原料介紹｜癒創木(Guaiacwood)

▎精油簡介

「癒創木」英文名稱源自拉丁文Lignum Vitae，直接翻譯就是「生命之樹」或「生命之木」，許多古書稱為健康樹或健康香脂，其生長​​於南美，阿根廷最多，格蘭夏哥省（Gran Chaco)與裡約伯加摩(Rio Berjamo)，巴拉圭次之，也生長於加勒比海區，是巴哈馬的國樹，花朵則是牙買加的國花。

它可以長到高達6米左右，有許多彎曲的樹枝，呈圓拱形，花朵為藍色，會結出一串串五到十朵的腋生花束，果實是肉質、呈橘色，有非常堅實質密的樹皮，因此不會腐爛，大多數芳香療法所使用的就是這個部位。癒創樹心材並經蒸氣蒸餾製成精油，其中主要的有效成分是癒創木酚。

▎成分解析

｜主要成分：單萜醇

主要成分為癒創木醇、癒創木酚、α-癒創甘油醚、β-廣藿香烯、癒創木氧化物。

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▎參考文獻

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