
Essential Oils for 3rd Chakra - Personal Power Solar Plexus Chakra - "I do":
The third or solar plexus chakra, called Manipura in Sanskrit is located below the chest.
It is comprised of or represents self-esteem, pleasure, will-power, and personal responsibility. People with an imbalanced solar plexus tend be have low self-esteem, control issues, manipulative tendencies, and misuse of power.
- Location: Upper abdomen in the stomach area
- What it controls: Self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem
- Mantra: "Self-love starts when I accept all parts of myself."
- Color: Yellow
- Element: Fire
- Stone: Amber
- Yoga pose: Boat Pose
- When it develops: 15-21 years old
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Agarwood Crasna (OUD)
(Aquilaria crassna)
Aroma Description: Bitter-sweet woody with animalic notes and a leather character.
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Ajowain
(Trachyspermum ammi)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Very Spicy, Strong, Warm
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Angelica Root
(Angelica archangelica)
Aroma Description: Cool, Exotic, Fresh, Rich, Peppery, Woody, Rich Earthy, and Herbaceous with peppery top notes and clean spicy, musky back notes.
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Artemesia
(Artemisia vulgaris)
Aroma Description: Fresh, Cedar, Thujonic, Minty, Slightly Camphoreous, Sage, Herbaceous, Bitter, Strong
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Balsam Copaiba
(Copaifera officinalis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Resinous, Sensual, Sweet, Warm
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Balsam Gurjun
(Dipterocarpus turbinatus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Warm, Woody
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Balsam Poplar
(Populus balsamifera)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Exotic, Fresh, Resinous, Sensual, Sweet, Warm, Woody
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Bay Laurel
(Laurus nobilis)
Aroma Description: Bay Laurel Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh, camphorous, and slightly sweet.
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Birch (sweet)
(Betula lenta)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Slightly sweet, Strong
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Buddha Wood
(Eremophila mitchellii)
Aroma Description: Deep, woody aroma, lightly sweet, and faintly smoky
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Carrot Seed
(Daucus carota)
Aroma Description: Carrot Seed Essential Oil smells earthy, woody and warm. It is considered harsh/unpleasant by some.
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Catnip
(Nepeta cataria)
Aroma Description: Catnip Essential Oil smells herbaceous with a subdued mint aroma.
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Cedarwood, Indian
(Cedrus deodara)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Rich, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Clary Sage
(Salvia sclarea)
Aroma Description: Clary Sage Essential Oil smells earthy, herbaceous, floral and slightly fruity.
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Copaiba Balsam
(Copaifera officinalis)
Aroma Description: Copaiba Balsam Essential Oil smells sweet, woody, resinous and earthy.
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Coriander
(Coriandrum sativum)
Aroma Description: exotic, fresh, lemony, sensual, slightly spicy, warm, herbaceous, woody and slightly fruity
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Corkbark (Subalpine) Fir
(Abies lasiocarpa)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Cool, Fresh, Strong, Woody
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Dalmatian Sage
(Salvia officinalis)
Aroma Description: Dalmatian Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh and camphorous.
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Engelmann Spruce
(Picea engelmannii)
Aroma Description: Coniferous, Cool, Fresh, Piney, Slightly camphoraceous, Woody
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Eucalyptus staigeriana
(Eucalyptus staigeriana)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Cool, Fresh, Lemony, Soft
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Fingerroot
(Boesenbergia rotunda)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm
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Gingergrass
(Cymbopogon martini)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Exotic, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Spicy, Strong, Warm
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Grapefruit
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrusy. The aroma is tangy like grapefruit, but yet is sweet. It is reminiscent to the aroma of the grapefruit rind, but more concentrated.
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Greenland Moss (Labrador Tea) Ledum
(Rhododendron groenlandicum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Woody
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Grindelia
(Grindelia squarrosa)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Strong
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Helichrysum
(Helichrysum italicum)
Aroma Description: Helichrysum italicum is also called curry plant because its leaves has a strong curry-like smell.
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Helichrysum splendidum
(Helichrysum splendidum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Slightly camphoraceous, Soft
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Hyssop, 1,8 cineole
(Hyssopus officinalis subsp. aristatus)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Medicinal, Strong
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Juniper Berry
(Juniperus communis)
Aroma Description: Juniper Berry Essential Oil smells crisp, woody, sweet and earthy, with an almost hidden fruity note.
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Juniper, One Seed
(Juniperus monosperma)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Spicy
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Juniper, Rocky Mount
(Juniperus scopulorum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Soft, Woody
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Juniper, Utah
(Juniperus osteosperma)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Camphoraceous, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Woody
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Kapoor Kacheri
(Hedychium spicatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Bitter, Camphoraceous, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Resinous, Woody
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Lavandin, Grosso
(Lavandula X Intermedia Grosso)
Aroma Description: floral, fresh, slightly sweet, soft
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Lavender
(Lavandula angustifolia)
Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity. It can be slightly camphorous.
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Lemon
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Lemon Essential Oil smells similar to fresh lemon rinds except that it is more concentrated.
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Lemongrass - Nepal
(Cymbopogon flexuosus)
Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly sweet
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Manuka
(Leptospermum scoparium)
Aroma Description: Woody, herbaceous, sweet, warm, earthy and balsamic
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Marjoram, Spanish
(Thymus mastichina)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Spicy, Warm
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Mastic
(Pistacia lentiscus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Herbaceous, Pungent, Resinous, Rich, Slightly bitter, Slightly musky, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
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Nagarmotha
(Cyperus rotundus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Slightly spicy, Warm, Woody
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Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans)
Aroma Description: Spicy, sweet and woody. It is similar in aroma to the cooking spice, but it is much more fragrant.
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Patchouli
(Pogostemon cablin)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly floral, Warm, Woody
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Plai
(Zingiber montanum)
Aroma Description: Plai Essential Oil smells fresh, spicy, woody and peppery.
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Rabbitbrush
(Ericameria nauseosa)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Coniferous, Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Herbaceous, Pungent, Slightly bitter, Woody
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Rhododendron
(Rhododendron anthopogon)
Aroma Description: Rhododendron Essential Oil smells sweet, green and floral with underlying woody characteristics.
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Ruh Khus (Wild Vetiver)
(Chrysopogon nigritanus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm
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Sage, True
(Salvia officinalis)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet, Strong, Warm
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Sagebrush, Big
(Artemisia tridentata)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Strong
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Savory, Wild
(Satureja montana)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
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Siam Wood
(Fokienia hodginsii)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Vanilla-like, Warm
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Spanish Sage
(Salvia officinalis subsp. gallica)
Aroma Description: Spanish Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, camphorous and possesses a subtle lavender-like characteristic.
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Spike Lavender
(Lavandula latifolia)
Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, camphorous, sweet and herbaceous
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Spikenard
(Nardostachys jatamansi)
Aroma Description: Spikenard Essential Oil smells deep earthy, woody and musky.
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Tea Tree
(Melaleuca alternifolia)
Aroma Description: Medicinal, fresh, woody, earthy and herbaceous.
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Verbena, Lemon
(Aloysia citrodora)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly floral, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet
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Yuzu
(Citrus × junos)
Aroma Description: Bright, complex, citrusy aroma that is somewhat similar to a combination of mandarin and grapefruit.