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Botanical Name |
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Citrus mitis Blanco |
English
Name |
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Calamondin orange, Panama orange |
Synonym(s) |
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Citrus microcarpa Bunge, Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands |
Family |
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Rutaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A common ornamental plant that grows to a height of 3m; crown is spreading, bole is thorny, bark is smooth, inner bark is whitish, and wood is white. Leaves alternate, elliptic to obovate, 3—8 cm x 1—4 cm, base acute, margins slightly crenulate, apex retuse, slightly notched or acute, glossy dark green above, pale green below, aromatic when crushed. Petiole is 1.5–1.7cm long. Inflorescences axillary, 1—3-flowered with white, fragrant, 2 cm wide flowers. Fruits are yellow to orange, sour, and measure 2cm × 3.5cm. |
| Herb Effects |
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Body deodorant, coolant, antiphlogistic, laxative (fruit juice) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Acetaldehyde, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, beta-pinene, beta-selinene, ethanol, gamma-terpinene, limonene, malic acid, methanol, neryl acetate, perillaldehyde, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene (fruit juice); ascorbic acid, citric acid, myrcene, pectin (fruit). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Acetaldehyde |
108-62-3 |
2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-
1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane |
C8H16O4 |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Terpineol |
10482-56-1 |
2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l |
C10H18O |
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| Beta-pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| Beta-selinene |
18423-23-9 |
4a-methyl-1-methylid
ene-7-prop-1-en-2-yl
-decalin |
C15H24 |
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| Ethanol |
8024-45-1 |
ethanol |
C2H6O |
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| gamma-Terpinene |
99-85-4 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Malic acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxybutanedioic
acid |
C4H6O5 |
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| Methanol |
67-56-1 |
methanol |
CH4O |
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| Neryl acetate |
141-12-8 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienyl acetate |
C12H20O2 |
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| Perillaldehyde |
Not Available |
4-prop-1-en-2-ylcycl
ohexene-1-carbaldehy
de |
C10H14O |
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| Terpinen-4-ol |
Not Available |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l |
C10H18O |
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| Terpinolene |
586-62-9 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| Citric acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxypropane-1,2
,3-tricarboxylic
acid |
C6H8O7 |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| Pectin |
9047-18-1 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Applied externally to calm insect bites, to heal buboes, to promote the growth of hair, to treat cough and to soothe inflammation (fruit juice); to ease childbirth (roots) and to cure flatulence (distilled oil of the leaves). |
| Reference |
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 Christophe Wiart. Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific, P:217-218, CRC Press, June 2006.
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