Mandarin

CitrusreticulataBlanco

The homeland of the mandarin is China, and the name came from there. Fragrant orange fruits with juicy pulp were a traditional gift to a Chinese official who worked as a mandarin in court. To this day, tangerines are the most popular delicacy among the Chinese. In the Land of the Setting Sun, it is customary to preserve tangerine slices. For these purposes, the Unshiu variety is used, the fruits of which do not contain seeds.

Europeans and Americans have known this plant since the 19th century. Italy and Spain are the main suppliers of mandarin essential oil with a delicate floral and fruity aroma.

Children love tangerines very much, some of them even eat the peel, and rightly so. It is the peel that contains essential oil and carotene, which, turning into retinol, ensures normal growth of the body, has a beneficial effect on vision, and performs other important functions.

The French are convinced that tangerine is a valuable children's medicine for indigestion, hiccups and weak resistance to colds.

Medicinal properties

1. Expectorant for diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
2. Increases appetite, improves the secretory-motor function of the gastrointestinal tract, eliminates the processes of fermentation and putrefaction in the intestines. Relieves hiccups, constipation, flatulence.
3. Effective for liver diseases, as a choleretic and diuretic.
4. Increases lactation.
5. Regulates metabolism in the body, promotes the removal of toxins from the body. Prescribed for obesity and cellulite.
6. Improves blood and lymph circulation.
7. Increases the body's defenses.
8. A good remedy for general weakness, physical and mental fatigue.
9. Reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure.
10. Heals skin areas affected by microsporia and trichophytosis, prevents the appearance of stretch marks (stretch marks), and is used for hyperpigmentation, herpes, scars, and pustular rashes.
11. In folk medicine it is used as an antiseptic, tonic and antiscorbutic agent, as well as for swelling, bleeding gums, and lymph congestion.
12. Stimulates the nervous system, relieves nervous tension, irritation, fear, shock. It is a mild hypnotic and antidepressant.
13. Recommended for skin care after shaving and for patchy baldness. Suitable for any skin type, refreshes, rejuvenates, improves skin color, tightens pores.

Dosage

Oil burner: 4-5 k.

Internally: 1-2 k. with 1 tsp. honey 2-3 times a day.

Massage: 4-6 k. per 10 ml of transport oil.

Baths: 5-7 k.

Compresses: 7-8 k.

Applications: 1:1.

Rinse: 1-2 k. per 200 g of water.

Enrichment of cosmetics: 4-6 parts per 10 ml of foundation for normal and oily skin, 2-3 parts for dry skin.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance, epilepsy, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.

Note. Do not use before going out into the sun.