Citrus japonica Thunb.

Synonym:

Citrus madurensis Lour.

Common Names:
Nasnaran (S)
Kattu thodai, Naraththai (T)
Calamondin, Musk Lime (E)

Useful plant parts :
Fruit

Uses in traditional medicine :

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.