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Fruiting tree in Florida Photograph by: North Carolina State University Herbarium

Phytochemistry:

Alkaloids: 5-hydroxyacronycine, acriginine A, Atalafoline, Baiyumine A &B, Buntanine, Buntanmine, Grandisine I & II, Pumiline, honyumine, natsucrin, Prenyl citpressine, Citropone A & B, Glycocitrine I are present in the roots and the bark of the plant. Whereas the caffeine are present in the flowers of the Citrus maxima

Amino Acids: Alanine, Asparigine, Aspartic acid, Coline, Glutamic acid, Glycine And proline are present in the leaves

Carbohydrates: Phytol, Synephrine, Methyl antralinate, Fructose, Glucose and Pectin are present in the Leaf, peel and flowers

Carotenoids: Carotene and Roseoside present in the peels. Coumarins: 5-Geranoxy-7-methoxy-Coumarin, Aurapte, Auraptene, bergamottin are present in the peels and 5-methoxy seselin, 5-methyltodannol, 6-hydroxy methylherniarin are present in the roots and stem bark. Flavonoids: acacetin, rutin, tangeretin, cosmosiin, diosmetin, diosmin, eriocitrin, hespeidin, naringin

Monoterpenes: alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, anethole, beta-pinene, Camphene, camphor, citral, citronellal, citroonellol, farnesol, geraniol, myrcene, neral, terpinene

Sesquiterpenes: alpha-Bisabolol, alpha-cadinene, alpha-copaene, elemol

Steroids: beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, daucosterol, stigmasterol

Miscellaneous: alpha- tocopherol, ascorbic acid, chlorophylls, decyl acetate, Malonic acid, Fumaric acid, succinic acid and Citric acid

PHARMACOLOGY:

Important Formulations

1. Chukradi Taila

2. Chukrapatra Yoga

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