Clementina
Clementina
Citrus clementina
Family
Rutaceae
Note
Top
Part used
Fruit peel
Extraction
Cold pressing of the peel
Plant description

Extracted by cold pressing from the fruit peel of Citrus × clementina Hort. ex Tanaka (clementina), hybrid agrumario of the Rutaceae obtained dto the incrocio among the mandarin (Citrus reticulata) and the bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium), avvenuto presumibilly to the fine of the Ottocento in the giardini of the reverendo Clément Rodier ad Oran, in Algeria. The clementina is one of the citrus fruits more consumati in the Mediterranean in the months invernal, but the its essential oil is less widespread of the mandarin and of the orange sweet for ragioni of disponibility and costi of extraction. The phytochemical profile is dominated by d-limonene (85-95%), with γ-terpinene, β-miricene and α-pinene in traces — a composition very simile to the orange sweet but with a fragrance percettivaly more fruity and less floral. In aromatherapy it is used as anxiolytic sweet, mood tonic, carminative and as fragrance citrusy festive-winter. Particularly recommended for children and anziani for the its delicatezza. Photosensitizing (pressofrigido). Top note bright, fruity and sweet.

Origin

Algeria (origin); cultivated in Spain, Morocco, Italy, France.

Part used

Fruit peel

Extraction method

Cold pressing of the peel

Main uses
  • Antistress: calming and rialzant the tono of the mood, ideal for children and adults ansious.
  • Digestive: useful in case of dyspepsia, gonfiore abdominal, nausea.
  • Immuno-support: ricco in limonene with properties immune-stimulating.
  • Diffuser: creates an atmosphere fresh, sweet and accoglient.
Recipes & blends
Gioia winter

4 drops of Clementina + 2 drops of Cinnamon leaves + 2 drops of Ginger in the diffuser. Blend citrusy-spicy ideal for the festivita invernal, creates an atmosphere warm, sweet and gioious.

Buonumore children

3 drops of Clementina + 2 drops of Lavender + 1 drop of Chamomile Roman in the diffuser. Suitable for rooms with children above the 3 years, promotes serenita and buonumore in modo gentle and safe.

Contraindications
Photosensitizing: do not apply to the skin first of the esposition solare. Generally very ben tollerata, suitable also to the children (diffuser).