Bergamots are citrus fruits whose rind is used to extract the bergamot essential oils. The fruit’s scientific name is Citrus Bergamia or Citrus Aurantium Var. While a tropical plant, Bergamot does quite well in Europe too.

Some components found in the essential oil extracted from Bergamot are disinfectant and antibiotic. These components are also known to increase the secretion of bile, insulin, and digestive juices, thereby improving digestion, assimilation, and decomposition of sugar, regulating blood sugar, and proper absorption of nutrients. The impact bergamot’s essential oil has on hormones is one of the main reasons why it has such a great effect on these mental and neurological conditions.