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| Grapefruit , |
| Botanical Name |
| Citrus paradisi |
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| RUTACEAE Rue or Citrus Family |
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Grapefruit is not only a great breakfast item, but the extracts from the seeds, pulp and inner rind can be helpful in fighting both bacterial and parasitic infections. Some people take grapefruit seed extracts as a preventative when they travel to places where the water is questionable. Grapefruit has a cleansing effect on the kidneys helping to reduce obesity. Grapefruit oil and extracts have been used for muscle fatigue, stiffness, acne, fluid retention, and skin tightening, and as an antiseptic and astringent. They have also been touted for aiding hair growth and reducing cellulite. Grapefruit increases circulation, stimulates the lymphatic system, and may help to regulate body weight with regular use. It is also a good source of the antioxidant vitamin C. |
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Prep Methods :Essential Oil, extracts, food
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 Cold-pressed from the peel of the common grapefruit. It has a fresh, sweet, bitter, citrus aroma. Cooling to the body and uplifting to the mood.It is used to scent citrus perfumes and colognes, soaps, creams and lotions. Especially appreciated by children. |
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Energizing *fatigue *Mood Uplfting * |
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| Diet & Weight Loss | | This grapefruit diet or "Mayo diet" predates the Internet. The main premise is to eat an Atkins like regimen with lots of meat and little or no starch and drink or eat grapefruit at every meal. 1135
. Grapefruit diet. (), Wikipedia November 13, 2007 | | Cellulite, astringent skin toner | | Grapefruit is a slimming addition to the diet, low in calories and cleansing to the system. Grapefruit oil is using in cellulite fighting massage blends as an astringent skin toner and to stimulate the lymphatic system. 1153
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| Considered safe and non toxic, a medicinal food. Do not ingest the essential oil. |
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 The grapefruit was known as the shaddock or shattuck until the 1800s. Its current name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to grapes. Botanically, it was not distinguished from the pomelo until the 1830s, when it was given the name Citrus paradisi. Its true origins were not determined until the 1940s. This led to the official name being altered to Citrus × paradisi.
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