Tomar Seed Essential Oil is extracted from the seeds of Zanthoxylum Armathum though Steam Distillation Method. It belongs to the Rutaceae family of plantae kingdom. It is native to Eastern Asia, China, Himalayas and some parts of India. It is a source of Sichuan Pepper that’s used for culinary purposes in Nepal, Thailand and many other Asian Countries. It is used in Folk Medicine, Herbal Medicine and Ayurveda, in USA, Nepal and Thailand. It is also known as Toothache tree, because of all the oral benefits it provides. It is considered religious and magical and a gift to mankind in Ayurvedic Medicine.
Uses of Tomar Seed Oil
Skin Care Products: It is used in making skin care products especially anti-acne treatment. It removes acne causing bacteria from the skin and also removes pimples, blackheads and blemishes, and gives skin a clear and glowing appearance. It is also used in making anti-scar creams and marks lightening gels.
Aromatherapy: It is famous in Aromatherapy for calming mind and increasing positive thoughts. It is used in diffusers and massages to relax mind and reduce anxiety levels. It can also be used to relieve stress and providing comfort after a long day at work.
Massage therapy: It is used in massage therapy for improving blood flow, and reducing body pain. It can be massaged to treat muscle spasms and release stomach knots. It is a natural pain-relief agent and reduces inflammation in joints. It is filled with antispasmodic properties.
Cosmetic Products: It has anti-bacterial and anti-microbial qualities, and a Strong aroma which is why it’s used in making soaps and handwashes since a very long time. Tomar Seed Essential Oil has a very strong and top note smell and it also helps in treating skin infection and allergies, and can also be added to special sensitive skin soaps and gels. It can also be added to bathing products like shower gels, body washes, and body scrubs that focus on skin rejuvenation.
Ayurvedic system has used Tomar seeds and its oil for treating many health conditions like oral problems and that is why this tree has been named as Toothache tree. Tomar tree is also known popularly as prickly ash, suterberry, yellow wood, tumbru, darmar, tumru, timroo, tejphal and mukthrubi.
Benefits of Tomar Oil
Tomar tree oil is used by various communities across the globe. Some people use it for medicine, food and even barter. The tree is said to have religious and magical powers and every part of the tree like fruits, stem, bark and leaves are used for different purposes. The decoction from the bark or fruits or seeds is used for treating cholera, fever and many other diseases. It is used as spices, condiments, medicine and flavoring agents for soups and other conventional dishes. It is used for the treatment of cough, stomach ache, common cold, fever and toothache. The fruits and leaves are used as emmenagogue, astringent and carminative also. In Ayurveda, Tomar is known as tumburu or gandhalu and the oil extracted from the seed of this tree is said to have healing properties like antiseptic, hepatoprotective, disinfectant, deodorant, anthelmintic and carminative.
Faster Healing: Its antiseptic nature prevents any infection from happening inside any open wound or cut. It has been used to as a first aid and wound treatment in many cultures. It fights the bacteria and fastens the healing process.
Anti-Rheumatic and Anti-Arthritic: It has been used to treat body pain and muscle aches for its anti-inflammatory and pain-subsidising properties. The main cause of Rheumatism and arthritic pain is poor blood circulation and increased body acids. Tomar Seed essential oil promotes blood circulation and it also promotes sweating and urination that releases these acids. Its anti-inflammatory nature also reduce inflammation both inside and outside the body.
Anti-acne: Tomar Seed essential oil, is anti-bacterial in nature that fights with the acne causing bacteria and in addition form a protective layer on skin.
Anti-Ageing: It is filled with anti-oxidants and which binds with free radicals that cause premature ageing of skin and body. It also prevents wrinkles and sagging of skin.
Expectorant: Pure Tomar Seed Essential Oil has been used as a decongestant since decades, it was made into teas and drinks to relieve sore throat. It can be inhaled to treat Respiratory discomfort, blockage in nasal and chest passage. It is also anti-bacterial in nature, that fights with microorganisms that cause disturbance in the body.