Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium
Extraction Method: Cold Pressed
Description: The Bitter Orange tree is an evergreen that grows up to 30
feet 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.
Common Uses: The Bitter Orange Essential Oil has properties very
similar to the Sweet Orange. They include the following properties:
antidepressant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, cordial,
deodorant, digestive, stimulant (nervous), tonic (cardiac, circulatory). Orange
Bitter Essential Oil may be used in the same way as oil of turpentine in
chronic bronchitis. It is non-irritant to the kidneys and been applied to
combat colds, constipation, dull skin, flatulence, the flu, gums, slow
digestion, and stress.
Aromatic Scent: Orange Bitter Essential Oil has a very sweet citrus smell
characteristic of Sweet Orange, while also carrying some of the bitterness of
grapefruit.
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