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doi: 10.3390/ijms19071966.Biological Activities and Safety ofCitrus spp. Essential Oils
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Biological Activities and Safety ofCitrus spp. Essential Oils
Noura S Dosoky et al. Int J Mol Sci..
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Citrus fruits have been a commercially important crop for thousands of years. In addition,Citrus essential oils are valuable in the perfume, food, and beverage industries, and have also enjoyed use as aromatherapy and medicinal agents. This review summarizes the important biological activities and safety considerations of the essential oils of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), neroli (Citrus aurantium), orange petitgrain (Citrus aurantium), mandarin (Citrus reticulata), lemon (Citrus limon), lime (Citrus aurantifolia), grapefruit (Citrus ×paradisi), bergamot (Citrus bergamia), Yuzu (Citrus junos), and kumquat (Citrus japonica).
Keywords: bergamot; bitter orange; grapefruit; kumquat; lemon; lime; mandarin; neroli; orange petitgrain; sweet orange; yuzu.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest. dōTERRA International had no role in the writing or the decision to publish this manuscript.
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Chemical structures of key volatile components inCitrus essential oils.
Chemical structures of key non-volatile components in expressedCitrus essential oils.
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