Common Name Bitter Orange Botanical Latin Name / Classification Citrus x aurantium Parts Used Fruit, peel, essential oils. Other Names Seville Orange, Zhi Shi, Chongcao, Seville Orange, Zhi Shi, ChongcaoBrowse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Scientific Name / Nomenclature Seville orange, neroli oil, bergamot oil. Traditional Internal Uses Bitter orange is used similarly in a wide variety of traditions. In Mexico and South America the leaf is used as a tonic , as a laxative , as a relaxant for insomnia , and to calm frazzled nerves . The peel of the fruit is used for stomach aches and high blood pressure . The Basque people in Europe use the leaves for stomach aches , insomnia , and palpitations and the bitter orange peel as an anti-spasmodic . In traditional Chinese medicine, the peel of the immature fruit is used for indigestion , abdominal pain , constipation , and dysenteric diarrhea . Where the patient is weak, the milder, mature fruit is used similarly. Bitter orange continues to be widely used for insomnia and indigestion in many parts of the world. Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Indications Secondary Indications: Indigestion , Weight Control / Obesity Other Indications: Insomnia Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Actions Anti-Emetic , Antibacterial , Antiseptic , Antispasmodic , Carminative , Diuretic , Expectorant , Hypertensive , Sedative , Tonic Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Precautions / Contraindications None documented.Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Interaction with Medications None documented.Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products Possible Side Effects None documented.Browse Sections | View Bitter Orange products
1 product Botanical Latin Name : Citrus x aurantiumPlant Part : Fruit, peel, essential oils.
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