Blood Orange Essential Oil (Citrus × aurantium)
Overview
Blood Orange may also be referred to as Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange. It is typically processed using cold pressed/expressed as a method for extracting oil from the citrus rind (peel).
Summary
The blood orange is an intriguing variety of sweet orange, and it shares the same botanical name,Citrus sinensis. The blood orange is named as such because its fruit segments are blood red in color.
Essential Facts
- Aroma Description: Blood Orange Essential Oil smells similar to Sweet Orange Essential Oil, however Blood Orange Oil is slightly tarter and has a more complex aroma.
- Common Name(s): Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- Botanical Genus: Citrus
- Chemical Family: Monoterpenes
- Perfumery Note: Top
- Consistency: Thin
- Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium-Strong
- Color: Ranges from Pale Yellow - Orangish
- Indigenous Country: South Africa
- Cultivation: Distiller is Certified Organic
- Processing Methods: Cold Pressed/Expressed
- Part Typically Used: Citrus Rind (Peel)
- Shelf Life: 3 years
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Ethically and sustainably sourced
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Organic
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
May be benefitial for addressing the following ailments:
Anxiety
Colds
Depression
Flu
Influenza
Muscular Inflammation
Scabies
Stress
Therapeutic Benefits of Blood Orange:
Anti-anxiety
Anti-depressant
Anti-inflammatory
Relaxant
Other Uses for Blood Orange:
Hair CareCautions & Safety
Cautions when using Blood Orange:
Please refer to the profile forSweet Orange Essential Oil.
Safety Precautions for Blood Orange:
Do not take any oils internally and do not apply undiluted essential oils, absolutes, CO2s or other concentrated essences onto the skin without advanced essential oil knowledge or consultation from a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have cancer, or have any other medical problem, use oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Use extreme caution when using oils with children and be sure to first read the recommended dilution ratios for children. Consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children, the elderly, if you have medical issues or are taking medications. For in-depth information on oil safety issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young.
Energetic, Spiritual, and Emotional Qualities
Energetics and Chakras Qualites of Blood Orange:
2nd Chakra - Relationships
4th Chakra - Unconditional Love
6th Chakra - Perspective
Clarity
Expansive
Uplifting
Articles
Blood Orange Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Biosynthesis of silver and platinum nanoparticles using orange peel extract: characterisation and applications.
- PubMed: Swarm motility of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is inhibited by compounds from fruit peel extracts.
- PubMed: Orange peel extract, containing high levels of polymethoxyflavonoid, suppressed UVB-induced COX-2 expression and PGE2 production in HaCaT cells through PPAR-γ activation.
- PubMed: Use of orange peel extract for mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris: increased production of biomass and FAMEs.
- PubMed: Amelioration of diabetic nephropathy by orange peel extract in rats.
- PubMed: Effect of different levels of dietary sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel extract on humoral immune system responses in broiler chickens.
- PubMed: Oral dose of citrus peel extracts promotes wound repair in diabetic rats.
- PubMed: Citrange fruit extracts alleviate obesity-associated metabolic disorder in high-fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mouse.
- PubMed: Citrus peel extract attenuates acute cyanide poisoning-induced seizures and oxidative stress in rats.
- PubMed: Larvicidal, pupicidal, repellent and adulticidal activity of Citrus sinensis orange peel extract against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae).
- PubMed: Increased antioxidant content in juice enriched with dried extract of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel.
- PubMed: Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using citrus sinensis peel extract and its antibacterial activity.
- PubMed: Antioxidant capacity of hesperidin from citrus peel using electron spin resonance and cytotoxic activity against human carcinoma cell lines.
- PubMed: Effect of Citrus paradisi extract and juice on arterial pressure both in vitro and in vivo.
- PubMed: Monodemethylated polymethoxyflavones from sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel inhibit growth of human lung cancer cells by apoptosis.
- PubMed: Antidiabetic potential of Citrus sinensis and Punica granatum peel extracts in alloxan treated male mice.
- PubMed: Medicinal values of fruit peels from Citrus sinensis, Punica granatum, and Musa paradisiaca with respect to alterations in tissue lipid peroxidation and serum concentration of glucose, insulin, and thyroid hormones.
- PubMed: Antiperoxidative, antithyroidal, antihyperglycemic and cardioprotective role of Citrus sinensis peel extract in male mice.
- PubMed: Apoptosis-inducing activity of hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones and polymethoxyflavones from orange peel in human breast cancer cells.
- PubMed: Chemopreventive effects of orange peel extract (OPE). II: OPE inhibits atypical hyperplastic lesions in rodent mammary gland.
- PubMed: Chemopreventive effects of orange peel extract (OPE). I: OPE inhibits intestinal tumor growth in ApcMin/+ mice.
- PubMed: Isolation and syntheses of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones as inhibitors of HL-60 cell lines.
- PubMed: Efficient and scalable method in isolation of polymethoxyflavones from orange peel extract by supercritical fluid chromatography.
- PubMed: Nobiletin: efficient and large quantity isolation from orange peel extract.