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| Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil |
Botanical Name: Litsea cubeba
Origin: China
Extraction Method: Steam
Plant Part: small, pepper like fruit
Note: Top
Blends well with: Lavender, Rose Geranium,
Jasmine, Rose, Rosemary, and Ylang-Ylang
Origin: China
Extraction Method: Steam
Plant Part: small, pepper like fruit
Note: Top
Blends well with: Lavender, Rose Geranium,
Jasmine, Rose, Rosemary, and Ylang-Ylang
Also known as May Chang, it has a crisp citrus smell and is most valued for
its calming and anti-inflammatory properties. Other therapeutic uses often
found with litsea cubeba include as an astringent, antiseptic, insecticide,
hypotensive, stimulant and tonic. Litsea cubeba has a crisp, citrus smell. It
has been compared to lemongrass and lemon verbena. It is considered
sweeter and softer than lemongrass.
its calming and anti-inflammatory properties. Other therapeutic uses often
found with litsea cubeba include as an astringent, antiseptic, insecticide,
hypotensive, stimulant and tonic. Litsea cubeba has a crisp, citrus smell. It
has been compared to lemongrass and lemon verbena. It is considered
sweeter and softer than lemongrass.