Preferred Label : Blue Citrus-Based Herbal Capsule;
NCIt synonyms : Blue Citrus;
NCIt definition : An oral capsule formulation of a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with potential
analgesic activity. In addition to other herbs, seeds and fruits, blue citrus-based
herbal capsule contains the Chinese herb blue citrus (qing pi), which is produced
from the dried immature green peel of the tangerine Citrus reticulata Blanco. Blue
citrus contains large amounts of limonene, citral and synephrine, which may attribute
to its analgesic activity. However, due to the complexity of its chemical components,
the exact mechanism of action of this agent remains to be determined.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL412267;
Origin ID : C78482;
UMLS CUI : C2981175;
Semantic type(s)
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