safe for humans, but also acts as a strong immune system stimulant. In recent trials on hospital patients in Ireland, coumarin was found to reduce tumours in cancer of the breast, skin and kidneys, and to boost the immune systems of patients with glandular fever and chronic fatigue syndrome. Robert Tisserand commented : 'Coumarin is particularly interesting because it boosts the immune system. The drugs currently used to treat cancer are immune-depressant. While aromatherapists don't generally treat cancer, we do see many immune disorders. Flouve Oil certainly has potential for these.' Though Flouve Oil is quite rare, it could provide aromatherapists with a valuable tool against diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome"

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