Aromatherapy - Bergamot - Ailments / Situations Where Used

Ailments / Situations Where Used

Bergamot is encouraging, uplifting, and balancing to the spirit and is helpful in dealing with a variety of mental and psychological states. For anxiety, depression, or tension, bergamot should be used in a massage oil or in a daily bath. It combats fatigue due to stress, tension and anxiety and also supports the immune system. It can also be used in the treatment of tensions causing dietary problems such as over and under eating.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), bergamot contains cool and dry Qi characteristics. It is a wood element and is used to relieve helplessness, hopelessness, emptiness, and grief.

Bergamot has an inhibiting effect on certain viruses, including Herpes simplex 1 which causes cold sores. Bergamot will also allay the pain of shingles, ease chickenpox in small children and help with eczema and psoriasis. NOTE: Special care must be used when applying bergamot to the skin due to the risk of photosensitivity.

Bergamot oil has a strong affinity for the urinary tract and is valuable in the treatment of cystitis and urethritis. It should be used in the bath or as a local wash at 1% dilution.

Bergamot's antiseptic and astringent qualities make it ideal for the treatment of skin complaints such as acne, oily skin and all skin infections.

Bergamot is cooling in feverish conditions and has effective insect repellent properties.