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  • Makrut lime branch with glossy double-lobed leaves, thorns, white flowers, and small green fruit with deeply wrinkled pebbled rinds.
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    Kaffir Lime Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Citrus hystrix Pronunciation KAH-fur LIME Common Names Kaffir Lime, Makrut Lime, Thai Lime Plant Family Rutaceae (Citrus Family) Plant Part Used Fruit peel and leaves Extraction Method Cold Pressed (peel) or Steam…

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  • Common juniper on a rocky mountain heath with sharp needle whorls, green young cones, and ripe blue-black berry cones with a powdery bloom.
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    Juniper Berry Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Juniperus communis Pronunciation JOO-nih-per BEH-ree Common Names Juniper, Common Juniper, Mountain Juniper Plant Family Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) Plant Part Used Berries (sometimes twigs and needles) Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Bulgaria,…

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  • Arabian jasmine shrub with simple glossy leaves, rounded white buds, and many small creamy-white flowers formed from layered rounded petals.
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    Jasmine Sambac Absolute — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Jasminum sambac Pronunciation JAZ-min SAM-bak Common Names Arabian Jasmine, Sampaguita, Pikake (Hawaiian Jasmine) Plant Family Oleaceae (Olive Family) Plant Part Used Fresh flowers Extraction Method Solvent Extraction (Absolute) or CO₂ Extraction Origin…

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  • Royal jasmine in an Egyptian flower field with pinnate leaves, pink-tinged tapered buds, and open white star-shaped five-petaled flowers.
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    Jasmine Absolute — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Jasminum grandiflorum (sometimes Jasminum sambac) Pronunciation JAZ-min Common Names Jasmine, Royal Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine Plant Family Oleaceae (Olive Family) Plant Part Used Fresh flowers Extraction Method Solvent Extraction (Absolute) or CO₂ Extraction…

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  • Rows of immortelle with narrow silver-green leaves and mustard-gold flower heads, with a freshly cut bundle resting on pale stone.
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    Immortelle Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Helichrysum italicum Pronunciation ih-MOR-tel Common Names Immortelle, Everlasting, Curry Plant, Helichrysum Plant Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Plant Part Used Flower tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Corsica, France, Croatia, Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina…

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  • True hyssop on a rocky Mediterranean terrace with narrow green leaves and upright stems densely set with small blue-violet flowers.
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    Hyssop Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Hyssopus officinalis Pronunciation HISS-up Common Names Hyssop, Holy Herb, Za’atar (in Middle Eastern tradition) Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and flowering tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions…

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  • Holy basil in an Indian courtyard garden with toothed green-purple leaves, purple square stems, and upright racemes of tiny lavender-white flowers.
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    Holy Basil (Tulsi) Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Ocimum tenuiflorum Pronunciation TOOL-see Common Names Tulsi, Holy Basil, Sacred Basil Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and flowering tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions India, Nepal, Sri…

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  • Ho tree with glossy pointed three-veined leaves, copper new growth, and a weathered fallen branch exposing pale aromatic heartwood.
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    Ho Wood Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cinnamomum camphora var. linalooliferum Pronunciation HOH-wood Common Names Shiu Wood, Chinese Rosewood, Ho Sho Plant Family Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Plant Part Used Heartwood and branches Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions China,…

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  • Ho tree branch with glossy pointed leaves, copper new growth, tiny cream flower panicles, and a few small black drupes.
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    Ho Leaf Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cinnamomum camphora var. linalooliferum Pronunciation HOH-leef Common Names Ho Leaf, Shiu Leaf, Chinese Ho Wood Leaf Plant Family Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and small twigs Extraction Method Steam Distillation…

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  • Hinoki cypress in a mossy Japanese forest with green and pale-marked leaf sprays, small round cones, and fallen wood exposing pinkish heartwood.
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    Hinoki Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

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

    Field Detail Botanical Name Chamaecyparis obtusa Pronunciation hee-NOH-kee Common Name Japanese Cypress, Hinoki Cypress Plant Family Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) Plant Part Used Heartwood and Twigs Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Japan (especially Kiso, Kyoto, and…

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