Antiseptic, astringent, antitoxic, anti-anemic, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antisclerotic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, promotes the formation of scar tissue, purifying, diaphoretic, febrifuge, haemostatic, hypotensive, insecticide, rubescent, stimulates white blood cells, tonifier, vermifuge [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 120.]