ORANGE CITRUS SINENSIS

ORANGE (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) ++

Synonyms :
C. aurantium var. sinensis L., C. macracantha Hassk.

Activities (Orange) :
Antibilious (1; EFS; FNF); Anticancer (1; FNF; JAD); Antigastric (1; TRA); Antihistaminic (1; TRA); Antihomocysteine (1; JNU); Antiinflammatory (1; JNU; TRA); Antioxidant (1; JNU); Antiseptic (1; EFS; FNF); Antispasmodic (1; EFS; TRA); Antitussive (1; TRA); Antiulcer (1; TRA); Antiviral (1; JNU); Cardioprotective (1; JNU); Carminative (1; TRA); Depurative (f; WO2); Diaphoretic (f; JFM); Digestive (f; PHR); Gastrostimulant (1; PHR); Hepatoprotective (1; TRA); Hypocholesterolemic (1; TRA); Hypoglycemic (1; TRA); Hypolipemic (1; TRA); Hypotensive (1; JNU; TRA); Hypouricemic (1; TRA); Immunostimulant (1; JNU); Laxative (f; WBB; WO2); Myorelaxant (1; TRA); Orexigenic (2; BIS; JFM; KOM; PH2); Respiradepressant (f; WBB); Secretolytic (1; PH2; TRA); Sedative (f; EFS); Stomachic (f; WO2); Tonic (f; WO2).

Indications (Orange) :
Acne (f; WO2); Anorexia (2; JFM; KOM; PH2); Asthma (1; TRA); Biliousness (1; EFS; FNF; WO2); Bronchosis (f; JFM); Cancer (1; FNF; JAD; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JNU); Cancer, cervix (1; JNU); Cancer, esophagus (1; JNU); Cancer, mouth (1; JNU); Cancer, skin (1; JNU); Cancer, stomach (1; JNU); Candida (f; JFM); Cardiopathy (1; JNU); Catarrh (f; WO2); Cervicosis (1; JNU); Childbirth (f; JFM); Conjunctivosis (f; TRA); Constipation (f; WBB; WO2); Convulsion (f; JFM); Cough (f; TRA); Cramp (1; EFS; TRA); Dermatosis (f; WBB); Diabetes (1; TRA); Diarrhea (f; TRA; WO2); Dysentery (f; JFM); Dyspepsia (2; PHR; PH2); Earache (1; TRA; WO2); Epilepsy (f; JFM); Esophagosis (1; JNU); Fever (f; JFM; TRA; WO2); Flu (1; JNU; TRA); Gas (f; JFM); Gastrosis (1; JFM; JNU); Gout (1; TRA); Headache (f; TRA); Hepatosis (1; TRA); Herpes (1; JNU); High Blood Pressure (1; JNU; TRA); High Cholesterol (1; JNU; TRA); Hyperglycemia (1; TRA); Hysteria (f; JFM); Immunodepression (1; JNU); Infection (1; JNU); Inflammation (1; JNU; TRA); Insomnia (f; EFS); Malaria (f; WBB); Nervousness (f; EFS); Obesity (1; TRA); Palpitation (f; JFM); Pneumonia (f; JFM); Polio (1; JNU); Psoriasis (f; WBB); Sore (f; JLH); Splenomegaly (1; WBB); Stroke (1; JNU); Toothache (f; WO2); Ulcer (1; TRA); Virus (1; JNU); Worm (f; JFM).

Dosages (Orange) :
Juice is a food pharmaceutical; 1 tsp chopped rind/cup water; 20 drops tincture 3 ×/day for Citrus aurantium (APA); 10–15 g pericarp (KOM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Orange) :
Other species are Class 1; this species is a food, and is not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Commission E reports possible photosensitivity (PHR). None known (KOM). Coumarins may photosensitize and may interact with other anticoagulants. Convulsions, enteric colic, and even death are reported in children following ingestion of large amounts of orange peel (AHP, speaking of C. aurantium, not this species, but the same chemicals, hence warning should prevail). Extract LD50 = 7000 mg/kg mouse; safe dose 5000, surely fatal dose 10,000 (WBB).