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Bergamot Essential Oil

The bergamot plant has been valued for ornamental, culinary, and medicinal uses. Young bergamot leaves are dried and used in herbal teas, such as Oswego tea, or as flavoring in wines, jellies and fruit dishes. Leaves are used in potpourris. The blossoms, appearing in dense clusters, last for several weeks and make the plant an attractive addition to gardens. Bees are especially attracted to the bergamot blossoms, hence the name bee balm.

Some sources report that Bergamot has been used as a carminative, rubefacient, stimulant, and relaxant, and as medicine against colds. Extractable thymol from Monarda is a strong antiseptic and is used against fungi, bacteria, and such parasites as hookworm.

Bergamot oil is extracted from the peel of the nearly ripe fruit by means of cold expression.

Bergamot essential oil is a light yellowish-green liquid with a sweet, fruit scent with a slight woodsy undertone.

INTERESTING FACTS: Bergamot essential oil is used as a flavoring in Earl Grey tea.

1/2 oz. (15 ml) $14.00

COMMON NAME: bergamot

BOTANICAL NAME: citrus bergamia

ORIGIN: Italy, Morocco

PARTS USED: peel of fruit

FRAGRANCE: citrus, woodsy

BLENDS: basil, carrot, cedarwood, chamomile, citronella, clary sage, clove, coriander, cypress, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, hyssop, jasmine, juniper, lemon, mandarin, marjoram, neroli, patchouli, peppermint, rose, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, tangerine, thyme, vanilla, ylang ylang

AROMATIC BENEFITS: aggression, anxiety, balancing, calming, cheering, concentration, confidence, creativity, encouraging, frustration, grief, memory loss, nervous tension, normalizing, stimulating, stress, uplifting

MAGICKAL USES: business success, happiness, money, peace, physical energy, prosperity, protection, sleep

PHYSICAL USES: acne, analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antidepressant, antiinfectious, antiinflammatory, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bladder infections, bronchitis, carminative, chicken pox, colds, combination skin, deodorant, diuretic, drug withdrawal, eczema, gingivitis, herpes, immunity stimulant, influenza, insect repellent, insomnia, laxative, mumps, oily skin, Parkinson's disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, PMS moodiness, respiration, scars, skin conditioner, soothing agent, thrush, trichomonas, varicose veins, wounds

SAFETY WARNINGS: Do not take internally. Phototoxic. May be irritant to skin. Terpeneless version is safer to use. Dilute well before use.

PRONUNCIATION: BERGA-mott

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