Sour orange (Citrus aurantium)
酸橙suān chéngSuancheng
Citrus aurantium · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Stimulant effect; caution with heart conditions and high blood pressure.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sour orange for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sour orange does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Citrus aurantium and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial60 records, 12 in people
- Benefit Digestive45 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Heart60 records, 33 in people
- Benefit Respiratory19 records, 8 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome77 records, 22 in people
- Nausea Syndrome4 records, 3 in people