I-Cape rose geranium essential oil – Pelargonium capitatum x radens (rose) – kungethandekako emihlobenazo engaba ma-700 etjaliweko yamathuthumbo kanye naleyo evangeneko ezimbili kezintathu zingezikhiqiza amafutha (pelargoniums). Kunokuhlangahlangana mayelana negama, ngokuthi isimilwesi sibizwa bonyana yi-pelargonium kodwana i-‘geranium' besoloko kumkhakha ekudzinyelelwe kiwo iminyaka yoke. Isimilwesi ngendabuko singeseSewula Afrika lapho isitjhaba sabe-Sotho besenzisa amakaraso ukwenza isinamathiselo sokuvangwa hlangana ekulapheni ukuvuvuka neenlonda. Ukusetjenziswa kwaso ekuvame khulu kufaka hlangana i-PMS kanye nomraro wokuya esikhathini begodu isetjenziswa njengendlela yokulwisana nokugandeleleka emkhumbulweni njengoku nzinzisa kuhle izitho ezenza umsebenzi ofakana emzimbeni. Njengesithako ezintweni zokuhlamba, ilunge khulu ekunciphiseni ukudlulela kwamafutha kanye nokusiza ngokulungisa amabala wokutjha namagazuka. Isetjenzisa nemabhizinisini wokudla khulukhulu emithengisweni yombala obukhobe. I-Cape Rose Geranium essential oil isetjenziselwa nokulwisana namagcikwana, ukulwisana nokuvuvuka begodu isusa neenunwana njengombana imumethe isidaki kanye nomnuko obukhali (geraniol and citronellol). Nanyana ngokwendabuko singeseSewula Afrika, sitjalwa umhlaba zombelele khulukhulu e-India, China kanye ne-Egypt. Amakaraso avunwa kathathu ukuya emahlandleni amane ngonyaka begodu begade iminyelwa ukulhiqiza amafutjhana adege wombala osarulana okuvangene nohlazana. Iindawo zomkhiqizo omkhulu eSewula Afrika zama-rose geranium siFunda seMpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Tjhingalanga Kapa kanye neLimpopo. Isimilwesi asizwani namakhaza.