Essential Oil Litsea Cubeba

Botanical Name

Litsea cubeba / C.H. Persoon

Benefits and Qualities

Litsea cubeba essential oil shines for its undeniable calming, sedative, and anti-inflammatory properties. It opens the way for sleep by quieting the nervous agitation that fuels insomnia. Litsea cubeba essential oil extends its benefits all through the night and puts an end to unexpected dreams in the dark hours of the morning. Synergies: citrus, laurel, lavender, ylang ylang.

Production

Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fresh fruit of litsea cubeba C.H. Persoon

The Plant

Better known by the name of exotic verbena, litsea cubeba is a tropical shrub whose small fruit have nothing in common with the pepper except the form, which explains the qualification ""cubeba."" Because, for the rest, the leaves and flowers release a delicate lemony odour evoking freshness and leisure moments. Litsea cubeba is cultivated in Southeast Asia. The Chinese consume but little of it; this, however, does not prevent them from being its number one grower.

Caution

Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Keep away from children.

Principes aromatiques

Citral (neral and geranial), limonene

Parfume-Creation

Intense fruity-warm odour reminiscent of lemon, with a mild floral subtone. Significant source for citral production. Numerous possibilities of application in garden compositions.

Description olfactive

Head-heart note. Fresh odour; citraly, fruity.