Bergamot (Citrus Bergamia)-is in the citrus family (Rutaceae). It was named after the city of Bergamo, Italy where the oil was first produced by cold expression. The fruit was first brought from the Canary Islands in the 15th century to this Italian city which financed one of the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Bergamot is used in the production of Earl Grey tea and gives the tea its distinctive flavor. Bergamot makes a delicious flavor for drinks and deserts. The fragrance of bergamot is also a principle ingredient in Eau-de-Cologne.
Traditionally bergamot has been used in Italian home remedies for centuries primarily for fever and for worms. It was also used for skin conditions associated with oily complexion.
Today bergamot is used both as a tonic and a calming oil. For the skin, it can help acne, boils, cold sores, eczema, insect bites, oily complexion, psoriasis, scabies, and varicose ulcers. For the respiratory system, it may help with sore throats, and tonsillitis. For the digestive system, it can help with bad breath, mouth infections, flatulence and loss of appetite and for the genital-urinary system, it is reported helpful with cystitis, itching and thrush. Bergamot oil helps us to relax and "let go" of pent up emotions, especially those that can lead to depression. As an oil for releasing and relaxing it is therefore an oil to encourage positive emotions of confidence, balance, strength and joy.
Bergamot's primary effect is calming and balancing. It mixes well with all essential oils including clary sage, cypress, frankincense, geranium, helichrysum, jasmine, lavender, mandarin, nutmeg orange, rosemary, sandalwood, vetiver, and ylang ylang.
Bergamot can be diffused, used as an anointing oil for the brow or temples and it can be used on location for stings and bites. Bergamot also makes a nice deodorant. However, be careful about going out into the sun or into a tanning booth within twelve hours of application. Since this is a phototoxic oil, it may cause skin sensitivity to sunlight. It contains furanocoumarins which interfere with melanin production in the skin and could result in red or brown splotches on the skin. Blisters have been reported in sensitive skin exposed to UV rays of tanning booths.
Bergamot is an exciting oil helpful not only for the physical body but also for the emotional and spiritual side of us. I find it one of my most popular oils in our educational classes. To learn more about bergamot and other essential oils you might want to consider becoming a certified aromatherapist. Educational courses in healing energy and aromatherapy can help you understand how essential oils heal the body/mind/spirit.
Check this out for more information on learning to heal through the art of aromatherapy as a clinical aromatherapist. http://www.ISHAaromatherapy.com For educational courses on healing energy and the laying-on of hands, you can go to http://www.HTSpiritualMinistry.com You can also read more about aromatherapy and bergamot essential oil in Linda Smith's books: Called into Healing, Reclaiming our Judeo-Christian Legacy of Healing Touch, and Healing Oils Healing Hands, Discovering the Power of Prayer, Hands On Healing and Anointing. You can find these books and more on my web site at http://www.ISHAhealing.com/HealingStore/tabid/348/Default.aspx
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