Re: Rosemary may be the most powerful thing I have ever juiced.

I was hoping for some additional input from readers. But perhaps nobody has experience with this. Based on my searching online, this makes sense. As I found very little information.

Before I get into the effects of juicing the outermost rind of 4 lemons. I would like it to be noted that I caught the flu on Saturday (Im pretty sure it was the flu based on my symptoms). I was better by Sunday morning, but it took me up until about today, to clear out all the dead poisons (through mucus etc).

Even tho I no longer had the flu, I was constantly expelling thick dark green phlegm. This is uncomfortable, and annoying (I am keeping my eyes open on a method of speeding up this process, I would like to be able to kill the flu, and release all the dead poison all within a day). So Tuesday, I added the outer most rind of four organic lemons to my juicer and extracted the oils. The juice took on a candly lemon type aroma, and the taste of lemon oil dominated the taste.

Drinking the juice, had the effect of making my throat slightly uncomfortable, obviously from the compounds from the lemons. Alpha-Pinene, Citral, Alpha-Terpinene, beta-Pinene and Limonene. I think the main culprit was Limonene. If you search all these compounds, not to much info is available. Here is a bit on Limonene from wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonene#Uses
Limonene and its oxidation products are skin and respiratory irritants, and limonene-1,2-oxide (formed by aerial oxidation) is a known skin sensitizer. Most reported cases of irritation have involved long-term industrial exposure to the pure compound, e.g. during degreasing or the preparation of paints. However, a study of patients presenting dermatitis showed that 3% were sensitized to limonene.[14]

Although high doses have been shown to cause renal cancer in male rats,[15] limonene is considered by some researchers to be a potential chemopreventive agent [16] with value as a dietary anti-cancer tool in humans.[17] There is no evidence for carcinogenicity or genotoxicity in humans. The IARC classifies D-limonene as a Group 3 carcinogen: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.[14][18]

No information is available on the health effects of inhalation exposure to D-limonene in humans,[dubious – discuss] and no long-term inhalation studies have been conducted in laboratory animals.[citation needed]

D-Limonene is biodegradable, but due to its low flash point, it must be treated as hazardous waste for disposal.

After drinking, I noticed immediately an effect on my sinuses. Clearing them up, and releasing the blockages. I smelled lemons for about 10 hours after drinking this juice. Very powerful. So powerful, that it actually irritates the throat, and slightly irritates the stomach. The next day I tried 3 lemons. Too much, I only drank 1/4. Same effect on the sinuses.  In conclusion, I doubt I will do this under normal healthy conditions. When I am sick, I may add 1 lemons worth. Or in an emergency to help with phlegm, I will add more.