Lemon (Italy)

BOTANICAL PORTRAIT The Lemon Tree is a small tree only reaching about 20 feet tall and is green all year round. It has ovular leaves that have small serrated edges and very aromatic flowers. The fruit turns from green to yellow when it is fully ripened. SOURCEThe main cultivators of Lemon Trees can be found in Southern Europe, particularly Italy, in Florida and California in the USA.ORIGINLemons were originally used for their therapeutic benefits on the mind. Then, during the Exploration Era, Lemons were used to counteracting scurvy on European explorer ships.PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENTSThe mass majority of Lemon Oil is Limonene at 82.6% with the rest of the Chemical makeup being chemicals that only show up in trace amounts.HISTORYLemons were used throughout time for its therapeutic purposes by Romans, Greeks and the medieval world as early as the 5th century B.C.E. Lemons became famous as a cure for scurvy on explorer ships in the 16th and 17th centuries.

SKIN CARE The wonderfully aromatic Lemon Essential Oil can help with acne, anemia, brittle nails, boils, cuts, greasy skin, fighting the outward signs of herpes, insect bites, mouth ulcers, spots and varicose veins. Lemon can lighten the dark spots which appear on the skin. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM The Lemon Essential Oil has properties that can open the airways when they become constricted or congested which can help you breathe easier when you are struck with asthma, bronchitis, throat infections and catarrh. IMMUNE SYSTEMBecause of its high Vitamin C content, the Lemon Essential Oil makes it an effective agent in fighting the flu, colds, fevers and some infections to help you get over your sickness quicker. CIRCULATION, MUSCLES AND JOINTSThe Lemon Essential Oil helps with the pain of arthritis, cellulitis, lower blood pressure, preventing nosebleeds and with poor circulation in the body creating a healthier circulatory system.

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