Pomeranian - what is it, animal or plant?

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

It happens that a word has a completely different meaning for people of different professions. It rarely happens that specialists working within the same discipline mean completely different objects by the same word.

A similar situation exists 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 things about the orange tree and the features of its growth and development. But biologists will answer that this is a colloquial, but very popular name among dog breeders, the name of the Pomeranian breed of decorative dogs, called Pomeranian by American cynologists. Let's figure it out: an orange - what is it, a cute dog or a small citrus tree.

Pygmy or Pomeranian?

In Russia, it is customary to call dwarf Pomeranians, and most often justoranges. The Pomeranian is a toy dog breed with a cheerful and outgoing personality.

The name comes from their place of origin - an area on the coast of the B altic Sea, Pomerania, located in Germany. The standard of this breed was adopted in 1896 and has not changed much since then. The color of dogs is very different, there are 12 colors in total. Among the lovers of this breed is 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 family pet of the Pomeranian breed (photo).

Bitter orange

Orange from the plant world is an evergreen tree belonging to the genus of citrus and the Rut family. Below you can see what an orange looks like. The photo well conveys the appearance of this tree, growing in suitable climatic conditions for it. He has many names. In Latin it is called Citrus aurantium or Citrus bigaradia Risso. From this name came its modern name - bigaradiya. In addition, it is also called chinotto, sour or Seville orange.

Botanical characteristic

Pomeranian 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 its rather superficial root system,reaches a height of 6-12 meters. Its crown is highly branched, with leaves arranged in a spiral. Chinotto blooms from April to May. The snow-white flowers of this plant, which have a wonderful aroma, are 2-3 cm in diameter. They can be located both singly and in small inflorescences. They develop in the leaf axils. After pollination, oblong ovaries form in place of the flowers, which then round out and, when mature, outwardly resemble the most ordinary orange.

The fruit of the orange is berry-like and consists of 10-12 small slices, which are hidden under a bright orange thick and bumpy peel. The ripe fruit of bigaradia has a sour-bitter taste.

Use in cooking

Pomeranian is a plant whose fruits are not consumed fresh. The zest, 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 colors in a light yellow color. In ground form, it is added to jams, compotes and jelly, and Europeans are very fond of candied fruits from it. In cooking, orange peel powder is used to flavor meat and fish dishes, rice and poultry dishes.

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

Healing properties

As determined by scientists, the smellorange helps fight depressive symptoms, and taking baths and inhalations with bitter orange oil eliminates the symptoms of constant overwork and depression, can relieve the feeling of constant lack of sleep. If a small child has restless sleep, then the aroma of this plant will help to cope with nightmares and anxiety.

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

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

In Chinese medicine, for several centuries, there has been an opinion about orange that it is the best remedy against various infectious and inflammatory processes.

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

Use in cosmetics

Essential oil from orange, obtained by simple cold pressing from the peel, is widely used in the cosmetics industry. The popular aromatic substance neroli is obtained from the flowers of this plant, and petitgrain oil is obtained from the leaves. All these substances, which have a floral-fruity aroma, are used by perfumers tocreating exquisite perfume compositions, as well as for the fragrance of various cosmetics. Bitter orange is often used in complex treatments for cellulite control and skin rejuvenation.

So, orange - what is it? This is a citrus plant, which we breed as an indoor flower, and a breed of decorative dogs. We can say with confidence that both the tree and the dogs under this name are a source of positive for many people!