नारङ्गः
नारायणी
नारीकॆलः
निकुञ्जकः
निकुम्भः
निकॊचकः
निचुलः
निदिग्धिका
निम्बः
निम्बूः
निम्बकः
निम्बुकम्
निम्बूकम्
निर्गुण्डी
निशाख्या
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नारङ्गः
Botanical name -
Citrus reticulata
Description -
Small bushy trees with small leaves and wingless petiole. Fruit globose, bright orange or scarlet orange when ripe, pulpy, juicy.
Chemical Constituents-
Leaf contains volatile oil. Peel contains flavones, Beta-sitosterol, limonin, hesperidin, ferulic acid, tangeretin citromitin, 5-O-demethylcitromitin, hesperidin and neohesperidin. Oil contains alpha-pinene, Beta-pinene, camphene, myrcene, 3-carene, alpha-phellandrene, beta-phellandrene, alpha-terpene and D- limonene, dl-limonene, linalool , dl-alpha terpineol, citropten and an aldehyde. Seed oil contains fatty acids - stearic, oleic and palmitic acids
Use -
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