Citrus maxima (Brum.) Merr. (Rutaceae): Bioactive Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities

Table 2

Traditional uses of different parts of Citrus maxima in different countries.

Parts	Ailments and mode of application	Areas	References
Essential oil	Sedative in nervous affections, convulsive cough, haemorrhagic diseases, and epilepsy	India	[20]
Fruits pulp	Pulp juice as antitoxic, appetizer, cardiac stimulant, and stomach tonic	Mediterranean region	[21]
Fruits rind	Antiasthmatic, brain tonic, antiemetics, griping in the abdomen, diarrhea, and headache	India	[7]
Fruits	The juice is applied to pimples and dandruff	Nepal	[22]
Fruits	Leprosy, asthma, cough, hiccough, mental aberration, and epilepsy	India	[7]
Fruits	Diabetes	Nigeria	[23]
Fruits	Headache, flu, fever, sore throats, breathing disorders, and dyspepsia	Thailand	[24]
Fruits peel	A decoction of peel has been used to improve coughs, swellings, ulcers, and epilepsy	Kenya	[25]
Fruits peel	Obesity and hypertension	China	[26]
Leaves	Leaves are chewed to expel the intestinal worms	Nepal	[22]
Leaves and flowers	As sedative in nervous affections, convulsive cough, cholera, epilepsy, haemorrhagic diseases, and a lotion of boiled leaves used in painful swellings	India	[27]
Leaves, flowers, fruits, and seed	As decoctions to treat coughs, fevers, and gastric disorders	The Philippines and southeast Asia	[28]