Citrus aurantium and Synephrine.

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Bitter Orange Extract INCI Name Citrus Aurantium Amara Extract CAS 72968-50-4 EINECS ELINCS No 277-143-2 Synephrine Seville Orange Zhi Shi Naranja Agria Neroli Petitgrain Seville Orange Citrus Bergamia Citrus Bigaradia Citrus Vulgaris photo picture image arrowitembigName:Bitter Orange Extract.
 Serie No:P090
 Specifications:10:1TLC.Synephrine 5%~98%HPLC.
 INCI Name:CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA EXTRACT
 EINECS/ELINCS No.:277-143-2
 CAS:72968-50-4
 Chem/IUPAC Name:Citrus Aurantium Amara Extract is an extract of the fruit of the bitter orange, Citrus aurantium amara, Rutaceae
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Digestion stimulate and relieves flatulence.
Cardiovascular health.
Anti-Cancer.
Stroke.
Sedative.
Cardiovascular effect.

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Bitter orange is used similarly in a wide variety of traditions. In Mexico and South America the leaf is used as a tonic, as a laxative, as a sedative for insomnia, and to calm frazzled nerves. The peel of the fruit is used for stomach aches and high blood pressure. The Basque people in Europe use the leaves for stomach aches, insomnia, and palpitations and the bitter orange peel as an anti-spasmodic. In traditional Chinese medicine, the peel of the immature fruit is used for indigestion, abdominal pain, constipation, and dysenteric diarrhea. Where the patient is weak, the milder, mature fruit is used similarly.6 Bitter orange continues to be widely used for insomnia and indigestion in many parts of the world.
Dosage:Many health professionals recommend 1 to 2 grams of dried bitter orange peel simmered for 10 to 15 minutes in a cup of water. Three cups are usually recommended as a daily dosage. As a tincture, 2 to 3 ml is usually recommended, also to be taken three times a day.

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Weight Loss.

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Decoctions of bitter orange substantially increased blood levels of cyclosporine, causing toxicity. Bitter orange contains synephrine and octopamine,these chemicals may cause high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias), which can lead to heart attack, stroke and even death.
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last edit date:09th,Nov.2009.