HerbBitter orange
Limited human clinical data supports specific health benefits; primarily studied for weight loss and athletic performance, often in combination products, with inconsistent results.
Benefits
- Traditionally recognized as antispasmodic
- sedative
- digestive aid
- tonic
- anti-inflammatory
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- and for reducing cholesterol.
Key compounds
SynephrineoctopamineN-methyltyraminenaringinneohesperidinlimonenefuranocoumarinsflavonoid glycosides
May help with
- Used in traditional Chinese medicine for dyspepsia
- abdominal distention
- and as a tonic
- in European folk medicine for GI complaints
- nervous conditions
- and insomnia.
Best for these goals
Traditionally recognized as antispasmodicsedativedigestive aidtonicanti-inflammatoryantibacterialantifungaland for reducing cholesterol.
How to use it
Dietary supplements, essential oil, flavoring agent, teas
Evidence level
Limited; Safety concern
Cautions & interactions
May cause photosensitization; numerous case reports of adverse cardiac reactions, including increased heart rate and blood pressure; avoid during pregnancy/lactation. | Interactions: Inhibits intestinal CYP3A4 and efflux, potentially interacting with numerous drugs; avoid with hypertension, tachyarrhythmia, hyperthyroidism, narrow-angle glaucoma.
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