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Use bergamot to ease anxiety
The fresh, uplifting scent of bergamot essential oil is used to stabilize the emotions, calm and tone the nervous system, relieve tension and insomnia, and is beneficial for anxiety and depression.
Bergamot essential oil has been used in traditional medicine for intestinal worms and fever, respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and skin problems.
Bergamot essential oil is very useful as an anti-infectious agent and is effective against a wide number of microorganisms.
Bergamot essential oil aids the digestion and can relieve symptoms of colic and gas when massaged into the abdomen.
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Related Species
Citrus aurantifolia, C.limetta Lime
Citrus limonum Lemon
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit
Citrus sinensis Orange
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| Increases the skin's sensitivity to sunlight. Bergamot oil has a slightly irritation effect on the skin in high concentrations, but the reverse if used in moderation (1%). It must never be used neat on the skin in the presence of sunlight. |
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Preparation Methods :Essential Oil
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Bergamot for :Perfume |
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Along with neroli and lavender it is one of the principal ingredients in the classic Eau-de-Cologne. |
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Native to Asia, now cultivated in southern Italy and the Ivory Coast, Bergamot is a small tree that grows up to 16 feet, with fruit that looks similar to small, pear shaped oranges.
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 Bergamot oil is cold-pressed from the peel of the nearly ripe fruit. The aroma of bergamot oil is sweet and citrusy, but has a warm floral quality absent in lemon and orange. Along with neroli and lavender it is one of the principal ingredients in the classic Eau-de-Cologne. It is an excellent deodorizer or room spray and a refreshing and relaxing bath oil. Bergamot's fresh uplifting aroma is used in aromatherapy to stabilize emotions and relieve tension. It is a nervous system tonic, with a calming influence on states on anxiety and depression. Use the oil in massage blends, aroma lamps, and baths. |
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 Bergamot essential oil has been used since the sixteenth century, there are references to it in many of the older herbals. It is believed that Columbus introduced bergamot to the new world from the Canary Islands. Hasnain Walji, Ph.D. The Healing Power of Aromatherapy(1996) |
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 Apply 1 drop bergamot essential oil neat to cold sores, as needed. |
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