Citri sinensis pericarpium
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Citri sinensis pericarpium, also known as orange peel, is a drug used in herbal medicines to treat loss of appetite.
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Citri sinensis pericarpium contains essential oil and bitter-tasting flavonoids such as neo-esperidine and narindine. The drug should reach a bitter value of at least 600.
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Citri sinensis pericarpium has an appetite-stimulating effect due to the Amarum aromatic.
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Orange peel is used to treat a loss of appetite.
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The daily dose of orange peel is 10 to 15 g. The crushed drug can be used for tea infusions and other bitter-tasting preparations for ingestion.
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There are no known adverse effects.
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There are no known contraindications.
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There are no known interactions with other drugs.
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Due to its good taste, the drug is mainly used to improve the taste of tea infusions intended for children.
An alternative drug would be bitter orange peel, which as a type of citrus has an almost identical taste, ingredients and indications.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Schilcher H (2016.) in: Guide to Phytotherapy, Urban & Fischer Verlag Munich, S. 235 f.