Pomeranian - what is it, an animal or a plant?

It happens that a word has a different meaning for people of different professions. It is not often that specialists working in the same discipline mean completely different objects under the same word. A similar situation has developed in biology. And if you ask scientists: "Pomeranian - what is it?" - most likely, they will give several answers. So, botanists, will tell a lot of interesting about the orange tree and the features of its growth and development. But biologists will say that this is a colloquial, but very popular among the dog breeders, the name of the breed of ornamental dogs of the Pomeranian Spitz, called the American cynologists Pomeranian. Let's understand: pomeranets - what is it, sweet dog or a small citrus tree.

Dwarf Pomeranian or Pomeranian?

In Russia it is customary to call pygmy spitzes Pomeranian, and most often simply Pomeranians. Pomeranets is a decorative breed of dogs, distinguished by a cheerful and sociable character. The name went from their place of origin - an area on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Pomerania, located in Germany. The standard of this breed was adopted in 1896 and has not changed since then. The color of dogs is very different, total number of 12 colors. Among the fans of this breed are the English Queen Victoria, as well as such modern celebrities as Paris Hilton, Maria Sharapova, Eva Longoria, Sylvester Stallone and many others. Below you can see Sylvester Stallone with his daughter and a favorite of the family of the Pomeranian breed (photo).

Bitter Orange

Pomeranian from the plant world is an evergreen tree belonging to the genus citrus and the family of Routus. Below you can see what the pomeranian looks like. The photo conveys the appearance of this tree, which grows in suitable climatic conditions. He has many names. In Latin it is called Citrus aurantium or Citrus bigaradia Risso. From this name there was its modern name - Bigard. In addition, it is also called chinotto, sour or Seville orange.

Botanical characteristics

Pomeranets is a perennial and evergreen plant, its historical homeland is India. There, as well as in the Mediterranean, where it was brought by Arab merchants, this tree, despite a rather shallow root system, reaches a height of 6-12 meters. The crown is highly branched, with leaves spirally arranged. Blossoms chinotto from April to May. Snow-white flowers of this plant, which have a wonderful aroma, are 2-3 cm in diameter. They can be arranged either singly or in small inflorescences. They develop in the sinuses. After pollination, the oblong ovaries are formed on the spot of the flowers, which are then rounded and, in a mature state, outwardly resemble the most common orange.

The fruit of the orange is berry-shaped and consists of 10-12 small lobules, which hide under a bright orange thick and bumpy skin. The ripe fruit of bigara has an acid-bitter taste.

Application in Cooking

Pomeranets is a plant whose fruits do not eat fresh. Peaches, flowers and leaves of this tree are used. The dried peel is used in winemaking, as well as for the manufacture of various confectionery products, such as ice cream, Cakes, muffins and cakes. Often, orange peel is added to curd desserts and various creams, which it stains in a light yellow color. In the ground form it is added to jams, compotes and kissels, and candied from it very much like Europeans. In cooking, the powder from the peel of the orange is used to flavor meat and fish dishes, dishes from rice and poultry.

Bitter orange oil is widely used for making marmalade, sweets, various liqueurs, tinctures and soft drinks.

Healing properties

As scientists have established, the smell of orange helps to combat depressive symptoms, and taking baths and inhalations with bitter orange oil removes the symptoms of constant fatigue and depression, it can remove the feeling of constant lack of sleep. If a small child has a restless sleep, then the fragrance of this plant will help to cope with nightmares and anxiety.

Official medicine uses a bitter orange, usually in the form of tinctures to enhance the secretion of gastric juice and increase appetite. For children who do not want to eat, and for adults, you can recommend taking 20 drops of orange tincture, added in 50 g of water, half an hour before meals.

In addition, the essential oil of the orange has a very mild choleretic and diuretic action, which allows it to be used to prevent the formation of stones in the liver and kidneys.

In Chinese medicine for several centuries there is an opinion about pomeranian, which is the best remedy against various infectious and inflammatory processes.

With various chronic or traumatic injuries of the musculoskeletal system, compresses, lotions and rubbing with bitter orange oil will help.

Cosmetic application

Essential oil from orange, obtained by simple cold pressing from the peel, is widely used in the cosmetic industry. From the flowers of this plant, the popular aromatic substance of neroli is obtained, and from the leaves - petitgrane oil. All these substances that have a floral-fruity aroma are used by perfumers to create exquisite perfume compositions, as well as for perfuming various cosmetics. Bitter orange is often used in complex procedures in the fight against cellulite and for skin rejuvenation.

So, pomeranets - what is it? This is a citrus plant, which we breed as a flower of the house, and a breed of decorative dogs. With certainty it can be said that both the tree and the dogs under this name are a source of positive for many people!