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Orange Peel Remedies for Lungs, Digestion & Joy with Constanza Leal
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- Herbs with Rosalee
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- Dec 10, 2025
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- 3351
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Summary
This often-discarded kitchen staple makes powerful medicine—don’t throw it away! In today’s episode, Chilean herbalist Constanza Leal discusses an herb that is ubiquitous in my kitchen during the dark months of winter—orange peel ( Citrus x sinensis ). Together, we explore how this humble peel brings warmth, radiance, and the unmistakable sunny joy of citrus into our homes and our bodies. From supporting digestion and clearing the lungs to brightening our mood in the heart of winter, orange peel offers far more than most people realize. Constanza shares so many ways to help you savor the full magic of this accessible yet often overlooked medicine, including her Cozy Immune Boost tea—a delicious way to help strengthen your immune system during the winter! You can download a beautifully illustrated recipe card here . By the end of this episode, you’ll know: ► The power of connecting on an intimate level with one herb at a time ► Why orange peel—the whole thing, white pith included!—is even more beneficial to your health than the fruit itself ► A surprising way to work with orange peel to improve your mood (warning: you’re going to get wet!) ► Eight ways to enjoy the benefits of orange peel, from food to medicine to cleaning supplies ► Why herbal powders are such a great way to work with herbs ► and so much more… For those of you who don’t know her, Constanza Leal is a South American herbalist from Chile who started her journey with herbalism in June 2011 after a hit & run bike accident that changed her life. In 2016 Constanza launched her herbalism project, Jardín Secreto, after moving to the mountains of Antioquia, Colombia with her husband. Growing food as medicine, wildcrafting, teaching decolonial herbalism and making small batches of medicine for her community b…