Muhuhu (African Sandalwood) Essential Oil (Brachylaena huillensis)
Overview
Muhuhu (African Sandalwood) may also be referred to as African sandalwood, brachyleana hutchinsii. It is typically processed using steam or hydro distillation as a method for extracting oil from the heartwood.
Essential Facts
- Aroma Description:
- Common Name(s): African sandalwood, brachyleana hutchinsii
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Synonyms(s) for Brachylaena huillensis: Brachylaena hutchinsii, Brachylaena mullensis
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- Botanical Genus: Brachylaena
- Chemical Family: Aldehydes, Sesquiterpenes, Sesquiterpenols
- Perfumery Note: Base
- Indigenous Country: South Africa
- Cultivation: Wild Harvested
- Processing Methods: Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Part Typically Used: Heartwood
- Shelf Life: 6-8 years
Balsamic
Cool
Earthy
Rich
Sensual
Slightly musky
Soft
Woody-
Wild Harvested
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
Therapeutic Benefits of Muhuhu (African Sandalwood):
Anti-anxietyEnergetic, Spiritual, and Emotional Qualities
Energetics and Chakras Qualites of Muhuhu (African Sandalwood):
1st Chakra - Survival and Support
2nd Chakra - Relationships
4th Chakra - Unconditional Love
6th Chakra - Perspective
7th Chakra - Higher Information
Balancing
Clarity
Creation Energy
Expansive
Grounding
Introspective
Meditative
Protective
Source Energy
Articles
Muhuhu (African Sandalwood) Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Protective Effect of Aframomum melegueta phenolics Against CCl4-Induced Rat Hepatocytes Damage; Role of Apoptosis and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines inhibition.
- PubMed: Evaluation of the In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidant Potentials of Aframomum melegueta Methanolic Seed Extract.
- PubMed: Daily ingestion of grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) extract increases whole-body energy expenditure and decreases visceral fat in humans.
- PubMed: In vitro bactericidal activity of diterpenoids isolated from Aframomum melegueta K.Schum against strains of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
- PubMed: Acute toxicity, biochemical and haematological study of Aframomum melegueta seed oil in male Wistar albino rats.
- PubMed: Antioxidant extracts of African medicinal plants induce cell cycle arrest and differentiation in B16F10 melanoma cells.
- PubMed: In situ morphometric characterization of Aframomum melegueta accessions in Ghana.
- PubMed: Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of a double-stranded RNA with targeted activity against Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte).
- PubMed: Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) extract activates brown adipose tissue and increases whole-body energy expenditure in men.
- PubMed: Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity, antioxidant properties and phenolic composition of two Aframomum species.
- PubMed: Ethnobotanical study of plants used in treating hypertension in Edo State of Nigeria.
- PubMed: Putative mycobacterial efflux inhibitors from the seeds of Aframomum melegueta.
- PubMed: Inhibition of key enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes and sodium nitroprusside-induced lipid peroxidation in rat pancreas by water extractable phytochemicals from some tropical spices.
- PubMed: Damnacanthal from the Congolese medicinal plant Garcinia huillensis has a potent preferential cytotoxicity against human pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells.
- PubMed: Ghana's herbal market.
- PubMed: Spasmolytic effects of aqueous extract of mixture from Aframomumum melegueta (K Schum) - Citrus aurantifolia (Christm and Panzer) on isolated trachea from rat.
- PubMed: Hepatoprotective effect of aqueous extract of Aframomum melegueta on ethanol-induced toxicity in rats.
- PubMed: Screening for estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of plants growing in Egypt and Thailand.
- PubMed: Effects of the aqueous extract of dry seeds of Aframomum melegueta on some parameters of the reproductive function of mature male rats.
- PubMed: Extract of grains of paradise and its active principle 6-paradol trigger thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue in rats.
- PubMed: Effect of aqueous extract of alligator pepper (Zingiberaceae aframomum melegueta) on gestational weight gain.
- PubMed: Effect of alligator pepper (Zingiberaceae aframomum melegueta) on first trimester pregnancy in Sprague Dawley rats.
- PubMed: In vitro inhibitory effect of West African medicinal and food plants on human cytochrome P450 3A subfamily.
- PubMed: Toxicological evaluation of grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) [Roscoe] K. Schum.
- PubMed: Behavioural responses of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, to host (stored-grain) and non-host plant volatiles.
- PubMed: Repellent activity of alligator pepper, Aframomum melegueta, and ginger, Zingiber officinale, against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais.
- PubMed: Traditional management of tuberculosis in Ogun State of Nigeria: the practice and ethnobotanical survey.
- PubMed: Further pharmacological studies on aqueous seed extract of Aframomum melegueta in rats.
- PubMed: Some Nigerian plants of dermatologic importance.
- PubMed: Further studies on the antinociceptive action of aqueous seed extract of Aframomum melegueta.
- PubMed: Food of paradise: Tahitian breadfruit and the autocritique of European consumption.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants from Ghana.
- PubMed: Effects of Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineense on sexual behaviour of male rats.
- PubMed: Medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in Trinidad.