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Citrus Essential Oils
The origin of the name Kaffir lime
Kaffir, a term that comes from the Arabic word kafir, originally meaning "non-believer" or "infidel", was first used by Arabic-speaking...
Citrus flavonoids
In May 2023, a publication by Chang-Qing Zhu et al. titled "Advances in extraction and purification of citrus flavonoids" emerged as a...
The citrus fruit of the Medici
In my family, the collector's craze has struck several generations over the last few centuries. Art objects, rare and antique pieces,...
The age of fruit trees influences the quality of the fruit and the essential oil
By extracting EO from kumquats from very young trees , we have observed that the yield is nearly 10 times lower than that of older trees...
Bizzaria: the great and secret failure of the Médicis
The name Médici immediately evokes another: the Renaissance, which implies patronage, art, beauty, talent. What I do know is the interest...
Shikuwasa essential oil
Yonathan Asikin et al. - Oku, Wada, etc. published in 2016 an important paper on the evolution of the composition of shikuwasa (C....
Yuzu EO: calms yet stimulates at the same time.
A team from Fujisawa university (Kanagawa prefecture) has published an interesting paper on the physiological effects of yuzu EO in...
The vast potential of the world of citrus
The publication Opportunities for the use of aromatherapy in psychiatric institutions (Ahmed Ben Achour Eps Barthelemy Durand 2021)...
Kaffir lime EO toothpaste ?
An interesting Indonesian doctoral thesis this week: kaffir lime leaf extract has a strong antibacterial power against Porphyromonas...
White blossom
Citrus trees have a stress response called “white blossom”. Water stress (prolonged lack of water during a period of rest) causes an...
Tangerines and kumquats against neurodegeneration
In Antioxidant vitamins and blood carotenoids associated with the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in American adults, the...
Fragrance, flavor, warmth
The flower of Citrus hanaju (the hanayuzu or yuzu flower) has a discreet fragrance. Pour into an bowl warm green tea, or hot sake, or...
Chinotto Essential oil
Our distilled chinotto flowers give a light hydrolate, with a pleasant bitterness similar to orange or bitter orange ( bigarade) . Their...
Uses of yuzu essential oil in perfumery
Interesting post from the Perfume Society on Yuzu Essential oil use in perfumes. https://perfumesociety.org/ingredients-post/yuzu/ The...
Mysterious Asian citrus fruit
There are more citrus species in Asia than anywhere else in the world. But the tradition of extracting essential oils exists in the Near...
Green Yuzu
It is all all about Yuzu, Yuzu everywhere. Use green Yuzu for a fresher herbal alternative. YUZU Yuzu is a Japanese citrus fruit , Japan...
Kaffir lime
Citrus hystrix goes by many names, combava, kaffir lime, porcupine lime, thai bergamot, markut, leech lime just to name a few. To...
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