What is Dr Valnet Lemon Organic Essential Oil used for?
Lemon (Rutaceae family) features in many family health recipes, thanks to its many recognized virtues: stimulating, it is an ally of the liver, joints and circulation.
Lemon essential oil has moderate antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and general stimulant properties. It is antioxidant, analgesic and anti-depressant (even by inhalation, capable of modulating behavioral and neuronal reactions linked to nociception and pain; prolonged exposure to the scent of lemon essential oil induces a reduction in hormonal, neuronal and behavioral stress parameters). This essential oil is a liver regulator, anti-vomiting agent and liver decongestant. It is also an atmospheric antiseptic.
Dr Valnet's organic lemon essential oil is recognized for its remarkable antimicrobial properties. It contains limonene and β-pinene, two active compounds that make it effective against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Its essence is specifically effective against bacteria such as streptococcus and other spore-forming bacteria. It also acts as a powerful immunostimulant. In addition, this essential oil serves as an excellent atmospheric antiseptic when used as a wet inhalant, helping to purify the air and prevent the spread of pathogens.
Lemon oil plays a crucial role in detoxifying the body, thanks in particular to the action of limonene, which stimulates cytochromes P450 and phase 2 enzymes such as glutathione-S-transferase. It also promotes bile production (choleretic effect) and facilitates its evacuation (cholagogue effect), thus contributing to healthy liver function. This oil is also recognized for its anti-vomiting and liver decongestant properties, making it particularly useful in cases of liver disorders.
The limonene present in lemon essential oil helps reduce cholesterol levels and triglyceride accumulation in the liver. These cholesterol-lowering properties make it a valuable ally in the management of lipid imbalances and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
In addition to its beneficial effect on liver health, lemon essential oil is also recognized for its digestive properties. It helps reduce nausea and improve gastric motility, which is particularly useful in cases of gastro-oesophageal reflux. It also has anti-ulcer and gastro-protective properties, increasing the secretion of mucus and HSP-70 shock proteins, essential for protecting the gastric mucosa.
Lemon oil acts as a general tonic, stimulating the sympathetic system of the autonomic nervous system, bringing vitality and energy. In addition, its sedative and anxiolytic properties promote the renewal of key neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin, helping to manage stress and anxiety.
In addition to these benefits, lemon essential oil has circulatory fluidizing properties, acting as an anti-vitamin K and vitamin P like, improving microcirculation and strengthening capillary resistance. It also has a cortison-like effect, stimulating the pituitary-cortical-adrenal axis, making it useful in the treatment of prolonged inflammatory conditions.
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How to use this essential oil
Action on circulatory and venous disorders such as post-phlebitis; dilute lemon essential oil at 7% in arnica vegetable oil. Massage into the affected area. Do not combine lemon essential oil with anticoagulant treatments.
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100% ORGANIC Lemon essential oil is renowned for helping people with digestive problems.
It can be used in the diet for its hepatoprotective and liver detoxifying properties. It is also antiviral, tonic, depurative and anti-anemic... When diffused, its scent will put a smile on your face and remind you that summer is just around the corner.
What are the precautions for use?
- Never use undiluted on the skin (dermocaustic), always dilute.
- Do not apply before exposure to the sun (photosensitizing).
- Beware of possible drug interactions with the pill, anticoagulants and chemotherapy if used for more than a few days.
- Not recommended for pregnant or breast-feeding women (limonene induces uterine contractions).
- Not recommended for asthmatics without the advice of an allergist.
- Slightly hypertensive
- Risk of allergy to limonene oxidation products
- Hepatotoxic by mouth
- In the event of pure burns, dilute immediately with vegetable oil. Do not use water!
- Drug interactions with essential oils of cinnamon, coriander or containing more than 10% aromatic aldehydes
- Not recommended for children under 7 years of age.
- Aggressive to mucous membranes
- Risk of allergy to limonene oxidation products
- Do not combine with cortisone, risk of drug interaction
- Causes contact dermatitis (especially when limonene is oxidized)
- Can cause severe eye irritation by olfactory route (dry inhalation, diffusion)
- Enzyme inducer; avoid in association with micro-dosed oral contraceptives (pills).
What is its composition?
Lemon essential oil is composed of monoterpene hydrocarbons, monoterpene aldehydes, aliphatic aldehydes and furocoumarins.
Distilled part |
zest (fruit peel) |
Chemotype |
limonene, citrals (neral and geranial) |
Distillation |
solvent-free cold pressing |
Origin |
Argentina |
Yield |
250 kg for 1 kg of EO |
Presentation : Docteur Vernet's organic lemon essential oil comes in a 10ml bottle.