The oil of citrus aurantium

The oils of Citrus aurantium are used in aromatherapy and are usually applied by gentle massage.

Citrus aurantium is made from a fruit known as Seville orange, sour orange or bitter orange. It has been hailed by some as a safe and effective treatment for obesity and weight loss.

Bitter orange peel is added to various foods such beer, liquors and other beverages and cakes. Moreover, bitter orange juice may be added in limited amounts to sweet orange juice.

Citrus aurantium has been shown in animal studies to increase the metabolism of fat while improving physical performance and helping to protect lean tissue.

Compared with ephedrine, citrus aurantium extract shows less effect upon appetite and more effect upon thermogenesis while exhibiting very little impact upon the central nervous or cardiovascular system.

At its nutritional peak, Citrus aurantium is rich in flavonoids and contains as agent called synephrine. Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants with anti-blood-clotting properties.
The oil of citrus aurantium

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba is a unique plant. Ginkgo biloba is a deciduous tree that lives up to 1000 years and grows to a height of 100 to 122 ft and a diameter of 3 to 4 ft. The tree was able to survive millions of years as the only member of a whole class of plants and its extracts of leaves are commonly used as phytomedicines in the treatment of peripheral and cerebral ischemia.

Terpenes, flavonoids, organic acids, polyacetate derived compounds, carbohydrates, miscellaneous, organic compounds and inorganic compounds were found in Ginkgo biloba.

Ginkgo biloba extract is often standardized to contain 24% flavone glycosides, these molecules represent a convenient analytic reference group.

The three major backbone flavonoids of the Ginkgo biloba flavonols are quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetine.

Modern pharmacopoeias mention the use of the leaves on the treatment of cardiac and pulmonary disease but also against dysentery and filariasis.
Ginkgo biloba