Bitter Orange — Nardea

Plant description

Extracted by cold pressing from the fruit peel of Citrus × aurantium L. subsp. bitter (bitter orange, bigarade, Seville orange), citrus fruit of the Rutaceae of probable origin asiatic (hybrid pomelo × mandarin), cultivated in Spain (Siviglia), Morocco, Italy southern and Tunisia mainly for the production of marmellate, essential oil and water of flowers of orange. From this citrus fruit si ricavano tre oils different: from the peel (bitter orange bigarade), from the flowers (neroli) and from the leaves (petit grain bigarade) — tre oils with profili fitochimic and properties radically distinti. The phytochemical profile of the peel is dominated from d-limonene (85-95%), with octanal, decanal and myrcene which provide the note more bitter and complessa compared to the orange sweet. In aromatherapy the bitter orange bigarade is used as digestive bitter and colagogo (stimulates the secretion biliary), carminative, antioxidant, anxiolytic moderate and as aromatizing in liquoristic traditional (Cointreau, Grand Marnier). Photosensitizing if pressofrigido. Top note citrusy, slightly bitter and more warm of the orange sweet.

Origin

Sicily and Calabria (Italy); Spain, Morocco, Portugal. Native of the China southern.

Part used

Peel esterna

Extraction method

Cold pressing

Main uses

Digestive and colagogo: stimulates the secretion biliary and the peristalsi intestinal; recommended in case of dyspepsia atonic, stitichezza and gonfiore abdominal post-prandial.
Anxiolytic and sedative: the limonene and the monoterpenes associati modulano the sistema GABAergico; useful on anxiety, distonie neurovegetative, insomnia and astenie psichic.
Antiseptic and febbrifugo: activity antimicrobic documented on batteri gram-positive and gram-negative; stimulates the defenses natural and supports the body in states febbrili.
Dermoregenerating: promotes the turnover cellulare skin, rassoda the tissues and reduces visibilly eczema and dermatous cronic in topical application diluted.
Antibatterico oral: the siringeina and the flavonoidi of the peel esercitano to action battericida on the flora oral patogena; used in mouthwashes natural for stomatiti, afte and gengiviti.

Recipes & blends

Blend relaxing evening

3 drops of Orange bitter + 3 drops of Lavender + 2 drops of Bergamot in the diffuser for 30 min. Ideal the evening for allontanare the stress and promote the rilassamento.

Support respiratory

4 drops of Orange bitter + 3 drops of Eucalyptus + 2 drops of Lemon in the diffuser. Purifies the air and promotes the respiration libera.

Oil body regenerating

5 drops of Orange bitter + 4 drops of Lavender in 30 ml of jojoba oil. Massage ontolla skin clean with movements circular.

Harmonization

Blends well with:

Bergamotto Limone Neroli Petitgrain Lavanda Ylang Ylang

Contraindications

PHOTOSENSITIZING: contains furocoumarins (bergapten); do not apply to the skin exposed to the luce solare or UV. Use the version FCF (furanocoumarin-free) for applications diurne. Not take orally without medical supervision. Avoid during pregnancy. Possible dermatite from contact in people predisposti: always perform the patch test.