Lemon - The Oil of Focus
Essential Oil
Lemon- Citrus limon- 15mL
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Use for:
Detox (Petrochemicals) Allergies Learning Disorders Energizing Disinfectant Tonsillitis Varicose Veins |
Lemon peel
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Lemon oil cleanses on the molecular level, so it can be used to clean everything from hard surfaces to drinking water. It adds a fresh flavor to foods and drinks. It promotes health, healing, physical energy, and purification. Its invigorating smell enhances learning.
Botanical Family:
Rutaceae(citrus)
Application:
A T I N
Common Uses:
Aromatic Description:
Clean, fresh, citrus, bright
Body Systems Affected:
Digestive, Immune, and Respiratory
Extraction Method:
Cold pressed/expressed from the rinds (peels)
Main Chemical Components:
Limonene, ß pinenes, γ-terpimene
Rutaceae(citrus)
Application:
A T I N
Common Uses:
- Detox: Add 1 drop oil to 4 oz. of water and drink
- Allergies: Diffuse 3-5 drops of oil in water; add 3-5 drops to washing machine for laundry
- Learning: Apply 1-2 drops to neck on pulse points; diffuse 3-5 drops of oil in water
- Energizing: Apply 1-2 drops to neck on pulse points; diffuse 3-5 drops of oil in water, inhale straight from bottle
- Disinfectant: Add 1 drop oil/4 ounces water to a spray bottle of water to clean tables, countertops, and other surfaces. Lemon oil also makes a great furniture polish; simply add a few drops to olive oil to clean, protect, and shine wood finishes.
- Tonsillitis: Add 1 drop oil to 4 oz. of warm water, gargle, spit out; Add 1 drop oil and 1 teaspoon raw honey to 4 oz. of warm water and drink; Massage 3 drops oil onto throat and lymph nodes
- Varicose Veins: Add 5 drops lemon oil to handful of carrier oil and massage directly to affected area
Aromatic Description:
Clean, fresh, citrus, bright
Body Systems Affected:
Digestive, Immune, and Respiratory
Extraction Method:
Cold pressed/expressed from the rinds (peels)
Main Chemical Components:
Limonene, ß pinenes, γ-terpimene
