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  • Mature East Indian lemongrass growing in dense clumps with long narrow leaves and airy tan flower panicles.
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    Lemongrass Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 13, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cymbopogon citratus (or Cymbopogon flexuosus, depending on region) Pronunciation LEM-on-grass Common Names Lemongrass, West Indian Lemongrass, East Indian Lemongrass Plant Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Plant Part Used Fresh or partially dried leaves…

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  • Lemon eucalyptus tree with smooth pale bark, narrow green leaves, and clusters of white flowers.
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    Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 13, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Corymbia citriodora (syn. Eucalyptus citriodora) Pronunciation LEE-mon you-kah-LIP-tus Common Names Lemon Eucalyptus, Lemon-Scented Gum, Eucalyptus Citriodora Plant Family Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family) Plant Part Used Fresh leaves and twigs Extraction Method Steam Distillation…

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  • Ripe yellow lemons growing among glossy green leaves beside a white citrus blossom.
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    Lemon Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 13, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Citrus limon Pronunciation LEE-mon Common Names Lemon, True Lemon, Lemon Peel Plant Family Rutaceae (Citrus Family) Plant Part Used Fresh fruit rind (peel) Extraction Method Cold Expression (sometimes Steam Distillation) Origin Regions…

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  • Mature lavandin plant with silvery foliage and long branched stems of lilac-purple flowers.
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    Lavandin Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 13, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Lavandula × intermedia Pronunciation LA-van-din Common Names Lavandin, Hybrid Lavender, Dutch Lavender, Lavandin Grosso Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Fresh flowering tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions France,…

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  • Flowering true lavender plant with purple spikes and narrow silvery-green leaves.
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    Lavender Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 13, 2025August 3, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Lavandula angustifolia Pronunciation LAV-en-der Common Names True Lavender, English Lavender, Fine Lavender Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Fresh flowering tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions France, Bulgaria, Italy,…

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  • Bay laurel in a Mediterranean grove with leathery pointed leaves, pale yellow-green flower clusters, and several oval glossy black drupes.
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    Laurel Leaf Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 5, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Laurus nobilis Pronunciation LOR-us NO-buh-liss Common Names Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel, Grecian Laurel Plant Family Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Plant Part Used Leaves (occasionally small twigs) Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin…

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  • Gum rockrose on a Spanish hillside with narrow glossy three-veined leaves and crumpled white flowers marked by burgundy spots around golden centers.
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    Labdanum Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 5, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cistus ladanifer Pronunciation LAB-duh-num Common Names Labdanum, Rock Rose, Gum Cistus Plant Family Cistaceae (Rockrose Family) Plant Part Used Resin (exudate from leaves and twigs) Extraction Method Solvent Extraction or Steam Distillation…

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  • Kentia palm with a slender ringed trunk, arching pinnate fronds, and a small fruit stalk on a lush volcanic hillside above the sea.
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    Kentia Palm Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 5, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Howea forsteriana Pronunciation KEN-tee-uh palm Common Names Kentia Palm, Paradise Palm, Howea Palm Plant Family Arecaceae (Palm Family) Plant Part Used Fronds (leaves) Extraction Method Steam Distillation (rarely produced) Origin Regions Lord…

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  • Large buttressed kapok tree with a spiny pale trunk, palmate leaves, and split woody pods filled with silky fiber and dark seeds.
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    Kapok (Ceiba) Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 5, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Ceiba pentandra Pronunciation KAY-bah or SEE-bah Common Names Kapok Tree, Silk-Cotton Tree, Ceiba, Java Cotton Tree Plant Family Malvaceae (formerly Bombacaceae) Plant Part Used Seeds (occasionally bark and roots in traditional use)…

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  • Kānuka in New Zealand scrubland with rough bark, fine branchlets of tiny narrow leaves, clustered white five-petaled flowers, and woody capsules.
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    Kanuka Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 5, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Kunzea ericoides (syn. Leptospermum ericoides) Pronunciation KAH-new-kah Common Names Kanuka, White Tea Tree, New Zealand Tea Tree Plant Family Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and small branchlets Extraction Method Steam…

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