Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Fruit rind oil is inhaled for nausea and fainting
- Peel is a tonic and is used in the treatment of headaches
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Flavonoids: natsudaidain and heptamethoxyflavone from leaves and fruits; terpene: limonene from essential oil of fruit peel
Bioactivity :
Natsudaidain and heptamethoxyflavone: positive inotropic effect in guinea-pig papillary muscle
Clinical:
Note :
Fruits are edible
References : Itoigawa, M. et al., (1994), Cardiotonic flavonoids from Citrus plants (Rutaceae), Biol Pharm Bull, 17(11), 1519-21. Pha, N. M. et al., (1996), Constituents of the Fruit Peel Oil of Citrus japonica L. from Vietnam, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 8(4), 415-416.
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