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| Neroli , |
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| Citrus aurantium |
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| RUTACEAE Rue or Citrus Family |
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Prep Methods :Essential oil
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 Neroli's rich and lovely aroma make it an idea scent to give your home an air of tranquillity and relaxation. Worn as a perfume, it keeps the psyche from overreacting to stimuli and helps you maintain a calm countenance
Petitgrain oil is also distilled from the the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, the flowers of which yield neroli essential oil. The fragrance of petitgrain is sweet, woody-floral and reminiscent of orange flowers, but a little less suave and floral-sweet. |
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Mood Uplfting *Stress Relief * |
 Massage neroli blended with a carrier oil into the lower abdomen to relieve menstrual cramps. | | To treat anxiety, choose tonic and sedative oils such as marjoram and lavender and use them three times a week or more for baths and foot massages |
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| Anxiety | | Worn as a perfume, it keeps the psyche from overreacting to stimuli and helps you maintain a calm countenance. 1033
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
 Neroli blossoms are small, white and very aromatic and grow on the stately bitter orange tree. Native to China the tree is now cultivated in Egypt, Sicily and the South of France.
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 Oranges have been known since the first century, but Neroli was only discovered in the seventeeth century. The Venetians used it liberally to counter the plague and other fevers.
Walji, H.Ph.D.,115
Named for the Princess of Nerola, who used it to scent her gloves. |
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Essential Oils
