Essential oils containing Citral and its relevance to the hormonal system
The name ‘citral’ is a bit of a giveaway of the compound’s fruity origins, as is its alternative name lemonal. Citral is a blend of two naturally occurring phytochemicals (double bond Isomers), Geranial and Neral, also known as citral A and citral B. Geranial (citral A) has a strong lemon (citrus) odor, whereas Neral's, (citral B) lemon odor is less intense, but sweeter.Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties.
Studies show us that plants produce these chemicals to protect themselves, but recent research also demonstrates that they can also protect humans against diseases.”. which is very exciting, however, essential oils, or aromatic oils as they were once called, have been used by many cultures around the world for centuries. You can find many references to essential oils being used thousands of years ago in India, China, Rome, Greece and Europe and their uses varied between cultures from religious purposes to healing the sick. Evidence and recorded history have both shown that the Egyptians used aromatic oils as early as 4500 B.C.E.
Interestingly the word “aromatherapy” comes from the word “aroma”, which means fragrance or smell and “therapy”, which means treatment. Aromatherapy is a natural way of healing a person’s mind, body and soul. Essential oils containing Citral and its relevance to the hormonal system. As we have discussed citral has a strong lemon odour that occurs in the essential oils of plants, it is also found in essential oils, such as Citrus Cinensis (bergamot), Elettaria Cardamo (cardamom), Pelargonium Graveolens (geranium), Zingiber Officinale (ginger), Citrus Paradisii (grapefruit), Citrus Limon(lemon), Cymbopogon Citratus (lemongrass), Citrus Aurantifolia (lime), Citrus Aurantium (neroli), Citrus Cinensis (orange), Citrus Aurantium (petitgrain), Rosa Damascena (rose) and Thymus Serpyllum (red thyme).