Ma'amah means to care for, tend, preserve, and protect.

Honoring Ma'amah, Dota has partnered with the Kialakeku Mountain Reserve, or KMR,

home to the largest reforestation effort in Hawaii's history.

It's also where we source Nio Wood and Hawaiian

sandalwood. To celebrate this Mother's Day and highlight the special co-impact sourcing work done

with KMR, we've created the new Ma Lama Nurturing Blend. Welcome back to Essential Oil Solutions with Dutera, the podcast where you'll hear exciting,

useful, and simple everyday uses for essential oils from experts in the field.

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We always appreciate hearing from you. Today we're

excited to talk to you about our Ma Lama blend. Like the breathtaking beauty and vibrant

culture of the Hawaiian Islands, Ma Lama Nurturing Blend is an effervescent combination of orange

peal, cedarwood, coriander, amorous, lemongrass, magnolia, cananga,

Sichuan pepper fruit, Buku aged leaf, Nio wood, and Hawaiian sandalwood.

And today we'll share some of the history behind these amazing plants.

If you're interested in learning more about the Ma Lama blend, make sure to click on the

link in the episode description. Today we're going to talk about some internal historical uses

for some of these plants, but we want to remind you that the Malama blend is for aromatic

or topical use only. Any internal benefits discussed for the individual oils

in the blend are not applicable to aromatic or topical use. First we have orange. Oranges are believed

to have originated in ancient China, and the earliest mention of the sweet orange in particular was in

Chinese literature in 314 BC. But citron seeds have been found in Mesopotamium excavations

that date back to 4,000 BC, and their popularity has only grown. As of 1987, orange trees were found to be the most cultivated fruit tree in the entire world.

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