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Market name枳殼
Formal name枳殼(枳殻)
Japanese nameきこく, Kikoku
Vernacular nameKikoku
Latin nameAurantii Fructus
English nameOrange Fruit
Original plant nameCitrus hassaku Hort. ex Tanaka, (Hassaku), Hassaku
Family nameRutaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification mature fruit
Production area informationJapan
Collection informationJapan, Tokyo, Uchida Wakanyaku Co., Ltd.
Collection date1992/10/15
CollectorTakashi Tsuchida
IdentifierTakashi Tsuchida
TMPW No.12240

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Japan
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Japan,Tokyo
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Scientific information data base

Common name枳殼 (日本産/JP production), Kikoku, Aurantii Fructus, Orange Fruit
Synonyms小枳実, 川枳穀
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Original plant nameCitrus hassaku Hort. ex Tanaka1, C. natsudaidai Hayata2, C. iyo Hort. ex Tanaka3, (Hassaku1, Natsudaidai2, Iyo3)
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Family nameRutaceae
Used partmature fruit
Quality for selectionGood Zhiqiao is not too big and the color is blue black. (NI)
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an aromatic amaroid stomachic, expectorant, laxative and for draining pus, zhiqiao is applied for feeling of fullness in the chest and abdomen, pectoralgia, phlegm syndrome and constipation. The behavior is more moderate than zhishi.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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Traditional
classification
Carminatives for regulating flow of Qi
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild cold; bitter pungent and sour.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To regulate qi and soothe the middle, move stagnation to relieve distention.
[Indications] Qi stagnation in the chest and the hypochondrium, distention and fullness with pain, food accumulation, phlegm-fluid retention, splanchnoptosis.
Chemical constituentOther aliphatic and related compounds
Citrus spp. (*C1):
クエン酸 (citric acid)

Monosaccharides
Citrus spp. (*C1):
Vitamin C

Polysaccharides
Citrus spp. (*C1):
ペクチン質(pectic substance)

Monoterpenoids
Citrus spp. (*C1):
d-limonene

Triterpenoids
Citrus spp. (*C1):
Limonin

Flavones & Flavonols
C. hassaku (*C2):
Nobiletin, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-Heptamethoxyflavone, Tangeretin, Rhoifolin, (3-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone)
C. natsudaidai (*C2,C3,C4,C5):
Nobiletin, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-Heptamethoxyflavone, 3-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone, Tangeretin, Rhoifolin, 5,7,8,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone, (Tetra-O-methylscutellarein, Isosinensetin, 5-Demethylnobiletin)
C. iyo (*C5)
Nobiletin, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-Heptamethoxyflavone, Isosinensetin, Sinensetin, 5,7,8,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone, Tangeretin
C. kinokuni (*C5):
Isosinensetin, Sinensetin, 5,7,8,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone, Nobiletin, Tetra-O-methylscutellarein, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-Heptamethoxyflavone, 3-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone, Tangeretin, 5-Demethylnobiletin, (5-Hydroxy-7,8,3',4'-tetramethoxyflavone)

Flavanones & Dihydroflavonols
C. hassaku (*C2):
Poncirin, Naringenin, Naringin, Neohesperidin, (Narirutin, Hesperidin)
C. natsudaidai (*C2,C3,C4,C5):
Poncirin, Naringenin, Naringin, Neohesperidin, Hesperetin, (Narirutin, Hesperidin)
C. iyo (*C5)
Hesperetin, Narirutin
C. kinokuni (*C5):
Naringenin, Hesperetin, Narirutin, Hesperidin, (Poncirin)

Coumarins
C. hassaku (*C2):
Isomeranzin, 5-[(6,7-dihydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2-octenyl) oxy]-psoralen
C. natsudaidai (*C2,C3,C4,C5):
Meranzin hydrate, Isoimperatorin, Meranzin, Marmin, Isomeranzin, Epoxyaurapten, Isoimperatorin, Oxypeucedanin, (Imperatorin, Phellopterin)
C. kinokuni (*C5):
Isomeranzin

Alkaloids
Citrus spp. (*C6):
Synephrine
(*C7):
N-Methylthyramine

Others
Citrus spp. (*C1):
Ca塩 (CaCl2), K塩 (KCl)

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Pharmacological effectAntiallergic (water extract, sinensetin, nobiletin, tangeretin), antiinflammatory (neohesperidin,sinensetin,nobiletin,tangeretin),antiulcer (marmin,nobiletin) and analgesic (isoimperatorin).
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseAbdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea, Full stomach, , Stomachache, Anorexia
FormulationUyakujunkisan, Kagenryokakusan, Katsuketsusan'oto, Keigairengyoto, Keigairengyoto, Kokikososan, Goshakusan, Saikosokanto, Jippito, Jurokumiryukiin, Junchoto, Jin'en'ippo, Jinsoin, Seijobofuto, Seineitsugeutsuto, Seiryoin, Tsudosan
Related drugsZhiqiao (Orange Fruitproduced in China), Zhishi (Immature Orange Fruit), Chenpi (Dried Tangerine Peel), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel), Chengpi (Bitter Orange Peel)
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 261-264.
C2)Nat.Med.,51,231(1997).
C3)Nat.Med.,51,84(1997).
C4)Nat.Med.,50,114(1996).
C5)Nat.Med.,51,205(1997).
C6)Shoyakugaku Zasshi,46,150(1992).
C7)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, pp272-273.
Last renewal date2021/09/27