Lemon Listed Essential Oil
Botanical name: Litsea cubeba
Distilled part: fruit (berry)
Botanical family: Lauraceae
Origin: Vietnam
Chemical composition:
- Aldehydes (75%): Citrals, Citronnellal, Géranial (40%), Néral (34%)
- Ketones
- Esters: Geranyl Acetate, Linalyl Acetate, Neryl Acetate, Terpenyl Acetate
- Monoterpenes: Limonene, Myrcene
- Monoterpenols: Alpha Terpineol, Citronnellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Nérol
- Sesquiterpenes: Beta Caryophyllene
Danger: Mild dermocaustic
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Anti-inflammatories*
- Inflammatory enterocolitis*
- Insomnia*
- Sedative*
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Calming*
- Nervousness*
- Anguish *
- Depression*
- Anxiolytic, agitation, fear, phobias
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 562.
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 TREATMENT !