Neroli

(Citrus Aurantium)

Family: Rutaceae

Note: Base

Method of Extraction: Usually by means of the enfleurage method but also by way of distillation/solvent extraction (from the white blossoms of the bitter orange tree). The oil is a pale yellow colour with a bitter taste.

Place of origin: A native of China, it is now cultivated in France, Italy, Tunisia and the U.S.A.

Areas where this oil can help:

1. Sedative - anti-depressant
2. Skin care problems
3. Diminishes cardiac contraction

Effects on mind:

- Invaluable for relieving nervous problems, chronic and short-term anxiety (including panic attacks), lifting depression and instilling feelings of euphoria.

Effects on body:

- Reducing insomnia, especially that caused by anxiety.
- Effective for combatting colitis, chronic diarrhoea and nervous indigestion.
- Effective for sexual problems such as impotence and frigidity caused by tension and apprehension.
- Wonderful for all skin types. It encourages the regeneration of skin cells and works wonders for mature skins.
- Recommended for preventing stretch marks and reducing scars.
- Its gentle nature makes it ideal for sensitive skins.
- * Its reputed aphrodisiac quality arises from its ability to calm nervous apprehension felt before any sexual encounter rather than from a hormonal/stimulant effect. As many difficulties of this nature can result from tension and anxiety causing further anxiety and depression, neroli can be a means of overcoming them.

Effects on spirit:

- Brings peace and tranquility to a troubled spirit, and for those who repeatedly make the same mistakes in life.
- Especially beneficial for the solar plexus.

Special precautions:

- None.



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