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  • Atlas cedar in a rocky mountain forest with fissured bark, blue-green needle clusters, horizontal branches, and upright woody cones.
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    Cedarwood (Atlas) Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Flowering catnip with softly hairy stems, gray-green toothed leaves, and whorls of small white flowers with pale purple markings.
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    Catnip Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Nepeta cataria Pronunciation KAT-nip Plant Family Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and Flowers Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions North America, Europe, and Asia Description Catnip essential oil is distilled…

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  • Chinese cassia tree with a small healing bark-harvest patch, leathery three-veined leaves, reddish new growth, and dark ellipsoid fruits.
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    Cassia Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Wild carrot with feathery divided leaves, an open white flower umbel with a dark central floret, and several curled bird's-nest seed heads in a meadow.
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    Carrot Seed Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Caraway plants with finely divided leaves, delicate white-pink flower umbels, and mature umbels of narrow ribbed brown fruits in a temperate field.
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    Caraway Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Green cardamom clump with tall leafy shoots and low arching stalks bearing pale flowers and small green fruit pods on a humid forest floor.
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    Cardamom Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Cananga tree branch with large prominently veined leaves and four green-to-yellow flowers, each formed by six long narrow petals.
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    Cananga Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    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…

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  • Camphor tree with deeply fissured yellow-brown bark, glossy three-veined leaves, coppery new growth, and small black drupes on a living branch.
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    Camphor Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Cinnamomum camphora Pronunciation KAM-fer Plant Family Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Plant Part Used Wood, Branches, and Bark Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions China, Taiwan, Japan, Sri Lanka, and India Description Camphor essential…

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  • Cajeput tree with pale peeling papery bark, lance-shaped leaves, slender twigs, and creamy-white bottlebrush flower spikes beside a tropical wetland.
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    Cajeput Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Melaleuca cajuputi Pronunciation KAJ-uh-put or KAH-juh-put Plant Family Myrtaceae (Tea Tree Family) Plant Part Used Leaves and Twigs Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia Description Cajeput essential oil,…

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  • Blue tansy plants with finely divided green leaves and clusters of small yellow button-like flower heads in a dry Moroccan field.
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    Blue Tansy Essential Oil — History, Aroma, Chemistry, and Safe Uses

    ByHannah Mercer, RN October 12, 2025August 4, 2026

    Field Detail Botanical Name Tanacetum annuum Pronunciation BLOO TAN-zee Plant Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Plant Part Used Flowering Tops Extraction Method Steam Distillation Origin Regions Morocco, Northern Mediterranean, Canary Islands Description Blue Tansy essential oil, sometimes…

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