An armed tree, 7.5 to 9 m in height with a dense compact rounded head. Thorns alternate, slender, sharp pointed; leaves articulated, ovate, distinctly scented, petiole broadly winged in upper portion and wingless at base; flowers white in small axillary cymes, strongly sweet-scented; fruits medium- sized, compressed, orange or light red, rough, rind strongly aromatic, separating easily, bitter, thick, pulp acidic, juice sacs spindle-shaped, core hollow when ripe; seeds flattened, marked with ridged lines, numerous.

Laxative (fruit); antifungal (essential oil); stimulant (flower); aromatic stimulant (peel); stomachic and antiscorbutic (leaves, peel and flowers); emmenagogue (peel decoction).

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Auranetin, 5-hydroxyauranetin and 5-O-demothylnobiletin (peel); xanthyletin (root); 4-terpineol, acetaldehyde, alpha-humulene, alpha-ionone, alpha-phellandrene, benzoic acid, carvone, caryophyllene, cinnamic acid, citral, citronellal, citronellol, D-limonene, delta-cadinene, ethanol, formaldehyde, indole, malic acid, naringenin, nerolidol, palmitic acid, pectin, phenol, tannic acid, umbelliferone (plant); acetic acid, hesperidin, myrcene (flower); alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, beta-pinene, camphene, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, neral, nerol, p-cymene, terpinen 4-ol, thymol (leaf); ascorbic acid, bergapten, beta-carotene, citric acid, coumarin, naringin, niacin, riboflavin, tannin, thiamin (fruit); tangeretin (pericarp)

In stomach problems and as a laxative (fruit); in the treatment of swollen legs, in bronchitis and as a tonic (leaves); in fever, inflammation, for eyes, skin and hands and internally is taken for dysentery, diarrhoea and rheumatism, nervous and hysterical cases (flowers); in gout and rheumatism (oil).

Do not use citrus aurantium extract if having heart disease or taking strong medicines.

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.