Field Detail Botanical Name Matricaria chamomilla (syn. Matricaria recutita) Pronunciation KAM-uh-meel (JUR-man) Plant Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Plant Part Used Fresh or dried flower heads Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Germany, Hungary, Egypt, and Eastern…

Field Detail Botanical Name Apium graveolens Pronunciation SELL-uh-ree seed Plant Family Apiaceae (Carrot or Parsley Family) Plant Part Used Dried Seeds Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions India, France, Egypt, and the Netherlands Description Celery Seed…

Field Detail Botanical Name Cedrus deodara Pronunciation SEE-der-wood (DEE-oh-dar) Plant Family Pinaceae (Pine Family) Plant Part Used Heartwood and Roots Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Northern India, Nepal, and the Western Himalayas Description Cedarwood (Himalayan),…

Field Detail Botanical Name Cedrus atlantica Pronunciation SEE-der-wood (AT-lass) Plant Family Pinaceae (Pine Family) Plant Part Used Heartwood and Sawdust Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Morocco, Algeria, and the Atlas Mountains of North Africa Description…

Field Detail Botanical Name Cinnamomum cassia (syn. Cinnamomum aromaticum) Pronunciation KASH-uh Plant Family Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Plant Part Used Inner Bark Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Burma (Myanmar) Description Cassia essential…

Field Detail Botanical Name Daucus carota Pronunciation KARE-uht seed Plant Family Apiaceae (Carrot or Parsley Family) Plant Part Used Dried Seeds Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions France, India, Egypt, Hungary, and Germany Description Carrot Seed…

Field Detail Botanical Name Carum carvi Pronunciation KAR-uh-way Plant Family Apiaceae (Parsley or Carrot Family) Plant Part Used Seeds Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, and Norway Description Caraway essential oil is…

Field Detail Botanical Name Elettaria cardamomum Pronunciation CAR-duh-mom Plant Family Zingiberaceae (Ginger Family) Plant Part Used Seeds (and sometimes the whole fruit pod) Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions India, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, and Tanzania Description…

Field Detail Botanical Name Cananga odorata var. macrophylla Pronunciation kuh-NANG-guh Plant Family Annonaceae Plant Part Used Freshly Picked Flowers Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Madagascar Description Cananga essential oil is distilled from…