Pericarpium Citri

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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.

  1. https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/citrus_limon/zitrone.htm
  2. Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 183-185
  3. Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag GmbH. P. 351 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63014-3_7

Last updated on: 18.04.2025