Grow Youthful: How to Slow Your Aging and Enjoy Extraordinary Health
Grow Youthful: How to Slow Your Aging and Enjoy Extraordinary Health

Ailment: Keratosis

Remedy: Citrus oil


Lemon, lime, orange, bergamot and other citrus fruits provide valuable oils. They have valuable medicinal uses, as well as being delightful in aromatherapy.

Lemon oil, made from the rinds of lemons, has documented medicinal applications dating back to 900 BC. It has astringent, antiseptic, detoxifying and anti-fungal properties. Throughout recorded history lemon oil has been used by medical practitioners to treat circulatory, digestive, liver and respiratory diseases, infections, fevers and skin disorders. It is also a rich source of vitamin C.

More recent research has found that flavonoids found in citrus peel have a potent cholesterol-reducing affect, in particular lowering LDL.

Sources of oils