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Botanical name: Citrus bergamia
Syn. Citrus aurantium
Family Rutaceae (citrus)
Botany
Fruit is green that becomes yellow when ripe.
Bergamot fruit is not edible because the fruit is too sour.
It is mainly cultivated for the essential oil.
Bergamot almost exclusively grew on a narrow coastal strip in the southern part of Calabria, Italy. Now it is cultivated in the ivory Coast, Guinea, Morocco, Corsica.
Historical use
Christopher Columbus brought bergamot back from Italy from the Canary Islands.
Used by the Italians to cool and relieve fevers, protect against malaria, and expel intestinal worms.
Energetics
Neutral and cooling
Heart chakra, beneficial for those affected by grief
Essential oils
Produced by cold expression of the peel
Therapeutic actions
Analgesic: relieves or diminishes pain
Anti-bacterial: destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria
Anti-depressive: uplifting to mood
Anti-infectious: prevent the spread of pathogens
Anti-inflammatory: alleviate inflammation throughout the body
Anti-spasmodic: prevents and eases spasms and relieves cramps
Antiseptic: destroys or controls pathogenic bacteria. Used topically.
Anti-viral: destroy and inhibit the spread of viruses
Anthelmintic: destroy or expel parasitic worms.
Carminative: settles the digestive system and the expulsion of gas from the intestines
Cicatrisant: promotes the formation of scar tissue
Deodorant: destroys or inhibits odors
Digestive: aids the digestion of food
Febrifuge: reduce fever
Sedative: reduces nervousness, distress, or agitation
Stomachic: digestive aid and tones the stomach
Tonic: strengthens and improves bodily performance
Vulnerary: prevents tissue degeneration and promotes healing of wounds
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Emilee Wright
A Mercurial Consciousness