Bergamot Mint or Lemon Mint essential oil
Botanical name: Mentha citrata or Mentha piperita citrata

Chemotype and indications
Identity card
Name: Bergamot or Lemon Mint
Botanical name: Mentha citrata or Mentha piperita citrata
Distilled part: Flowering plant
Botanical family: Lamiaceae
Origin: India
Chemical composition:
- Esters: Geranyl acetate, Linalyl acetate (57 to 63%)
- Monoterpenes: Beta Pinene
- Monoterpenols: Alpha Terpineol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool (22 to 25%)
- Oxides: 1.8 Cineole, Linaloloxyde
- Sesquiterpenes: Beta Caryophyllene, Germacrene D
Physical properties and therapeutic indications
- Antispasmodic*
- Male sexual asthenia**
- Spastic enterocolitis*
- Insect repellent*
General stimulant**
Emotional, psychological properties and therapeutic indications
- Nervous fatigue**
- Cerebral stimulant*
- Nervous rebalancing
Additional information
Legend: * powerful, ** very powerful; *** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) "In-depth Treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy", Ed. Grancher. p.582..
THE INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENTS!