Citrus reticulata Pericarp Powder

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried ripe pericarp of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Family Rutaceae) collected in autumn or winter, reduced to a fine or very fine powder. It contains NLT 5.0% of total dihydroflavone glycosides, calculated as the sum of narirutin (C₂₇H₃₂O₁₄), hesperidin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅), and didymin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₄), on the anhydrous basis; and NLT 0.1% of 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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