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Citrus Aurantium extract 1. What is Citrus Aurantium extract? Citrus Aurantium extract comes from the bitter orange plant. You have probably tasted the sweetness of its fruit in orange marmalade. Commonly grown in the Mediterranean, Bahamas and Florida, it is widely used for medicinal purposes. The fruit juice, peel, flower, fruit, and leaf are used to make medicine. The flower and/or peel are used to make bitter orange oil.
2. Citrus Aurantium extract uses Here are some of the Citrus Aurantium extract uses; ●Treating Fungal Skin Infections Citrus Aurantium contains high amount of vitamin C, a known topical astringent and antioxidant. Bitter orange essential oils are also broadly used in the pharmaceutical and food industries thanks to their antifungal activities. ●For the treatment of diabetes Diabetes being a lifelong disease can be expensive to treat. Luckily complementary therapies like the use of Citrus Aurantium extract could help control it. It does this by reducing the blood sugar levels hence reducing type II diabetes symptoms and the risk of suffering from complications. ●To reduce anxiety before surgery You won’t believe it that Citrus Aurantium extract is capable of doing away with the uneasiness and tension that comes from the fear of undergoing surgery. In a study done, Citrus Aurantium extract proved to reduce anxiety when taken two hours before anesthesia is administered. ●For allergies We all know how allergies wreak havoc once they attack. The good news is that one of the Citrus Aurantium uses is to protect as well as cure one from allergies. 1
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