There is a glaze finish to the bowl so it does not absorb the oils.

The leaves give a lemon taste to beverages and jellies. They are highly fragrant and release a clean, lemon scent when bruised. The dried leaves retain their scent for years and are used in making teas and potpourris. The extracted oil is used in perfume-making.

Lemon balm is used in herbal teas, both for its flavor and its mild sedative properties. The tea is recommended to induce perspiration and relieve fever due to cold and flu, and to ease menstrual cramps, insomnia, headaches and nervousness. It is a key ingredient in certain perfumes and cosmetics. It is useful for all sorts of nervous problems. The balm also relieves cramps, dyspepsia, fratulence, colic, chronic bronchial catarrh, and some forms of asthma.

The terpenes, part of the pleasant smelling essential oil from lemon balm, produce this herbıs relaxing and gas-relieving effects. Flavonoids, polyphenolics, and other compounds appear to be responsible for lemon balmıs anti-herpes and thyroid-regulating actions. The German Commission E monograph suggests a simple tea made from 2 tablespoons of the herb steeped for ten to fifteen minutes in boiling water three times daily.

The tiny leaves of this certified organic herb impart a soft, lemony fragrance to meat, fish and poultry dishes. It is especially good in Mexican dishes. For a refreshing cup of herb tea, brew it in combination with mint.

Or sweet marjoram, Old World perennial aromatic herb of the mint family, cultivated in gardens for flavoring of various kinds of recipes. The closely related European pot, or wild, marjoram (Origanum vulgare) has similar uses and is the spice usually sold as oregano, although other species may be called oregano. The generic names Marjorana and Origanum are frequently interchanged.

Marjoram exhibits germicidal activity in lab tests, and was formerly used as a mild antiseptic. The dried leaves and flowers are considered medicinal, as is Marjoram oil. Infuse as a tea for colds and headaches. Add a decoction to bath water as a relaxant. Use in potpourri and scented pillows. The tops yield origanum oil, once used medicinally but more recently for perfuming soaps.

Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': The medicinal qualities of the oil extracted from Sweet Marjoram are similar to that of the Wild Marjoram. In the commencement of measles, it is useful in producing a gentle perspiration and bringing out the eruption, being given in the form of a warm infusion, which is also valuable in spasms, colic, and to give relief from pain in dyspeptic complaints. An infusion made from the fresh plant will relieve nervous headache, by virtue of the camphoraceous principle contained in the oil.

Also called LAUREL LEAF, leaf of the sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis, an evergreen of the family Lauraceae, indigenous to countries bordering the Mediterranean. A popular spice used in pickling and marinating and to flavour stews, stuffings, and fish, bay leaves are delicately fragrant but have a bitter taste. They contain approximately 2 percent essential oil, the principal component of which is cineole. The smooth and lustrous dried bay leaves are usually used whole and then removed from the dish after cooking; they are sometimes marketed in powdered form. Bay has been cultivated from ancient times; its leaves constituted the wreaths of laurel that crowned victorious athletes in ancient Greece. During the European Middle Ages bay leaves were used medicinally.

Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': Leaves, berries and oil have excitant and narcotic properties. The leaves are also regarded as a diaphoretic and in large doses as an emetic.

Large chunks of the whole peel are best for inclusion in teas and herbal concoctions. It's easily strained out of teas and the large pieces preserve more of the flavor giving essential oils. The powder, obviously, can be dissolved in mixes and stews.

A delightful addition to drinks, cakes ı often candied or fermented. Kingıs: Orange peel is aromatic and slightly tonic, but is seldom used except to cover the taste of disagreeable medicines or to lessen their tendency to nausea.

More sweet orange oil is produced than any other citrus oil. Two kinds of sweet orange oil are available: distilled or expressed. Distilled oil is a byproduct of juice making and has an inferior aroma. It is often used as an adulterant in expressed or pressed oil. Our oil is pressed from the peels of ripe, sweet oranges. It has a lively, fruity, sweet aroma. It is used to scent fruity and eau de cologne fragrances. All citrus oils are quick to deteriorate and should be stored in a cool, dry, dark area in full containers. Aromatherapy benefits: cheering, refreshing, uplifting.

Essential, absolute and resin oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. The plants used to produce these oils are grown on certified organic fields and are third-party certified by Quality Assurance International; no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Essential oils and absolutes are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added.

Our lemon oil is cold-pressed, a much better oil than distilled. Three dozen lemons are used to produce each ½ ounce. The scent is evocative of the fresh ripe peel. Lemon oil in the bath or in massage oils should be well diluted as it can cause skin irritation. Caution: avoid using the oil in body care products when going out into the sun as it can cause redness and burning of the skin. Aromatherapy benefits: uplifting, refreshing, cheering.

Essential, absolute and resin oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. The plants used to produce these oils are grown on certified organic fields and are third-party certified by Quality Assurance International; no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Essential oils and absolutes are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added.