Lemon Essential Oil
Family:
Rutaceae
Description & Extraction:
This clean smelling citrus essential oil is not
only good for helping you make decisions and to improve your concentration, but
cuts down on acidity in the body - thereby assisting the digestion, as well as
with rheumatism, arthritis and gout, while also sorting out cellulite,
abscesses, boils, carbuncles and acne.
Lemon essential oil is extracted from the Citrus
limonum (also known as Citrus Limon), of the Rutaceae family and is also known
as cedro oil (which refers to terpeneless oil).
Lemon oil is extracted from the fresh fruit peel
by cold expression.
Blend well with:
Lemon essential oils normally blend well with
one another, Lemon oil blends particularly well with lavender, rose,
sandalwood, benzoin, eucalyptus, geranium, fennel, juniper, neroli and elemi.
Chemical Composition:
The main chemical components of lemon oil are
a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-terpinene, linalool,
b-bisabolene, limonene, trans-a-bergamotene, nerol and neral.
Toxicological Properties: lemon oil are anti-anemic, antimicrobial,
anti-rheumatic, anti-sclerotic, antiseptic, bactericidal, carminative,
cicatrisant, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, haemostatic,
hypotensive, insecticidal, rubefacient, tonic and vermifuge.
Uses & Precautions:
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Lemon
oil can be very beneficial to the circulatory system and aids with blood flow,
reducing blood pressure and helping with nosebleeds.
·
It
can help bring down fever, helps relieve throat infections, bronchitis, asthma
and flu.
·
It
boosts the immune system and cleanses the body, improves the functions of the
digestive system, and it is helpful with constipation, dyspepsia and cellulite.
·
Lemon
oil soothes and relieves headaches and migraines and is helpful for rheumatism
and arthritis. It is also used for clearing acne, cleaning greasy skin and
hair, as well as removing dead skin cells, easing painful cold sores, mouth
ulcers, herpes and insect bites.
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Non-toxic,
but can cause skin irritation and sensitizing in some individuals. Since it is
a photo-toxic oil, it should not be used (even in low dilution) before being
exposed to the sun.
Summary: Lemon oil helps to fight against infections, aids the digestive
system, soothes headaches, migraines and muscular problems and clears greasy
skin and hair.
Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, lemon oil can be used for
colds, voice loss, flu, depression, stress, lack of energy and fatigue. It
furthermore relieves irritation and also helps improve concentration, lifts the
spirits, clears the mind and helps in decision making. Blended massage
oil or in the bath
Lemon oil can be used in blended massage oils or
diluted in the bath to assist with digestive problems, lack of energy, fatigue,
infections, flu, obesity, overweight, rheumatism, depression, stress and as a
general tonic.