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Kapuchi essential oil

Kapuchi essential oil 2024 is available.



By chance I see on

October 12th in Motobu that the Kapuchi festival begins on October 12th in Motobu

Note that google translate does not say Kapuchi (from カーブチー Kāabuchīi) but curb chee, Carbhi, Kab Qi or Karb Chee which makes no sense and yet it knows that ka = skin and buchi = thick. https://okinesia.com/ryukyu-fragrance/

This NHK paper says, "The harvest period for Kabuchi is short, from September to October."

So we started harvesting and extracting in mid-October, a fruit that was still very green but supple and juicy. Earlier than last year. Kapuchi ( Citrus keraji  var.  kabuchii hort.) unlike shikuwasa is especially interesting for its essential oil. It is the main outlet for the fruit, which is rare in Japan. https://okinesia.com/ryukyu-fragrance/

But of course we remain in Japan, the deodorizing virtues of Kabuchi essential oil are highlighted.

The press release attributes this anti-bad odor power to the unique refreshing scent of kapuchi which contains the aromatic components γ- terpinene and thymol. Because there too one cannot alleviate the well-known effects on health. For the record, gamma-terpinene is a powerful sedative, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. https://shop.fromo.jp/?pid=157170159

Y Kobayashi et al. demonstrated in 2012 the anxiolytic effects of γ-terpinene and thymol: significant reduction in spontaneous motor activity, reduction in sleep latency and increase in sleep duration.

In 2016, they wrote that "vaporized Kabuchii essential oil and its active component, y-terpinene, have sedative effects comparable to diazepam (an anxiolytic drug) without inducing motor incoordination, which is a well-known side effect of diazepam."

All this is public, known, tested on humans. A site in Okinawa markets this EO by highlighting its sedative and sleeping-inducing effects.




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