天竺葵,別名石臘紅、入臘紅、洋葵,是開花植物的一個屬。天竺葵原產非洲南部,世界各地普遍栽培。
天竺葵幼株為肉質草本,老株半木質化;其葉對生,葉片為圓形、腎形或扇形;花色有白、紅、紫、粉紅、橙等多種,四季都能開花,以春季最盛。
天竺葵是一種帶有香味、長年生的多毛植物,帶有鋸齒狀的葉子與花。
天竺葵精油由花、葉子與枝幹中以蒸氣萃取出來的。有時天竺葵精油被形容成平民的玫瑰。萃取成精油後,能抗憂鬱、抗糖尿、殺菌、抗感染、驅蟲、止痛。具肌膚收斂性,能平衡賀爾蒙,對經前症候群、神經緊張、皮膚問題等皆有止痛、溫和鎮定的功效。
天竺葵對於皮膚再生有良好的效果,可消緩炎症、濕疹、面皰、曬傷、傷口感染與水泡。天竺葵精油也有不錯保濕效果。
天竺葵-Geranium
- Geranium, Alias paraffin red, into red, okra is a flowering plant. Origin og Southern Africa and now it is wilely cultivated all over the world. - The color is white, red, purple, pink..etc. It can bloom all seasons and spring is the most prosperous. - With fragrance, perennial hairy plants and with jagged leaves and flowers. - The essential oil are extracted with steam from flowers, leaves and branch. Sometimes described as an essential oil for civilians.it can anti-depression, anti-diabetic, sterilization, anti-infective, deworming and pain relief.Gather skin astringency, balance hormones, It can relieve pain for premenstrual syndrome,nervousness and skin problems. - The effect of gentle calming. - It has a good effect on skin regeneration.slow down inflammation, eczema, noodles, sunburn, wound infection and blister. It also has a good moisturuzing effect. 
