Citrus reticulata Peel
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried ripe pericarp of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Family Rutaceae) collected in autumn or winter. It contains NLT 5.0% of the total dihydroflavone glycosides, calculated as the sum of narirutin (C27H32O14), hesperidin (C28H34O15), and didymin (C28H34O14), on the anhydrous basis; NLT 0.1% of the total polymethoxylated flavones, calculated as the sum of nobiletin (C21H22O8), 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-heptamethoxyflavone (C22H24O9), and tangeretin (C20H20O7), on the anhydrous basis.
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