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Contains Scented Notes of following in various proportions:
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Native Singaporean Orchid notes: Oncidium Tsiku Marguerite
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Oncidium Tsiku Marguerite - Used in Woody 7 (Men) for Team building Perfume workshop
A popular fragrant orchid with exquisite heavy natural floral fragrance. The flowers and fragrance last about four to six weeks. Bears short sprays of very fragrant mini cream to pink flowers which are clumping. Very floriferous and easy to grow. Singaporean popular variety is Oncidium Goldiana 'Golden Shower' or "dancing GIrls". Since the smell was very similar and this scent was difficult to extract. We choose to get scent from Oncidium Tsiku Marguerite. It has nice Sweet and Soapy fragrance. |
Therapeutic Orchid notes:
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Platanthera japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
Chinese names: Changju Lan (Long distance orchid); Shuimaidong (water winter wheat); Shechun Lan (tongue-lip orchid); Qimashen (horse riding ginseng); Longzhuashen (dragon claw ginseng) Chinese medicinal name: Guanyinzhu It is found in forests and on grassy slopes of hillsides in Japan, Korea, the Chinese provinces. Herbal Usage: In western China, the whole plant is cooked by boiling over a slow fire, and eaten to improve the circulation and hasten recovery from injuries or sickness. A decoction is also used in Shaanxi Province to nourish the lungs, relieve coughs and phlegm and breathlessness. Also used for detoxification, healing toothache and snake bites. The herb may be used in decoction or as a poultice for application. |
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Cypripedium japonicum Thunb.
Chinese name: Shanmaishao Lan Chinese medicinal name: Shanziqi Japanese name: Kumagiso The herb is said to dispel wind, remove toxins, moderate qi, improve blood cir- culation and relieve pain. It is used in the treat- ment of tertian malaria, menstrual irregularities, pain arising from physical injuries and pruritus. Chinese Herbal Prescriptions include: 1. Tertian malaria- Pulverizse 1.5 g of roots for consumption with cold water 1 h before onset of symptoms. 2. pruritic rash - Boil whole plants to clean the skin 3. snake bite and low backache – Mix with wine to eat and also to apply |
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Aerides odorata Lour
Common name: Fragrant Aerides Chinese name: Xianghuazhijia Lan (fragrant flowered Zhijia orchid) Indonesian names : Angkrek Lilin, Lau Bintang in Kalimantan Thai name: Ueang Kulaab Krapao Pid Indian name: Hameri in Orissa This is a widespread species which grows into a magnificent clump especially if it gets direct sunlight for half a day and is located near water. It is commonly found in Singapore and blooms around Aug-sept. Flowers are in bunch of 20-30, that lasts 2 weeks and are very fragrant. In Nepal, a paste prepared from the leaves is applied over cuts and wounds. Fruits of A. odorata are used to heal wounds in India. Juice extracted from the leaves is used to treat boils in the ear and nose. Vietnamese sprinkle the seeds over the lesions to heal boils and other skin disorders. Hill tribes in Orissa combine the fresh root of A. odorata with root powder from Saraca asoca, bark from Azadirachta indica and common salt to prepare an oral medicine for painful swollen joints. They also use juice from the leaves to treat tuberculosis. How it works? - Extract of A. odorata exhibits inhibitory activity against antibiotic-sensitive, penicillin-resistant and kanamycin-resistant strains of Escherichia coli, common organisms in stools, on skin and in superficial infections. Phytoalexins such as aeridin possess antimicrobial effects. An oral Indian preparation of this Orchid, contained natural salicylate (basis of Aspirin). Chemically speaking - It has gigantol, imbricatin, methoxycoelonin and coelonin. It also contains 5 minor constituents- phenanthropyran, 2 dihydrophenenthrene derivatives and 2 phenenthrenes {aerosanthrene (5-methoxyphenenthrene-2,3,7- triol) and aerosin (3-methoxy-9,10-dihydro- 2,5,7-phenanthrenetriol)} |
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Anoectochilus koshunensis Hayata
Chinese name: Gaoxiong Jinxian Lan (Gaoxiong golden thread orchid) Taiwanese name: Kaohsiung (jewel orchid). Other common names: Hengchunjinxianlian (Hengchun golden thread lotus); Jinxian Lan (golden thread orchid). In Taiwanese (Hokien) dialect: Ko hiong kim soa lian; Heng chhun kim soa lian The whole plant “cools the blood and smoothes the liver”. It is antipyretic and removes toxins. Commonly used to treat haemoptysis from tuberculosis, diabetes, bronchitis, nephritis, cystitis, convulsions and snake bites. Kinsenoside and Five sterols, including a new one with a non-conventional side chain [26-methylstigmasta-5,22,25, (27)-trien-3 beta- ol], together with a megastigmane glucoside and 20-deoxyadenosine, was isolated from this Orchid. |
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Bletilla foliosa
Chinese name: Xiaobaiji (small Baiji; small white root) Vietnamese name: Bach cap; Hoa lan tia Flowering season is May to June. The species is found in Yunnan, Myanmar and Thailand. It is an outstanding astringent and promotes wound healing. It is also an excellent embolic material. |
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Liparis distans C.B. Clarke Syn. Liparis yunnanensis Rolfe
Chinese names: Yunnan yanger Lan (Yunnan sheep ear orchid), Dahuayan-gersuan (big flower sheep ear garlic) Yunnan Yangercao (Yunnan sheep ear herb) Chinese medicinal name: Hushitou It enjoys a wide distribution from Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in China to Assam, Thailand, Laos Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Herbal Usage: Herb is obtained from Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. Entire plant is used to treat pneumonia. A decoction is made with 6–16 g of the whole plant |
Other scent notes
Frankincense, woods, sandalwood