Lemon essential oil, along with lavender, is one of the most valuable and suitable for the home kit. It’s very popular because it can help to lift your mood, strengthen the immune system and even just to freshen the air in the room.

HISTORY

The exact place of growth of a lemon, as a species, is unknown. According to some sources, it comes from China, others from India, if you travel to Italy and the Mediterranean region along with the Arab merchants in the V century. Fruit similar to a lemon depicted in a mosaic in Pompeii. Although some botanists argue that the lemon was not widely known during the Roman Empire, and was discovered during the Crusades. However, regardless of the early history of its spread, lemon spread somewhere in the 16th century. The earliest mention of lemon in the history of the new world known in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), where it was brought by Columbus in 1493 As you can see, the history of the lemon is quite controversial.

PROPERTIES AND USAGE

Aromatic lemon oil is obtained by cold pressing from fresh peel of the fruit. To obtain 1 kg of essential oil requires about 300 kilograms of lemons. Currently especially a lot of lemon grown in Spain, Italy, Portugal and California in the United States.

Table of Properties and Usage of Lemon Essential Oil

The therapeutic properties of lemon oil: antineurological, antiseptic, anti-sclerotic, bactericidal, deodorizing, antipyretic, choleretic, healing, promotes scarring, blood purifier, mild laxative, analgesic, insect repellent (insecticide), increases the activity of the stomach, boosts immunity, antipruritic, antiscorbutic, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory, lowers blood pressure, tonic, softens and whitens the skin, helps the liver and gallbladder, tightening and toning the skin.
Lemon oil is used when/for: arthritis, sore throat, bronchitis and coughs, flu, gastric infections, migraines, neuralgic pains, warts, treatment of cuts and wounds, a blood purifier, rheumatism, toning of the digestive system, insect bites.

MEDICINE

Lemon oil is used in medicine for a long time.
It is the most widely use because of the antibacterial and antivirus properties and properties to stimulate protective properties of the organism, that is to strengthen the immune system. Therefore, it is useful for the treatment of wounds and to treat internal infections. In some infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, sore throat, flu, and even stomach infections lemon in addition to antivirus and anti-infective effects also has the property to lower the temperature. The flu, sore throat or cold, add 2-3 drops of lemon essential oil in a glass of hot herbal tea and drink it 1-3 times daily and at bedtime.
Interestingly, the Egyptians used lemon oil as an antidote in cases of poisoning by meat or fish. Scientific studies have proven that lemon essential oil kills diphtheria bacilli in 20 minutes, and even in very low concentration up to 0.2%, it kills the bacilli of tuberculosis. So, if You are unsure of the quality of drinking water, add some lemon juice (one lemon per liter) or essential oil (10 to 13 drops per liter) in the water.
Lemon oil, in particular, can be used for small cuts and wounds or to stop bleeding after tooth extraction or bleeding from the nose. When bleeding from the nose an absorbent pellet saturate a cotton with lemon juice or water with 1 drop of its essential oil, and insert it into the nostril. I must say that the liquid for rinsing the mouth with lemon juice or essential lemon oil is a good tonic and bactericide for sick or weak gums.
I wonder the same property of lemon to reduce acidity. Yes, citric acid neutralized in the process of digestion, making the environment more alkaline. Therefore, at high pH environment in the stomach, you can consider this property of lemon. I was very interested to know, since this issue, I intuitively ate lemons, despite the objections of mom . Lemon is good remedy to improve the digestive system including the liver, gall bladder and pancreas. When gallstones or osteochondrosis it is recommended to take a two week course of treatment: half a glass of hot beer with 1-2 drops of lemon essential oil to take before meals 3 times a day.
Lemon oil tones up the circulatory system: thins the blood and increases blood flow. In particular, its use is recommended in case of problems with varicose veins. It is also a very good remedy for hypertension, as lemon essential oil lowers blood pressure and can be used for the prevention of arterosclerosis. Well helps those who have cold hands and feet: use full or foot bath and massage.
It is believed that lemon oil has analgesic effect, so it is used for headaches, especially migraines, and also for pain of neuralgic nature, rheumatism and arthritis. For example, migraines, add 3-5 drops of lemon oil to a glass of hot herbal tea and drink it 1-2 times daily and before bedtime. Or, if frequently occurring migraines when there is a headache, whiskey RUB 1-2 drops of pure lemon oil, or massage oils with a high concentration of lemon oil for those who have skin is very sensitive.
This oil is also recommended for cellulite massage blends.
I often use especially properties effects of lemon oil on the mind: it enlightens the mind and helps to find clarity of thought. Along with the rosemary gives it a wonderful effect while working at the computer at work.

BODY, SKIN, AND HAIR CARE

Lemon essential oil is used in cosmetics and perfumes. In perfumery it is one of the most popular aromatic components. In cosmetics it is also used for skin care.
Essential oil of lemon has a bleaching effect. If it is used daily in the care of skin with freckles, they can whiten them. It also revitalizes the skin, especially on the neck. Lemon essential oil because of its antibacterial properties useful for oily skin, especially in the care of acne and boils.
It is interesting that the lemon oil can be used to remove calluses and warts. DAB undiluted lemon essential oil corn or wart, be sure avoiding (!) healthy skin, and cover the patch. Repeat morning and evening until the result is available.

HOME AND COOKING

At home lemon essential oil I love to use for disinfection and deodorizing of the room. It clears the air of unpleasant odors, improves vitality, health and performance. It’s very good for indoor use with infectious or viral patients. Lemon essential oil is used to repel insects. For the above purposes add 2-5 drops to a diffuser 1-3 times a day.
Lemon essential oil has long been used in cooking as a flavoring. Interestingly, Roman women in the first months of pregnancy drank in the morning lemon drink, as a remedy for nausea. Lemon juice is a known remedy against scurvy. In home cooking it is often used for blanks.

Concentration when using lemon oil