DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Grated lemon peel, no recognized medicinal significance, used as a flavouring agent in teas or pastries.
Listed in Ph.Helv., the Swiss Pharmacopoeia.
ESCOP: not processed
HMPC: not processed
Commission E: not processed
Empirical medicine: appetite stimulant, digestive stimulant, odor-correcting agent
Traditionally according to § 109 AMG in combination preparations: To support the digestive function and to improve indisposition.
Complication(s)This section has been translated automatically.
Phototoxic reactions due to the furanocoumarins contained.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/citrus_limon/zitrone.htm
- Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 183-185
- Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag GmbH. P. 351 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63014-3_7
