Bergamot Mint Essential Oil (Mentha aquatica)
Overview
Bergamot Mint may also be referred to as Mentha Citrata Herb Oil, Eau-de-Cologne Mint Essential Oil. It is typically processed in India using steam distilled as a method for extracting oil from the leaves.
Summary
Bergamot Mint Essential Oil, also called Citrata Essential Oil, is steam distilled from the rich green leaves of the purple flowering Mentha citrata perennial plant cultivated in rich green fields found in Indian countryside. With its fresh, minty, slightly citrusy aroma, Mentha citrata

Essential Facts
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Aroma Description:
Fresh
Herbaceous
Minty
Slightly citrus
Slightly floral
Sweet
- Common Name(s): Mentha Citrata Herb Oil, Eau-de-Cologne Mint Essential Oil
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- Botanical Genus: Mentha
- Major Compounds: Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, B-terpineol, 1,8-cineole, Geranyl Acetate
- Perfumery Note: Top-Middle
- Consistency: Thin
- Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium - Strong
- Color: Clear
- Countries of Production: India
- Processing Methods: Steam Distilled
- Part Typically Used: Leaves
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Ethically and sustainably sourced
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Organic
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
May be benefitial for addressing the following ailments:
Asthma
Bodily Congestion
Muscular aches and pains
Nausea
Therapeutic Benefits of Bergamot Mint:
Cautions & Safety
Cautions when using Bergamot Mint:
Tisserand and Young do not indicate any special precautions when using Bergamot Mint Oil. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 352.]
Safety Precautions for Bergamot Mint:
Do not take any oils internally and do not apply undiluted essential oils, absolutes, CO2s or other concentrated essences onto the skin without advanced essential oil knowledge or consultation from a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have cancer, or have any other medical problem, use oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Use extreme caution when using oils with children and be sure to first read the recommended dilution ratios for children. Consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children, the elderly, if you have medical issues or are taking medications. For in-depth information on oil safety issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young.
Articles
Bergamot Mint Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Coliform bacteria removal from sewage in constructed wetlands planted with Mentha aquatica.
- PubMed: In vitro investigation of the potential health benefits of wild Mediterranean dietary plants as anti-obesity agents with α-amylase and pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities.
- PubMed: Biomechanical responses of aquatic plants to aerial conditions.
- PubMed: Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family.
- PubMed: Chemical composition of the essential oil from Corsican Mentha aquatica--combined analysis by GC(RI), GC-MS and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
- PubMed: Investigation of the anxiolytic effects of naringenin, a component of Mentha aquatica, in the male Sprague-Dawley rat.
- PubMed: Chrysolina herbacea modulates terpenoid biosynthesis of Mentha aquatica L.
- PubMed: Neuroprotective and neurochemical properties of mint extracts.
- PubMed: Clonal plasticity of aquatic plant species submitted to mechanical stress: escape versus resistance strategy.
- PubMed: Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases.
- PubMed: Antiproliferative activity against human tumor cell lines and toxicity test on Mediterranean dietary plants.
- PubMed: Isolation of the MAO-inhibitor naringenin from Mentha aquatica L.
- PubMed: In vivo anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant activities of Mediterranean dietary plants.
- PubMed: Convergence patterns and multiple species interactions in a designed plant mixture of five species.
- PubMed: Characterization of the Cystoid Nematode Meloidoderita kirjanovae (Nemata: Sphaeronematidae) from Southern Italy.
- PubMed: Influence of pH on lead uptake, chlorophyll and nitrogen content of Nasturtium officinale R. Br. and Mentha aquatica L.
- PubMed: Activity of traditional South African sedative and potentially CNS-acting plants in the GABA-benzodiazepine receptor assay.
- PubMed: Adaptations to increasing hydraulic stress: morphology, hydrodynamics and fitness of two higher aquatic plant species.
- PubMed: Metabolic fate of [14C]-2,4-dichlorophenol in macrophytes.
- PubMed: Sorption of cadmium and effects on growth, protein content, and photosynthetic pigment composition of Nasturtium officinale R. Br. and Mentha aquatica L.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Mentha species essential oils.
- PubMed: Bioindication of heavy metals with aquatic macrophytes: the case of a stream polluted with power plant sewages in Poland.
- PubMed: Cryopreservation of isolated mint shoot tips by vitrification.