Lemon-scented Tea tree (Leptospermum petersonii) Essential Oil

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Plant description

Latin Name :	Leptospermum petersonii
English Name :	Lemon-scented tea tree
French Name :	Leptosperme citronné
Family :	Myrtaceae
Origin :	South Africa

History and Origin

Lemon-scented tea tree is a shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant and to extract essential oil from its flowers and leaves. It can grow up to 5 meters. The white flowers bloom in fall and the leaves have a lemon scent.

Aromatherapy Data Sheet

Distilled Part :	Flowers and leaves
Extraction :	Steam distillation
Oil Characteristics :	Pale yellow to yellow liquid. Fresh citrus scent.

Energetic and Emotional Effect

This oil has a joyful, dynamic and sparkling heart note while increasing attention, action and courage thanks to its effect on the solar plexus.

Uses

Culinary

The leaves are used to flavour black tea.

Safety

No contraindication known under normal physiological doses.

Chromatography

Lot B-LEPEZAF08Q (2015/06)

South Africa

Terpene aldehydes : geranial (28,62 %), neral (20,98 %), citronellal (20,33 %)

Terpene alcohols : linalool (1,93 %)

Lot BLEPEZAF05V (2019/04)

South Africa

Terpene Aldehydes: geranial (33,242 %), neral (23,306 %), citronellal (15,617 %)

Documentation and References

FRANCHOMME, Pierre, PÉNOËL, Daniel, JOLLOIS, Roger, L'aromathérapie exactement, Éditions Roger Jollois, Bayeux, 2001.
FRANCHOMME, Pierre, La science des huiles essentielles médicinales, Guy Trédaniel éditeur, Paris, 2015.
Wikipédia, leptospernum petersonii : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum_petersonii

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