Inspiring
by Margaret Pawlaczyk-Karlinski
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
Internationally respected as one of the UK’s leading clinical aromatherapists and teachers, Margaret loves to share her passion and enthusiasm for essential oils.
Yuzu essential oil, yuzu-yu and medicine.
"Receiving, From the evening sky - One yuzu fruit." - Haiku by Taneda Santoka (1882-1949) Japan’s relationship with the yuzu tree began over twelve hundred years ago. Sometime in the 8th century, when many travelled to China to study...
Tribal Distillation of ‘Cochin oil’
During my search for sandalwood forest in Western Ghats (Kerala) I came across intriguing morsel of information about the area. An old Polish saying warns that ‘curiosity is a first step towards hell’ by mine led me on a rather steep trek into the Elephant Mountains,...
Kuromoji – Essential Oil from the Tree of the Mountain God
Kuromoji is strongly rooted in Japanese history, traditions and arts. It even appeared on some well-known woodblock prints! Folklore studies note that in Niigata prefecture ‘it is said that Kuromoji is the tree of a mountain-god and it is, therefore, treated...
In Search of Chandan Forests in India
India, with its fascinating history and immense climatic diversity, is a true Aladdin’s cave for anyone interested in nature and, particularly, in medicinal and aromatherapeutic plants. It is the seventh largest country of the world, criss crossed by historic trade...