Citrus Aurantium

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We present ourselves as one of the foremost Organic Citrus Aurantium Exporters in India. Citrus Aurantium Extract, generally known as bitter orange, is an integral component of herbal drugs. This extract is rich in pro- vitamin A and B1, acts as a stimulant and appetite suppressant. It is used in most of the drugs claiming weight loss, curing anemia, cough and bronchitis. We also are one of the leading Organic Bitter Orange Suppliers, based in India.

Common Name : Orange

Plant Parts Used : Fruits

Description of Citrus Aurantium
A medium sized thorny tree or a shrub with greenish white,glabrous young shoots and grayish brown bark; leaves foliolate, leaf-stalks broadly winged, the wing nearly as large as the blade, leaflet elliptic or ovate, acute or acuminate, obtuse; flowers white, large, very fragrant; fruit globose, bright yellow when ripe, rind of fruit very aromatic,pulp sour, bitter or austere; seeds many, yellow or cream coloured, smooth, slimy.

Characteristics and Constituents
Pro-vitamin A and B1 peel contains hesperidin, isohesperidin,aurantiamarin, a crystalline acid, amorph. Resinous body;bitter principle mostly in the spongy portion.

Actions and Uses
The fruits are sour, bitter, astringent, thermogenic,laxative, appetizer, stomachic, digestive, anthelmintic and antiscorbutic, and are useful in vitiated conditions of pitta and kapha, cough, bronchitis, dyspepsia, nausea, flatulence,colic, helminthiasis, scabies and anaemia.