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Botanical Name: Litsea
cubeba
Common Method of Extraction:
Steam Distilled
Color: Yellow
Consistency: Thin
Perfumery Note: Medium
Strength of Initial Aroma:
Strong
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Aromatic Description: Sharp,
with a complex lemony aroma.
Possible Uses: Acne, indigestion.
[Julia Lawless, The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books,
1995), 56-64.]
Constituents: Citral, limonene,
miycrene, methyl hepetone, linalool, linlyl acetate. [Julia Lawless,
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of
Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 167.]
Safety Information: Avoid
with glaucoma. May have a homeone-like action. Avoid in prostatic
hyperplasia. Avoid with sensitive, diseased or damaged skin. Slight
risk of sensitization. Do not administer to children. [Robert Tisserand,
Essential Oil Safety
(United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 82, 149.]
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and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
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and more safety information can be found by visiting the Safety
Information page. For very in-depth information on oil safety
issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert
Tisserand and Tony Balacs.
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