Bergamot Essential Oil

Description

Bergamot Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Citrus bergamia | Origin: Italy | Method: Cold Pressed

Characteristics:

A light greenish-yellow liquid with a fresh sweet-fruity, slightly spicy-balsamic undertone. It blends well with lavender, orange blossom, jasmine, cypress, geranium, lemon, chamomile, juniper, coriander, and violet leaf.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• linalyl acetate
• linalol
• alcohols
• sesquiterpenes
• terpenes
• alkanes
• furocoumarins
• bergapten

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General Actions:

Analgesic, anthelmintic, antidepressant, antiseptic (pulmonary, genito-urinary), antispasmodic, antitoxic, carminative, digestive, diuretic, deodorant, febrifuge, laxative, parasiticide, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.

Safety:

Certain, furocoumarins, notably bergapten, have been found to be phototoxic in concentration and in dilution. Care must be taken in dermal applications, otherwise non-toxic and relatively non-irritant.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Acne, boils, abscesses, blisters, cold sores, herpes, eczema, greasy or oily skin/scalp, psoriasis, loss of appetite, cystitis, leucorrhea, pruritis, itching, anxiety, depression, nervous tension, stress-related conditions.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Insect bites, insect repellent, mouth & gum infections, scabies, spots, wounds, halitosis/offensive breath, sore throat, throat infections, tonsillitis, thrush, candida, urethritis, chickenpox, colds/flu, fever.

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