Oils Notebook
Petitgrain
Family: Rutaceae
Note: Top/
Temperature: Top/Middle
Elements: Cooling
Meridians: Liver
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Calms the Shen
- Drains Dampness
- Regulates the Qi in the chest
- Smooths the flow of Liver Qi
Petitgrain
玳玳花 Dai Dai Hua
Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium
Family: Rutaceae
Note: Top/Middle
Temperature: Cooling
Elements: Fire
Meridians: Heart
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat from the Heart and Calms the Shen
Restlessness, insomnia, palpitations
Insomnia due to anguish of solitude, emotional shortcoming that generate increasing troubles
- Drains Dampness
Oily skin, overactive sebaceaous glands
- Regulates the Liver and unbinds the chest
Asthma with irritability, anxiety or depression
Nervous exhaustion, stress related conditions, nervous tension
Blends with: Other citrus oils such as Bergamot, as well as Cassia, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lemongrass and Lavender
Reference Notes: (click to display)
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from Yuen (2000), Material Medica of Essential Oils; Battaglia (2018), The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Vol. 1: Foundations & Materia Medica; Aldrich & Bornemann (2013), Fang Xiang Liao Fa; Holmes (2016), Aromatica, Vol. 1: Principles & Profiles; Doterra, Starchild and Alchemica Botanica websites. The source material should be checked for advanced profiles.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently.
