HERBAL MONOGRAPHS BITTER ORANGE/ 87
nervous tension and sleeplessness. Fold medicine uses
include chronic bronchitis.
Chinese Medicine: Uses in Chinese medicine include pain in
the epigastrum, vomiting and anorexia. -
BITTER ORANGE PEEL
Approved hy Commission E:
- Loss of appetite
- Dyspeptic complaints
Unproven Uses: Folk medicine uses include loss of appetite
and dyspeptic symptoms.
Chinese Medicine: Bitter Orange peel is used for coughs,
colds, anorexia, to reduce apathy and for uterine and anal
prolapse.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
BITTER ORANGE FLOWER AND FLOWER OIL
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages.
BITTER ORANGE PEEL
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages. An elevation of UV-sensitivity is possible with
light-skinned individuals due to the phototoxic effect of the
furocoumarins. Frequent contact with the drug or with the
volatile oil (such as the exposure experienced by workers in
the liquor industry) can cause a sensitization that results in
erythema, swelling, blisters, pustules, dermatoses leading to
scab formation and pigment spots.
DOSAGE
BITTER ORANGE PEEL
Mode of Administration: Cut and coarsely powdered drug for
teas, other bitter-tasting galenic preparations for oral
application.
How Supplied:' Commercial pharmaceutical preparations
include drops, tonics and tea mixtures.
Preparation: To prepare a tea, add 1 tsp of drug to 150 ml of
hot water, let stand for 10 minutes, then strain.
Daily Dosage:
Drug: 4 to 6 g
Extract: 1 to 2 g
Tea: 1 cup 1 hour before meals
Tincture (according to DAB 7): 2 to 3 g
LITERATURE
BITTER ORANGE FLOWER AND OIL
Slater CA, (1961) J Sci Agric Food 12:732.
Stanley WL, Jurd L, (1971) J Agric Food Chem 19:1106.
Tatum JH, Berry RE, (1977) Phytochemistry 16:109.
Further information in:
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der
Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Leung AY, Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used
in Food Drugs and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New
York 1980.
Madaus G, Lehrbuch der Biologischen Arzneimittel, Bde 1-3,
Nachdruck, Georg Olms Verlag Hildesheim 1979.
Roth L, Daunderer M, Kormann K, Giftpflanzen, Pflanzengifte.
- Aufl., Ecomed Fachverlag Landsberg Lech 1993.
Tang W, Eisenbrand G, Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin,
Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992.
Wichtl M (Hrsg.), Teedrogen, 4. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges.
Stuttgart 1997.
BITTER ORANGE PEEL
Clavarano I, Essenze Deriv. Agrum 36:5. 1966.
Horowitz RM, Gentili B, Tetrahedron 19:773. 1963.
Slater CA, (1961) J Sci Agric Food 12:732.
Stanley WL, Jurd L, (1971) J Agric Food Chem 19:1106.
Tatum JH, Berry RE, (1977) Phytochemistry 16, 109.
Further information in:
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der
Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Leung AY, Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used
in Food Drugs and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New
York 1980.
Lewin L, Gifte und Vergiftungen, 6. Aufl., Nachdruck, Haug
Verlag, Heidelberg 1992.
Madaus G, Lehrbuch der Biologischen Arzneimittel, Bde 1-3,
Nachdruck, Georg Olms Verlag Hildesheim 1979.
Roth L, Daunderer M, Kormann K, Giftpflanzen, Pflanzengifte, - Aufl., Ecomed Fachverlag Landsberg Lech 1993.
Steinegger E, Hansel R, Pharmakognosie, 5. Aufl., Springer
Verlag Heidelberg 1992.
Tang W, Eisenbrand G, Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin,
Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992.
Teuscher E, Biogene Arzneimittel, 5. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges.
Stuttgart 1997.
Wichtl M (Hrsg.), Teedrogen, 4. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges.
Stuttgart 1997.