Parts offered :
We are wholesale suppliers and exporters of :-
Citrus Fruits,
Orange Peel,
Orange
Flowers, Citrus Fruit Peel
Description :
Medium- Sized plant, 5-8m. naked or with short spines. Leaves alternate
with rounded or acute coriaceous apex, entire, glabrous; petiole obscurely
winged. Flowers white in axillary raceme. Bery globose or subglobose,
deep-orange when fuly ripe; pulp juicy, sweet.
Chemical Constituents :
The levels and the skins of the fuit yeild an essential oil consisting of
D-limonene, D-Limonene, linalool, citral, nonylic and decylic aldehyde,
methyl antharnilate. The juice of the unit contains sugars, citric acid,
vitamin C and carotene.
Cosmetic uses:
Orange fruit and peal are used as a skin-conditioning ingredient, applied
in many various cosmetic items for its sunscreen enhancing, anti-oxidant,
anti-microbial, and anti- inflammatory, properties as well as being
biodegradable. The wax made of orange peel is acceptable for cosmetic use in
the United States and Europe. Research on the total chemical composition and
application potential of this wax continues
Uses:
The dried rind of the fruit is effective in treating cough, chest pain,
excessive expectoration, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea, eructations and
vomiting. It is also an antirheumatic and diuretic drug. External
application of a poultice made of heated fresh leaves and a decoction of
dried leaves taken mouth are prescrived for the treatment of colic and
mastitis.
