Page 35 - Kallima Newsletter - December 2021 - January 2022

H b of the M th - Orange - Sweet
Botanical Name: Citrus Aurantium Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Gender: Masculine
Origins: This evergreen tree has dark green leaves and white
flowers and bright orange round fruit with roughish skin. The trees are
native to China, but are now cultivated extensively in America. Orange oil is used in many Curacao type liqueurs and for the flavoring of food, drink and confectionery and when added to furniture polish, helps to protect against damage from insects.
Cultivation: It is a small tree with a smooth, greyish brown bark and branches that spread into a fairly regular hemisphere. The oval, alternate, evergreen leaves, 3 to 4 inches long, have sometimes a spine in the axil. They are glossy, dark green on the upper side, paler beneath. The calyx is cup-shaped and the thick, fleshy petals, five in number, are intensely white, and curl back.
Part Used: Fruit, Flowers, Peel
Medicinal Action and Uses: The oil is used chiefly as a flavouring agent, but may be used in the same way as oil of turpentine in chronic bronchitis. It is non-irritant to the kidneys and pleasant to take. It is a sunny and radiant essential oil, bringing happiness and warmth to the mind and helps people to relax and helps children to sleep at night. Orange oil can be used effectively on the immune system, as well as for colds and flu and to eliminate toxins from the body.
Essential Oil: This essential oil is used in aromatherapy to create the feeling of happiness and warmth, while calming nervous digestive problems. It deals very well with colds and flu, eliminates toxins and stimulates the lymphatic system, while supporting collagen formation in the skin. Sweet orange oil has a sweet, fresh and tangy smell, is yellow to orange in color and watery in viscosity
Summary: It is a good diuretic and is most useful in balancing water retention and obesity. Its lymphatic stimulant action further helps to balance water processes,
detoxification, aiding the immune system and general well-being. For the digestive system, orange oil can help with constipation, dyspepsia and as a general tonic. It
is also useful in cases of nervous tension and stress.
Burners and Vaporizers: In vapor therapy, orange oil can help with colds and flu, nervous tension and stress and helps to create a feeling of happiness and warmth, while helping children fall asleep at night.
Oils blends well with: Orange oil blends particularly well with black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, frankincense, sandalwood and vetiver.
♥ Come & Grab some for yourself at Kallima ♥
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