Thank you. I do that, but not the peel of the whole orange. Was referring to citrus peel powder, to mix into my tea. But I found citrus peel granules on Amazon.
Thereās a thread somewhere here, I think started by Alex Chen, about consuming citrus peels. FWIW, Iāve been eating mandarin and orange peels daily at breakfast for several years now. I eat a whole mandarin and half an orange (with peel). However, I only buy organic and wash thoroughly.
Multiple benefits for skin (Iām of scandinavian descent living in SoCal), and I had a small BCC removed from my back in 2011 (no recurrence since). Combined with green tea, very protective against skin cancer. Packed with carotenoids, vitamins and other polyphenols and good source of fiber. Has d-limonene and other terpenes with multiple health benefits, including against CRC.
Just a habit I got into, and a way of getting a daily dose of citrus. Canāt hurt, might help.
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Beth
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@Bicep highly recommends Pectasol.
Thank you. Bicep and I, discussed it in another thread. It is expensive, and only provides milligram doses, compared to the peel of a whole mandarin.
Although most studies have been done on modified citrus pectin (MCP), the article below points to studies below using plain citrus pectin, apple pectin, papaya pectin, and even broccoli stalk pectin.
The added benefit of plain citrus pectin, which I just discovered now, while searching for this post, is that it actually heals ulcers (in rats). It is a folk remedy in Brazil.
The peels of fruits from Citrus aurantium L., popularly known in Brazil as orange bitter, are commonly used asatea form for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders, such as ulcer and gastritis. We evaluated the healing effects of essential oil from the peels of Citrus aurantium fruits (OEC) on gastric ulcers in middle-aged rats. We examined the effects of a 14-day chronic OEC treatment on gastric mucosa in middle-aged male Wistar rats that were given acetic-acid-induced gastric lesions by morphometric and immunohistological analyses. Oral OEC treatment significantly reduced the lesion area (76%) within the gastric mucosa and significantly increased (P < .05) the height of regenerated mucosa (59%) when compared to the negative control group.
The active ingredient seems to be limonene,
The exact chemical composition of essential oil from fruit peels of Citrus aurantium was measured and already described by Moraes et al. [20] that indicated the presence of limonene (79.83%), myrcene (1.43%), and octanal (0.45%).
Mandarin peel also is high in limonene.
In the case of mandarin, the predominant compounds were limonene (51.81ā69.00%), 1,8-cineole (0.01ā26.43%), and Ī³ -terpinene (2.53ā14.06%).
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I use Cejuvenate brand orange peel powder.
Thank you.
Available only in Australia. But I found a substitute.
I imagine orange peel powder would be fairly cheap anywhere, it is a byproduct of orange juice industry. Once I run out of citrus bergamot capsules Iām going to just replace it with orange peel capsules.
Who do you get this from. I see Goulburn Organics sell it. Never used them though.
