Citrus reticulata Peel Dry Extract

DEFINITION

The article is prepared from the dried exocarp and mesocarp of the ripe fruit of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Family Rutaceae), partly freed from the white spongy tissue of the mesocarp, by extraction with hydroalcoholic mixtures. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of total dihydroflavone glycosides, calculated as the sum of narirutin (C₂₇H₃₂O₁₄), hesperidin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅), and didymin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₄) on the anhydrous basis, and NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of total polymethoxylated flavones, calculated as the sum of nobiletin (C₂₁H₂₂O₈), 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'- heptamethoxyflavone (C₂₂H₂₄O₉),...