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Botanical Name :
Citrus aurantium
English Name :
Bitter Orange
Family : Rutaceae
Plant Parts Used :
Fruit, Flower, Peel
Description Citrus aurantium:
The Bitter Orange Tree is an evergreen that grows up to 10m high
with glossy dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers. The
essential oil is produced by cold pressing of the peel. The
Bitter Orange is native to southern China and North-Eastern
India. Both the Bitter Orange and Edible Orange trees bear a
great resemblance to each other, but their leaf stalks show a
noticeable difference. The Bitter Orange is much broader in the
shape of a heart.
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Medicinal Uses:
It is use for
mainly for digestive problems and a few other health concerns.
Folk medicine uses the flower not only to treat gastrointestinal
disorders, but to treat a myriad of health problems ranging from
nervousness and insomnia, to gout and sore throat, and even for
obesity. In oriental medicine, the flower of the bitter orange
is used for poor appetite, chest and stomach pain, and vomiting.
Homeopathic practitioners use both the peel and the flower to
remedy both headaches and pain.
The leaf of the bitter orange plant is prepared as a tonic and
used as a laxative, a sedative for insomnia, and to calm
anxiety. The peel of the fruit is used to treat stomach aches
and high blood pressure. Some cultures use bitter orange peel as
an anti-spasmodic. In traditional oriental medicine, the bitter
orange peal is used for indigestion, abdominal pain,
constipation, and dysenteric diarrhea. Bitter orange is still
used throughout the world as a remedy for insomnia and
indigestion.
Herbal Extract Packing:
25 kg HDPE Drum
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