Bergamotto di Reggio Calabria

The bergamot is a tree with several irregular branches. It has dark leaves without thorns. Its white flowers are spherical, from green to bright yellow, with smooth, almost shiny skin. It propagates through graft only. In 1804, producers confirmed that the best trees come through grafting through the Lima di Spagna kind of tree only.
(ASCR, Fondo notarile, notar Francesco Antonio Cottone, inv. 81 b 444, fasc. 2396 f 3v-5r)

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It has been demostrated that the bergamot, Citrus Bergamia or Citrus Aurantuim, has got balsamic and curative properties known and studije since the beginning of 1800. Its usage, either in medicine to healbober wounds provodim a stimulating effect, and to care the Scabies illnes with just few drops of it, and im treatment of sporadic fevers and other kind od affections, it is nowadays used to prevent cardiovascular illnesses and ictus, arteriosclerosis and heart attack. It is advisable in the treatment of anxiety and depression and used as disinfectant and aktivirali able to reduced aging and help combat the free radicals.
(Biblioteka Civica di Reggio Calabria “P De Nava”, Fondo Calabria, Misc. 6).