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Bergamot Oil References
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An ingredient in the following Personal Inhalers:
Woman's Hormone Balance™
/Mental Clarity
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/ Energizing™
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Citrus aur. bergamia (Bergamot Oil) is a lightly scented essential oil that is common in a large number of preparations. These include food, cosmetics, and over-the-counter drugs. The effects of this wonderful essential oil are delivered more conveniently, and when needed, with a Personal Inhaler.
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"e;Bergamot is useful both in the treatment of digestive problems, such as colic, spasm and sluggish digestion, and for calming emotional states, such as agitation and severe mood swings. It is effective on cold sores."e;
Reference: Price, S.,Aromatherapy for Women, Aromatic essential oils for natural healing, Anness Publishing Limited, 2001, p. 15.
"e;Vogley (2002) used bergamot in her study on anxiety in a psychiatric unit for the elderly. A psychiatric nurse assessed each patient each morning for 10 days and scored their level of anxiety on a scale of zero to 10. Then, bergamot was diffused and the patients were reassessed. There was a notable difference in many of the patients, which presented as enhanced communications and the ability to sit still. One participant was hospitalized for depression and had been taking Librium for 20 years. It was decided to withdraw her from the drug. She was having great difficulty sleeping and was feeling generally anxious. Several drops of bergamot were placed on a cotton ball and put inside her pillowcase. The following morning she reported it was the first good night's sleep since she had stopped taking Librium. She continued to use bergamot throughout her stay, and at discharge she asked for and was given bergamot essential oil to take home with her, along with instructions on how to use it."e;
Reference: Vogley, G., "e;Bergamot, anxiety and the elderly"e;, Unpublished dissertation, Hunter, NY, 2002.
"e;Templeton (2002) carried our a small study to investigate the effects of bergamot as an antidepressant. Ten volunteers from a natural-health clinic responded to an advertisement to take part in a study on depression. Each agreed to take six aromatic baths and six baths with no aroma. Subjects were to remain in the bath for 20 minutes. While the study was self-monitoring, several subjects commented on how this simple technique had empowered them. One wrote, 'I experienced an overwhelming feeling of tranquility.' "e;
Reference: Templeton, J., "e;How effective is bergamot as an anti-depressant?"e;, Unpublished dissertation, Hunter, NY, 2002.
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