Monday, October 12, 2009

Citrus hystrix

The plant Citrus hystrix belongs to the family Rutaceae. As the other members of Citrus do, it has also essential oil in its fruit rinds and its leaves. The leaves differ from the leaves of the other Citrus specieses, because they consists of two leaflets, and they also have a specific aroma. The leaves and the fruit rind, are used as spice components in Javanese and other parts of the world dishes, because they have a nice aroma. In Javanese natural medicine, they are used as an anti dandruff, especially its essential oil

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