Petit grain lemon

Plant description

Extracted by steam distillation from the leaves verdi and from the twigs young of Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck (petit grain of lemon, lemon petitgrain), tree of the Rutaceae probably native of the India northern, today cultivated in the regions mediterranee, in California, Argentina and Sudafrica. The petit grain of lemon si distingue nettaly dto the oil of peel: mentre the peel and dominated from d-limonene (60-80%), the leaves producono a oil ricco in citral (geranial + neral: 30-50%), with linalool, beta-pinene and terpinen-4-olo. The citral and the responsible for the intense note lemony fresh, of the properties antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral documented against influenza viruses and rinovirus. TO differenza of the peel, the petit grain of lemon not contains furanocumarine and free of photosensitization significative. In aromatherapy and used as antiseptic respiratory and skin, anxiolytic and sedative moderate, tonic digestive and antiemetic. Excellent alternative to the peel for the applications topiche without risk fotochimic. Bright top note, fresh, citrina and slightly herbaceous.

Origin

Asia

Part used

Leaves and twigs

Extraction method

Steam distillation

Main uses

L'essential oil of petit grain lemon is antidepressant and, also, fights stress, anxiety and insomnia.
IS effective as calming.
IS useful in case of digestion difficile.

Recipes & blends

Concentration and lucidita mental

4 drops Petit grain lemon + 2 drops Rosemary CT verbenone + 2 drops Mint peppermint in the diffuser. Stimulates the lucidita mental and the concentration without eccitare the nervous system.

Purificante skin acneic

2 drops Petit grain lemon + 2 drops Tea tree + 1 drop Lavender in 20 ml of gel of aloe vera. Apply to the areas acneic as treatment purifying, mattina and evening.

Deodorante body fresh

4 drops Petit grain lemon + 3 drops Cypress + 2 drops Sage in 30 ml of gel of aloe vera. Apply to ascelle pulite as natural deodorant sebo-regolatore.

Anti-fatigue pomeridiana

3 drops Petit grain lemon + 2 drops Grapefruit + 2 drops Mint in the diffuser. Fights the calo of energy in the pomeriggio without interferire with the sleep notturno.

Tonic skin quotidiano

2 drops Petit grain lemon + 1 drop Geranium in 100 ml of rose water + 5 ml of idrolato of lavender. Vaporizzare on the face as tonic quotidiano balancing, mattina and evening.

Harmonization

Blends well with:

Bergamotto Lavanda Neroli Rosmarino Ylang Ylang Abete bianco Larice Limone Geranio Borbonico

Contraindications

L'essential oil of petit grain lemon can risultare irritating for the skin and may cause sensitization and photosensitization. Do not use during pregnancy and in children.