Steinmetz:Citrus

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Citrus aurantium var. amara

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Bitter Orange tree
  • Curacao Orange
  • Seville Orange
  • Bigarade Orange
  • (Orange peas are the unripe fruits fallen from the trees)
Natural Habitat
  • West Indies. Haiti
  • Florida
  • subtropical countries
  • Eastern Asia; cultivated in Mediterranean countries
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Aurantii
  • Flores Aurantii = Flores Naphae
  • Oleum flores Aurantii = Oleum Neroli = Oleum Napnae (obtained from the leaves)
  • Oleum pericarpii Aurantii (obtained from the peel)
  • Cortex fructus Aurantii amarae
  • Fructus Aurantii immaturi
  • Oleum Petitgrain (distilled from the leaves, twigs and unripe fruits)
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: essential oil
  • hesperidin
  • bitter principle; unripe fruits: essential oil
  • hesperidin
  • acids
  • aurantiamarin
  • tannin; peel: essential oil
  • hesperidin
  • pectin
  • aurantiamarin
  • acids
  • tannin; flower: essential oil
  • hesperidin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • flower: sedative
  • nervine
  • narcotic: fruitpeel: aromatic
  • tonic
  • stomachic. flavouring agent; unripe fruit: stomachic
  • aromatic
  • appetising; leaf: tonic
  • nervine
  • bitter stomachic
  • aromatic; ripe fruit: largely used for making the bitter marmalade



Citrus aurantium var. bergamia

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Bergamot
  • True Sweet Lime
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries (especially Southern Italy)
  • tropical and subtropical countries
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Bergamottae
  • Oleum Bergamottae = Oleum Bergamii (obtained from the fruit)
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil
  • hesperidin
  • vitamin C
  • free citric acid
Action
  • aromatic
  • antiseptic
  • antiscorbutic



Citrus limonum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Lemon tree
  • Citron tree
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • subtropical countries
  • Persia
  • Northern India
  • tropical Asia
  • California
  • Florida
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex fructus Citri = Cortex Limonis = Pericarpium Citri
  • Fructus Citri = Fructus Limonis
  • Oleum Citri = Oleum Limonis (obtained from the peel)
  • Succus Citri = Succus Limonis (obtained from the fresh fruit)
Constituent(s)
  • fruitpeel: essential oil
  • hesperidin
  • bitter matter
  • pectin
  • muculage
  • tannin; fruit; acids
  • salts
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
  • sugar
Action
  • fruitpeel: flavouring ingredient
  • appetising
  • digestive
  • tonic; candied fruitpeel (Conditum Citri) is used in cakes
  • etc.; fruit: cooling
  • stomachic
  • antiscorbutic
  • diuretic
  • tonic
  • febrifuge; oil: flavouring ingredient: juice: antiseptic
  • antiscorbutic
  • sedative for the nerves of the heart
  • It softens arteries that are become to harden



Citrus maxima

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Shaddock
  • Pompeimoose
  • Pummelo
Natural Habitat
  • West-Indies
  • India
  • Extreme Orient (China
  • Cochin China)
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus
Constituent(s)
  • hesperidin (extracted from the flowers); fruit: sugar
  • citric acid
Action
  • refrigerant
  • nutritive
  • alterative
  • antiscorbutic
  • corrective
  • digestive
  • febrifuge



Citrus medica var. acida

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Limette
  • Adam's apple
  • Sweet Lime
Natural Habitat
  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad
  • Southern Europe (especially Italy)
Part(s) Used
  • Oleum Limettae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
Action
  • refrigerant
  • antiscorbutic



Citrus nobilis var. deliciosa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Mandarin Orange
  • Tangarine tree
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • Cochin- China
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus
  • Oleum (obtained from the fruit)
Action
  • diuretic
  • corrective
  • stimulant to digestion
  • nutritive



Citrus sinensis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Sweet Orange
  • Portugal Orange
  • Seville Orange
  • China Orange
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • West Indies
  • North Africa
  • Florida
  • subtropical countries
  • China
  • Cochin China
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex fructus Aurentii duicis
  • Folia Aurantii dulcis
  • Flores Aurantii dulcis, Oleum Aurantii. dulcis = Oleum Rartugallo
Constituent(s)
  • fruit: malic acid
  • citric acid
  • hesperidin
  • aurantine (bitter principle)
  • vitamins B and C; fruitpeel: essential oil
  • acids
  • bitter resin; flower: essential oil
  • pectin
  • resins; leaf: essential oil
Action
  • fruitpeel: tonic
  • flavouring agent
  • carminative
  • stimulant; fruit: nutritive
  • antiseptic
  • anti-bilious; leaf: antispasmodic
  • slightly sedative; flower: antispasmodic
  • sedative; oil: used in perfumery and in the liqueur industry
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