Ep. 98: Coriander Oil: How to Use This Underrated Essential Oil
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In this episode of the Vetiver Vibes podcast, Rachael and Nikki dive into the fascinating world of coriander essential oil, known botanically as coriandrum sativum.
We share our personal experiences with essential oils over the past week, including Nikki’s commitment to using patchouli in her bath blend and Rachael's uplifting citrus inhaler to combat the winter blues. As we transition into spring, we reflect on the emotional and physical benefits of coriander, including its ability to aid digestion and promote mental clarity.
Additionally, we explore the spiritual aspects of coriander, noting its connection to the navel and solar plexus chakras, and how it can help release emotional blocks and encourage creativity. We also touch on safety considerations, emphasizing that coriander is generally safe to use unless oxidized.
To wrap up the episode, we pull cards from the Aromatherapy Insight deck, featuring patchouli and myrrh, both of which offer unique benefits and insights. We encourage our listeners to embrace the affirmation: "I release what holds me back, embracing clarity, creativity, and the courage to move forward with ease and balance."
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00:00:00 - Welcome to Vetiver Vibes
Introduction to the podcast and hosts, Nikki Fraser and Rachael Dean.00:00:14 - Sponsor Message
Information about Essentria, an online school for aromatherapy.00:00:25 - Coriander Essential Oil
Introduction to the topic of coriander essential oil and its botanical name.00:00:58 - Personal Updates
Hosts share their experiences with essential oils over the past week.00:02:25 - Coriander Overview
Discussion on the origins and harvesting of coriander essential oil.00:05:02 - Chemical Constituents
Exploration of the chemical properties and benefits of coriander essential oil.00:06:06 - Physical and Emotional Benefits
How coriander can aid in physical health and emotional well-being.00:07:39 - Spiritual and Creative Aspects
Coriander's role in spiritual practices and enhancing creativity.00:09:11 - Safety and Fun Facts
Safety considerations and interesting facts about coriander essential oil.00:10:04 - Affirmation for Coriander
Presentation of an affirmation to use with coriander essential oil.00:10:43 - Card Pull: Patchouli
Discussion of the patchouli card pull and its significance.00:11:55 - Card Pull: Myrrh
Exploration of the myrrh card pull and its benefits.00:12:40 - Wrap-Up
Conclusion of the episode and thanks to listeners. -
Rachael: Welcome to the Vetiver Vibes podcast, where your hosts, Nikki Fraser and Rachael Dean, certified clinical aromatherapists. We are excited to have you here on today's episode, where you know that you'll get the best essential oil scoop.
Nikki: This episode is brought to you by Essentria a leading online school for aromatherapy. If you want to learn more about how to become a clinical aromatherapist, check out the courses at www.schoolofessentia.com. Welcome to this week's episode of Vetiver Vibes. Nikki Fraser here with… Rachael Dean! And this week we are talking about coriander. Coriander essential oil. Do you want to try the botanical name, Nikki? Uh, yeah. It's coriandrum sativum. Yeah, that one's not as scary as some of the others. No, it's a pretty easy one compared. Um, so how was your week? Uh, actually not too bad. Um, I, last time we recorded and we were in our last podcast, we talked about patchouli. And so I actually did make a point of using patchouli this week. And how did that go? I mean, it's still wasn't I used one drop in my bath blend. So it's I I'm taking this as progress.Rachael: It is a way to go to then you have like you're like That's like, that was a commitment, man.
Nikki: Well, it is, but I mean, I only smell it for an hour, and then that's it. So it's not like I, it's in a personal inhaler where then I'm stuck with that personal inhaler if I don't like it for quite a while. And I had it with rosemary, cypress, and I think lime. That sounds nice. Something like that. I'm trying to remember. They're all still beside my bath. But yeah, so it was just like one drop, and then I had seven drops of other oils. So it very much balanced out and it was just that slight kind of undertone. I could pick up every now and then a little bit, um, but it wasn't overpowering that way. And I still got some of those great benefits. So I counted as a win.
Rachael: That definitely sounds like a win and you like committed to it. You were like you, you were in it. So that's great too. So yeah.
Nikki: Yeah.
Rachael: Um, I have been, walking around with my citrus oils everywhere I go the last week. It's been a super busy, anxiety-ridden life. Everything's fine, but just a lot doesn't end. So yeah, I made a persimmon hailer with orange, grapefruit, tangerine, and I added some vanilla because I like a little vanilla so got my happy oils out and been using that. I find March is the time of year which is it's March now and it's going to be April by the time this posts but we're close like and it is a time of year where I actually find it, like, sometimes harder than January. So I know, like, there's, like, the January blues and stuff, but I actually find this time of year as we're, like, changing seasons, and I just want to feel the sun, and I just want to be outside, and it's, like, it's so close, and yet feels even farther away than January.
Nikki: Well, and, like, we had a blizzard today, actually. So we had, like, last week, it was 18 degrees. I can't live where you are. It was 18 degrees last week, and this week it was zero, and literally as I'm working all day, it was a blizzard to the point that I could still see the houses across the street, but it was pretty hard to see them still. The snow was coming down that much. We are end of March. This does not make sense.
Rachael: Yeah, I'm not a winter person. If it's like full winter where I can like go and enjoy the winter, I can find the joy in that and I can love it and I have snowshoes and I really want to get out and do fun stuff and all of that. I really am looking forward to some serious spring days. And you're right, we did have that beautiful day last week, and I spent a lot of it in my office, but I got home and I went for a really nice walk. Wasn't long, didn't need to be long, but just my oldest and I went for a nice walk, went to the grocery store, picked up some stuff, and came back and had a beautiful dinner. But yeah, we got to like… Looking forward to my spring walks with all the flowers as they're coming up. I take pictures of them constantly, and I can't wait. So right around the corner, guys.
Nikki: And that's where those citrus oils come in to help you just make it that last stretch.
Rachael: Make it through. Just got to get there. We're so close. Exactly. Okay, so back to coriander. That's our oil of the week. So botanical name, we tried coriandums, There you go. Country it's harvested from Poland, Hungary, Holland, Russia, France and England. And then it comes from the plant, like the seeds in the plant. So cilantro comes from the leaves if you're kind of looking for the difference on those. Yeah.
Nikki: And then the chemical constituents. So they are highest in monoterpenols and especially the alcohols. So looking, especially linalool in it. So, you know, studies have shown it helps reduce blood pressure. It's an antioxidant, it's anticonvulsant, it's anxiolytic. These are all things that linalool can help with, which is really, really great. It's also analgesic and bactericidal and HEPA protective as well. So a lot of really good things when we're looking at the chemical constituents, the science behind it all.
Rachael: Things that it can help you with, and this is when I tend to use coriander the most, so the physical side of things. So it can help with eating disorders. flatulence, got some farts, definitely get the coriander. Gout, nausea, digestive system, urinary system things. So that's typically when I'm using it for anything digestive related. Emotional ways, it can help release emotional blocks, baggage, helps with mental clarity. I've definitely used it for that too. And if you're depressed, it's a good oil that you can use in a the blend for that which is nice because um if you're making blends for um emotional support coriander can be an oil that like we've already well established that I like to stick to like the the um the citrus oils, right? Those are my happy oils, right? But coriander's really great, because you can add that to it, and it just kind of balances a little differently, and still feels like a fresh, nice, nice oil. So blend.
Nikki: Yeah, I find because it's, I find the spice oils are, they just have that crisp and uplifting aspect of it, and if I'm feeling stagnant or just, Like I just can't shake it off. Like that's when I, I love my herb oils for that of just like getting through that stagnant energy. and bringing in new energy, which is exactly that, of releasing what's there and helping bring in the good stuff.
Rachael: Exactly. So tying all that in, spiritual subtle aromatherapy, so including your chakras, it can help with your navel and solar plexus chakra. Take action and move forward in life. So that's what we're talking about, just like uplifting, move forward, that kind of thing.
Nikki: And then it helps to circulate qi in the stomach. So with indigestion, stomach issues, all of those digestive aspect supports, it's going to really help with that. Strengthen the spleen, which is associated with earth element, if you're looking at traditional Chinese medicine and that type. Also helps to encourage creativity and promote imagination, right? So again, if you, you know, sometimes tapping into that third eye, or just, I get right that I keep coming back to stagnation, it just keeps, I don't know, I keep getting this theme for this. And when you're just stuck, and you can't get and it's not just creativity of like drawing, but just in work in life, personal life, business life, all kinds of different things of just, you know, moving forward in a project, things like that, right, we always need to be creative. and imagine where you wanna go, things like that. So it can really help with that aspect of it. And thankfully, there's not a lot of safety concerns when it comes to coriander. So I mean, unless it's oxidized, then it can be sensitizing to the skin, but otherwise, it's a pretty safe oil.
Rachael: Fun facts, it takes approximately 48 pounds of coriander plant material to make one 15 milliliter essential oil. So it is a lot. Coriander has also been found in tombs of pharaohs. So not coriander essential oil, obviously, those were not in the tombs of pharaohs. But it's still kind of cool to know that it was an oil, that it was a plant that was being used for benefits that they were finding so long ago.
Nikki: Absolutely, absolutely. And then the affirmation that we came up with when, if you want to use coriander, is, I release what holds me back, embracing clarity, creativity, and the courage to move forward with ease and balance.
Rachael: I like that. And we have a card pull for the week. So we're going to use the Aromatherapy Insight cards. um which we've talked about before so you can see they're just they're very beautiful so I'm going to not look at it because I won't feel right so I'm mixing them up a bit and this is the oil of
Nikki: Don't tell me you picked coriander.
Rachael: No, but it's patchouli. That's funny. Was that one of the oils that we, like, was it an oil we pulled, like, last time?
Nikki: I think so.
Rachael: Like, oh my goodness. I think that's how we got to patchouli. I feel like that's how we got to patchouli. I'm going to read it, but you know what, I'm going to pull a second one quickly, too, afterwards. But patchouli, because it's sticking around, and that's what we need this year, I guess. So, sorry, you're going to have to put it back in your next bath blend again. Still by the bath. Patchouli is for unity, feeling trapped in one of many areas of your life and feeling like those areas are not working together. Patchouli unites all levels of your existence, allowing you to focus and bring heart and head to work together, rising above self-imposed barriers and enjoying all that life presents. Patchouli awakens a sense of peace that reaches into all areas of your life. Don't get ruffled and caught in the false ego. Stay self-assured and realize your real strength lies in being you. We'll leave it at that for Patchouli. And I'm going to just do another one because, you know, if someone else is anti-Patchouli, then give them another option to go with. There's two of us, so we could do two. Oh, Mer. Oh, Mer.
Nikki: That one doesn't come up a lot when I do pulls.
Rachael: It does not. It's beautiful. I didn't show this picture. I didn't show it. It's gorgeous. Yeah.
Nikki: There you go.
Rachael: She just keeps coming out. There we go. Anyways. mer is beautiful um let's find that one this is this one i love i'll just talk about it while i'm trying to find it i love mer in my foot so okay yeah it is great in a foot soak so uh Remove mundane thoughts and be inspired by what is possible. Tap into your dreams and visions to release a liberating strength and awareness. Be curious, seeing only possibility. Myrrh helps you be still and grounded while being inspired so that you can manifest your dreams. Physical benefits reduces inflammation and uterine disorders. It aids healthy skin and helps you restore a more youthful complexion. I always need that youthful complexion in my feet. Yes. It's also your base chakra, too. And color vibration is red. Awesome.
Nikki: Well, I think that's a great spot to wrap this up. So thank you for tuning in to this week's episode of Vetiver Vibes, your essential oil scoop. Have a great day, everyone.
Rachael: Thank you for spending your time with us here at Vetiver Vibes. This episode was brought to you by Essentria a leading online aromatherapy school. Don't forget to check out some of our free resources at www.schoolofessentia.com.
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