English Name: Lemon
Latin Name: Citrus limonum
Appearance: light yellow liquid
Main ingredients: limonene, beta pinene, gamma terpinene, sabinene, Neryl Acetate
Main functions: antibacterial, immunity enhancement, fungicide, regulation of plant nervous system, detoxification, anti-virus, antisepsis, fever reduction.

In 1565, Bock wrote in his herbal pharmacopoeia: “the smell of lemon peel drives away pestilence from the air. Modern medical research on lemon essential oil has been making new discoveries. It has strong antibacterial ability and is a killer of influenza virus. Using lemon essential oil in the office can reduce colds by about 50 percent and boost productivity, Japanese researchers say.

Lemon essential oil is an excellent anti-inflammatory, a small dose of which can make you clear, happy, creative, and emotionally balanced. The smell of lemon can be described as “clean and fresh”. Use lemon essential oil to enlarge fragrance, or spray a room, can clear peculiar smell, make indoor air is pure and fresh, still can avoid familial disease infection.

Benefits of lemon oil

1. Lemon oil can be used to relieve nausea
   A key double-blind, randomized, and controlled trial in 2014 looked at the effects of inhaling lemon essential oil on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. A hundred pregnant women with nausea and vomiting were divided into an intervention group and a control group. Participants in the intervention group inhaled lemon oil immediately after feeling nauseous.
   The researchers found statistically significant differences in the mean scores for nausea and vomiting between the control and intervention groups, while the lemon essential oil group scored much lower. This suggests that lemon oil can be used as a tool to reduce nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
2. Lemon oil can help alleviate digestive problems, including gastritis and constipation.
   An animal study published in chemical and biological interactions in 2009 found that lemon essential oil, when given to rats, reduced the erosion of gastric mucosa (the wall of the stomach) and reduced gastritis symptoms. A 10-day, randomized, controlled study attempted to test the effects of lemon, rosemary, and peppermint essential oils on constipation in the elderly. The researchers found that people in the aromatherapy group who used essential oils for abdominal massages had significantly lower scores on constipation assessments than those in the control group. They also found that the experimental group had higher rates of defecation.

3. Lemon essential oil is good for the skin by reducing acne, nourishing damaged skin and hydrating the skin. Laboratory studies have shown that lemon essential oil can reduce skin cell and tissue damage caused by free radicals. This is because lemon essential oil has strong antioxidant activity and anti-aging effects.
   

   According to scientific reviews published in the journal complementary and alternative medicine based on evidence, lemon essential oil can also be effective in alleviating skin problems such as blisters, insect bites, orange peel tissue, rosacea, and viral skin infections. Cold sores and warts. This is due to the fact that the antibacterial compounds of lemon essential oil can naturally improve skin diseases.

4. Lemon essential oil is one of the best essential oils for weight loss. It also contains d-limonene, which is known to help maintain metabolism and cleanse lymph glands, helping to reduce weight.
   

   An animal study published in the journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition found that when mice were given lemon polyphenols extracted from lemon peel for 12 weeks, their weight loss, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia symptoms were significantly suppressed.

5. Lemon oil purifies, cleans and protects the body. It helps protect the body from harmful pathogens and promotes detoxification through the blood and liver. Lemon oil also stimulates lymphatic detoxification and helps the body clean up waste and toxins.
   

   A 2016 animal study found that giving lemon oil to rats with acute aspirin-induced liver and kidney damage reduced oxidative stress damage to both organs.

   Another animal study tested the effects of lemon and other essential oils on antioxidant status in mouse organs. When mice were given essential oils for six months, even at low doses, they were able to reduce oxidative stress and maintain the structural integrity and functional activity of their organs. A mixture of lemon oil and ginger extract had the highest antioxidant effect on the liver and brain of mice.

6. Because of its antibacterial and antifungal properties, lemon oil is a natural remedy for many oral diseases, including thrush and bad breath. It can also be used to whiten teeth naturally and prevent cavities. Although citrus juice has the ability to cause tooth decay after long-term use due to its acidic nature, essential oils do not appear to cause the same acid corrosion.

7. Lemon oil has antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus helping to strengthen the immune system and fight off respiratory diseases. It is also one of the top essential oils for allergy relief. It is one of the best essential oils for coughing because it benefits the lymphatic system, protects you from harmful pathogens, and reduces lymph node swelling. Lemon oil also stimulates lymphatic detoxification, which reduces the accumulation of fluid that can cause coughing.

8. Studies have shown that lemon oil can be used as a natural antibacterial agent because of its two main compounds limonene and beta-pinene. This makes lemon essential oil a powerful tool for cleaning and food protection. Lemon oil can be used to clean up harmful pathogens in your home, such as bacteria, fungi and other harmful pathogens. Using lemon oil as a natural cleaning product can also keep your house away from synthetic chemicals. In a study that tested the preservative properties of lemon oil, researchers found that lemons inhibit the growth of bacteria in ground beef. Lemon oil successfully blocked the development of listeria monocytogenes, indicating its role in preventing food contamination. This helps our food system because food contaminated with bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes, salmonella, staphylococcus aureus and e. coli has been reported to cause foodborne illness.

A practical formula

1. Odor elimination
   In a 100ml spray bottle, add 20 drops of lemon essential oil + 10 drops of peppermint essential oil, mix well, fill with water, shake well (since essential oil does not dissolve in water, pay attention to shake well before spraying), and spray with space.
   
2. Relieve a cold

   Lemon essential oil 2 drops + Eucalyptus globulus essential oil 1 drop + lavender essential oil 2 drops, drop in aromatherapy machine, 1 drop of essential oil every 5 square meters is recommended

3. Moisturize skin
   3 drops lemon essential oil + 2 drops rose geranium essential oil + 1 drop petitgrain bigarade oil, dilute in whole milk, a warm bath or soak feet for 15 minutes.
4. Relieve indigestion
   Apply 4 drops lemon essential oil + 4 drops CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) oil + 3 drops Fennel Sweet oil + 30ml sweet almond oil on the abdomen and massage clockwise for 1~2 minutes.