Extracted by cold pressing or distillation from the peel and from the leaves of Citrus hystrix DC. (combava, kaffir lime, lime mauriziano), citrus fruit spinous of the Rutaceae native of the Asia tropical — probably isole of Mauritius or Indonesia — widely cultivated in Southeast Asiatico, where the leaves to doppio lobo characteristic are a ingredient imprescindible of the kitchen tailandese, cambogiana and indonesiana. The combava is identificable to colpo of occhio for the peel strongly verrucous and the leaves 'doppie' with picciolo alato. The phytochemical profile of the peel is dominated from β-pinene (40-60%), limonene (15-25%) and sabinene, with citronellal in traces; the leaves have invece citronellol (60-80%) and linalool — a profile completaly different from the peel. In aromatherapy the peel is used as antiseptic environmental fresh, digestive and carminative, mentre the leaves are impiegate for the fragrance floral-citric intense and as insettifugo. The combava has properties depurative of the blood and antistress documented in the fitoterapia asiatic. Photosensitizing (pressofrigido). Top-to-heart note citrusy, fresh and intensaly citrina.

Madagascar, Réunion, Thailandia, Indonesia and Malaysia; widely cultivated in the Southeast asiatic.

Leaves (OE aromaterapic); fruit peel

Steam distillation (leaves); cold pressing (peel)

• Relaxing: reduces anxiety and stress; promotes relaxation mental and corporeo in the diffuser.
• Anti-inflammatory: useful on arthritis, rheumatism and muscle pain in topical application diluted.
• Antimicrobico: antiseptic and antinfettive, useful in products for the igiene domestic.
• Skin: toning and purifying; effect decongestant on skin stanca.
• Disintossicante: stimulates circulation linfatic and promotes the elimination of the toxins.

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