Latin names : Citrus paradisi, Citrus x paradisi, Citrus maxima var racemosa French names : Pamplemousse, Grapefruit, Shaddock Other English names : Grapefruit, Shaddock, Pomelo Extracted from : Peel. Cold-pressed (Israel)
Parents and group leaders, here comes a little bit of peace for your teenagers ! Grapefruit is emotionally stress-relieving and brings realism.
Look how beautiful this piece of cake is... !
Strolling in the street, you come across a bakery and start drooling over a generous piece of cake... How can you possibly resist ? There is no efficient appetite-suppressant oil. But smelling grapefruit can help resist, feel good about it and go away (just like Vanilla). After all, it only takes a few more seconds to do so...
Fancy discovering new coffee flavours ?
Enjoy and let your guests have fun with you ! With an italian coffee maker, pour water and coffee as usually, and add one drop of grapefruit essential oil. Screw the lid on and leave it to heat. Disclose your trick before serving and see how surprised people can be !
Jut like all citrus fruits, if the fruit is full of vitamines, the oil is your kitchen's friend!
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The plant, its legends and its botany
This treebelongs to the family of Rutaceae.It isakindofcitrus tree with a fewthornson the brancheslike all itsbrothers and sisters.
According to sources,it isa hybrid between pomelo and orange.According to othersources, Pomelo is a hybridbetween theGrapefruitandOrange.Butaccording to other sources again,the orangeisa hybrid between theGrapefruitandMandarin. On top of it, names in different languages change between Pomelo, Grapefruit. Anyways, it isatree that bearsfruits andthat exists.The rest is astory ofgenetics that timemay havealready erasedthe footprintsof.
This is an average-sizedtree.It alsolooks frail: narrowtrunkand branchesand extremely thin twigs.So much so that, frankly,strolling throughan orchard ofgrapefruitis notveryreassuring.
Think about it!You know the sizeof the fruitright?Imagine it hanging down abranch, which bendsunder its weightthreefeet aboveyour fragile head.Imagine thatyou walkby.Without a helmet.That makes you think right ? Especially ifa cool breeze makes oursweet little trees sway and danse with their numerous heavy fruits.Indeed, here is the grapefruit-ing on the cake: the name "grapefruit" implies that theygrow in clusters, just like grapes.
So, do miracles exist?Yes.And the fact thatgrapefruitsremain clinging to thebranchesof their treesis probablyone ofthe clearestindications of that.
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Energetic properties
Lifts emotional stress off. Calmes hyperactive people. Calms moods when they're boiling. Increases sense of realities and makes you accept to have more realistic expectations. Reduces the urge to fill self up. Diminishes frustration. Calms the need to eat beacause of too much pression.
Photosensitising. External use : may prove slightly dermocaustic when applied repeatedly on the same area. Keep children out of reach. Children, pregnant women : no other contraindication.
