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  • Elemi tree with pale bark, pinnate leaves, small green fruits, and a modest trail of cream-white resin emerging from the trunk.
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    Elemi Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Canarium luzonicum Pronunciation EL-uh-mee Plant Family Burseraceae (Frankincense and Myrrh Family) Plant Part Used Resin Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Philippines and the Malay Archipelago Description Elemi essential oil is a…

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  • Mature dill with blue-green threadlike foliage, a yellow flower umbel, and broad umbels carrying small flat tan-brown fruits.
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    Dill Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Anethum graveolens Pronunciation DIL Plant Family Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Plant Part Used Seeds and Herb (Aerial Parts) Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Hungary, India, Germany, and the United States Description Dill…

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  • Davana growing in a cultivated field with silvery finely divided leaves and branching stems of tiny drooping yellow flower heads.
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    Davana Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Artemisia pallens Pronunciation dah-VAH-nuh Plant Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and Flowers Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions India, particularly southern Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Description Davana essential oil…

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  • Mediterranean cypress with dense scale-like green foliage and round woody cones, with tall columnar trees on a sunlit hillside behind.
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    Cypress Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cupressus sempervirens Pronunciation SY-prus Plant Family Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) Plant Part Used Needles, Twigs, and Cones Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions France, Spain, Morocco, and Italy Description Cypress essential oil is…

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  • Mature cumin plant with slender stems, threadlike leaves, small umbels, and clusters of tiny narrow ribbed tan fruits.
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    Cumin Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cuminum cyminum Pronunciation KYOO-min Plant Family Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Plant Part Used Dried Seeds Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions India, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, and the Mediterranean Basin Description Cumin essential oil…

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  • Costmary growing in an herb garden with broad serrated gray-green leaves and flat-topped clusters of small yellow button flower heads.
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    Costmary (Bible Leaf) Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Tanacetum balsamita (syn. Chrysanthemum balsamita) Pronunciation KAWST-mair Plant Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Plant Part Used Leaves Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Southern Europe, the Middle East, and Western Asia Description Costmary…

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  • Mature coriander plant with branching stems, finely divided leaves, small white-pink flower umbels, and clusters of round ribbed fruits.
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    Coriander Seed Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Coriandrum sativum Pronunciation KOR-ee-an-der seed Plant Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae / Parsley Family) Plant Part Used Dried Seeds Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Russia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Morocco, and India Description Coriander Seed…

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  • Copaiba tree trunk with a small tapping opening, a narrow trail of golden oleoresin, and pinnate leaves with paired oval leaflets.
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    Copaiba Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Copaifera officinalis (and related species) Pronunciation koh-PAH-ee-buh Plant Family Fabaceae (Legume Family) Plant Part Used Oleoresin tapped from the tree trunk Extraction Method Steam Distillation of the Resin Origin Regions Brazil, Colombia,…

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  • Clove tree branch with glossy opposite leaves and dense clusters of unopened nail-shaped flower buds changing from green to rosy red.
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    Clove Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Eugenia caryophyllata) Pronunciation KLOHV Plant Family Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family) Plant Part Used Dried Flower Buds (occasionally leaves and stems) Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Indonesia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka,…

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  • Clary sage with broad wrinkled gray-green leaves and tall stems bearing pale lilac and pink bracts around small flowers.
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    Clary Sage Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Salvia sclarea Pronunciation KLAIR-ee sayj Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Flowering tops and leaves Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions France, Bulgaria, Italy, and Morocco Description Clary Sage essential…

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