PARAGUAY
PETITGRAIN
Petitgrain comes from the leaf
and twig of the bitter orange tree.
do-TERRA is very specific about
what we source, when we source
it, how we source it, and which
part of the plant we source. There
are other types of Petitgrain: sweet
orange, mandarin, lemon, and
even grapefruit Petitgrain.
So why did we choose bitter
orange? It comes down to the
therapeutic benefit we see. There
are distinguishable differences
between them. For example,
mandarin is a great flavoring
agent but has hardly any
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therapeutic benefit. Petitgrain
is very similar to Lavender—
you might even call it the "manly
Lavender" because Petitgrain's
smell is deeper and herbaceous.
Comparing the chemistry of
Lavender and Petitgrain, we see
that Petitgrain has nearly four
times less chemistry than
Lavender. Petitgrain gives us
the opportunity to have a more
intense outcome because of
the non-competitive nature
of additional chemistry.
—Dr. David Hill