Citrus aurantium and Synephrine.

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applications dot Historical or traditional use and Ethnobotany:worldwide uses of Citrus aurantium.

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 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.Bitter orange continues to be widely used for insomnia and indigestion in many parts of the world.

 Bitter Orange has been used as a digestive tonic to help relieve nausea, and to help soothe stomach disturbances such as indigestion, excess gas, and bloating. This herb is considered an expectorant and laxative. In China, both the ripe and unripe fruits of Bitter Orange are used medicinally.

 Ethnobotany:worldwide uses:

 China:  Abdomen, Ache, Antidote, Anodyne, Antiseptic, Bactericide, Bubo, Cancer, Cancer(Breast), Cancer(Stomach), Carminative, Chest, Congestion, Deobstruent, Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Dyspepsia, Dyspnea, Emmenagogue, Freckle, Fungicide, Gas, Prolapse, Nausea, Marasmus, Panacea, Pectoral, Pimple, Rectocele, Refrigerant, Rib, Sedative, Sore, Spasm, Splenitis, Stomach, Stomachic, Thirst, Urogenital, Uterus, Vermifuge, Wine-Nose,Curacao Gall-Bladder, Hypertension, Nerve, Shampoo, Tea, Tranquilizer

 Elsewhere:  Ache(Stomach), Antifertility, Carminative, Carminative, Chest, Expectorant, Emmenagogue, Gall-Bladder, Heart, Hemostat, Medicine, Nerve, Spasm, Stimulant, Stomach, Stomachic, Styptic, Sudorific, Tonic

 Haiti: Antiseptic, Fever, Laxative, Purgative
 India : Ache(Stomach), Hypertension, Liver, Megalospleny, Menorrhagia
 Mexico : Ache, Antiseptic, Apertief, Nerve, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tea
 Trinidad:  Depurgative, Dyspepsia, Expectorant, Flatulence, Mouthwash, Oliguria, Purgative, Sedative, Sore, Thrush
 Turkey:  Antiseptic, Aperitif, Narcotic, Nervine, Sedative, Scurvy, Stomachic, Tonic
 US: Cancer, Fatality

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last edit date:10th,Mar.2010.
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  • Name:Bitter Orange Extract
  • Serie No:P090
  • Specifications: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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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.
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