If you dared dip one foot into the sea of your emotions, Bergamot takes your second foot in there! Why not have a bath with a few drops of Davana as well?
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The plant, its legends and its botany
There isatreeof thefamilyRutaceae,calledbergamot.Itsfruitisthebergamotand its essential oilbearsthe same name.
Andthat'sall weknow.
Indeed.When it comes to where it may originates...authorsseem toliketo havedivergentopinionstoseekclarification,whereasothersseemto preferremaining intheshadows andsmellessential oilquietly.Somesay it's across-species betweensourorangeandlime.Furtheritisacrossbetweena lemonandbitterorange.Otherthenthatiscross-species between...brace yourselves...citron andacrossingbetweengrapefruit andtangerine!!
Aboutitsorigins, struggling seemsto take precedence over consensus.
Anyway,it is.Not bad,right?
Anditisbeautifulenoughfor it to becultivatedon a largescalethoughitisnota table fruit(naranjinemakes itbitter).The peel orthe essential oil are used to flavourmanythings:Earl Grey tea,Cologne,Bergamotsfrom Nancy(candy),Moroccantagineand manyotherthings.
Thetreelooks likeanorange tree:veryleafy.Thefruitresembles asmallorange.Its shape is closetothat of a pear.Itsthickandsmooth skinisgreen,likeits flesh,allgreenas well.
So, anicelittletreewithagreatlittlefruitthatgivewonderfulsmall bottles.Andthat's it.
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Energetic properties
Warms relationships gently. Relaxing. Calms hard feelings and resentment. Helps to drop one's pessimism. Makes the brains go the intuitive, sensitive way. Increases the feeling of happiness-joy-peacefulness... if ever it bear a name. Very feminine, it stimulates responsiveness. Makes more consensual.
Photosensitising. External use:provesslightlydermocausticwhenused repeatedlyin the same place. Keepchildren outof reach. Children and pregnantwomen:noothercontraindications.