Orange Oil

Botanical Name of Orange:  Citrus sinensis

Synonyms:  Citrus aurantium var. dulcis and C. aurantium var. Sinensis, Portugal or China orange

About Orange: Sweet Orange is well known to all and is perhaps the widely grown evergreen tree in the world. The average height of this tree is around 10 meters and has 4 to 10 cm long ovate shaped leaves. Popularly known by the name of its fruit, Oranges are a type of berry with lots of pulp and juice within them. There are to be a clear distinction made between sweet and the bitter orange. Bitter oranges or citrus aurantium are not to be confused with sweet oranges as the bitter variety is not to be used to extract essential oil from them.

History of Orange: This most common fruit of the modern time is known to be a native of South East Asian region. There are historical evidences which point out that oranges were commercially cultivated way back around 2500 BC. The name of this fruit is also derived from ancient Language of the region known as ‘Sanskrit’. The European variety of this fruit is known to be cultivated in southern Europe in 11^th century and is called ‘Persian Orange’. Persian Oranges are bitter in taste and rarely eaten as fruits. By 1450 Italian traders are known to have brought these oranges to the Mediterranean region along with the Portuguese. By Middle of 17^th century oranges became popular all over the world and it has been like that ever since.

Properties of Orange Oil: Orange essential oil is obtained by cold pressing the peel of sweet oranges. Yield of this oil is in range of 0.3% to 0.5%. The major chemical constituents of this essential oil include; limonene, alpha pinene, linalool, citronellal, neral, sabinene, geranial, beta pinene, octanal, decanal, etc.

Health Benefits and Applications Orange Oil:

Orange Oil is known to have number of benefits, some of the important ones include:

Anti inflammatory: Orange oil has properties which provide quick relief from both internal and external inflammations in our body.

Anti depressant: The aroma of orange oil is so fresh and lively that it stimulates positive thoughts in our mind and act as effective remedy against depression. Due to this quality orange essential oil is widely used in aromatherapy sessions across the globe.

Anti Spasmodic: Any kind of coughs, cramps, convulsions or diarrhoea can be controlled and treated by this essential oil. It has properties which can relax our nervous system and bring relief from these ailments.

Anti Septic: Septic is caused by bacterial infection by any cuts which are caused by iron objects. Sweet orange essential oil acts as an effective anti septic agent and can be applied on wounds to protect them against tetanus.

Carminative: The formation of unwanted gases in our body can be controlled using orange essential oil.

Other therapeutic properties of Orange Oil that make it useful are: diuretic, tonic, sedative, cholagogue, skincare, acne, etc.

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