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...
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ESSENTIAL CITRUS
Lorenzo d'Médici
- Jan 1
- 2 min
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...
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JPB
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
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....
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ann
- Sep 14, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
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)...
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JPB
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
Kaffir lime EO toothpaste ?
An interesting Indonesian doctoral thesis this week: kaffir lime leaf extract has a strong antibacterial power against Porphyromonas...
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JPB
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
White blossom
Citrus trees have a stress response called “white blossom”. Water stress (prolonged lack of water during a period of rest) causes an...
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JPB
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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JPB
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Chinotto Essential oil
Our distilled chinotto flowers give a light hydrolate, with a pleasant bitterness similar to orange or bitter orange ( bigarade) . Their...
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JPB
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
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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