botanical record · discovered
Mandarin
Citrus reticulata
Mandarin · Tangerine · Citronnier réticulé, Vangassaye · Kamja · Mandalina · Mandariene · Mandariini · Mandarijn · Mandarin Orange · Mandarin Oranges · Mandarinal · Mandarine · Mandarinen · Mandarinenbaum · Mandarinier · Mandarynka · Mlandzi, Ndrimu mlandzi · Sinaasappelboompje
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Haiti, Vietnam, BE, BF, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Apertif, Carminative, Cold
Science studied: ACETALDEHYDE, ALANINE, GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID, BETA-APOCAROTENOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Citrus reticulata
Common names: Mandarin, Tangerine, Citronnier réticulé, Vangassaye, Kamja, Mandalina, Mandariene, Mandariini, Mandarijn, Mandarin Orange, Mandarin Oranges, Mandarinal, Mandarine, Mandarinen, Mandarinenbaum, Mandarinier, Mandarynka, Mlandzi, Ndrimu mlandzi, Sinaasappelboompje
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Haiti, Vietnam, BE, BF, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Carminative
- Cold
- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Digestive
- Diuretic
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- Dyspepsia
- Energy
- Expectorant
- Gastritis
- Hepatitis
- Malaria
- Refrigerant
- Sedative
- Side
- Sore(Throat)
- Spleen
- Stomachic
- Thirst
- Chest
- Circulation
- Abdomen
- Congestion
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Hernia
- Nausea
- Tumor
- Cancer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Haiti
- Vietnam
- BE
- BF
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Carminative
- Cold
- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
- Energy
- Expectorant
- Gastritis
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- Hepatitis
- Malaria
- Refrigerant
- Sedative
- Side
- Sore(Throat)
- Spleen
- Stomachic
- Thirst
- Chest
- Circulation
- Abdomen
- Congestion
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Hernia
- Nausea
- Tumor
- Cancer
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETALDEHYDE
- ALANINE
- GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- BETA-APOCAROTENOL
- ARSENIC
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BORON
- DELTA-CADINENE
- CADMIUM
- CALAMIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- CIS-CARVEOL
- TRANS-CARVEOL
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- CHLORINE
- CHROMIUM
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CITRIC-ACID
- CITRONELLIC-ACID
- CITRONELLAL
- CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
- COBALT
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- CYCLOCALAMIN
- DECANAL
- DECANOL
- DIMETHYL-ANTHRALINATE
- DODECANAL
- DODECANOIC-ACID
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- DELTA-ELEMENE
- EO
- FAT
- FERULOYL-PUTRESCINE
- FIBER
- FOLACIN
- GERANIAL
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- GLYCINE
- HEPTANOIC-ACID
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- ISOPULEGOL
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LONGIFOLENE
- LYSINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MALIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- P-MENTHA-1-EN-9-YL-ACETATE
- MERCURY
- METHYL-HEPTENONE
- METHYL-THYMOL
- MYRCENE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NERYL-ACETATE
- NICKEL
- NONANOL
- NOOTKATONE
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- OCTYL-ACETATE
- OCTOPAMINE
- OXALIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PERILLALDEHYDE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- RETICULAXANTHIN
- RETROCALAMIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SABINENE
- SABINENE-HYDRATE
- GAMMA-SELINENE
- SERINE
- SILICON
- ALPHA-SINESAL
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- SULFUR
- SYNEPHERINE
- TANGERAXANTHIN
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- BETA-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- TETRADECANAL
- THREONINE
- THYMOL
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYRAMINE
- TYROSINE
- UNDECANOIC-ACID
- UNDECANOL
- WATER
- ZINC
- NERAL
- NIACIN
- NOBELITIN
- EUPATILIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- ALPHA-CAROTENE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HUMULENE
- OLEIC-ACID
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- THIAMIN
- METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRALINATE
- ALUMINUM
- ARGININE
- ASPARAGINE
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- BETA-CITRAURIN
- CITRONELLOL
- COPPER
- CYSTINE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- ETHANOL
- FLUORINE
- GERANIOL
- HEPTANOL
- ISOLEUCINE
- LUTEIN
- MALONIC-ACID
- METHIONINE
- MOLYBDENUM
- NEROL
- NONANAL
- OCIMENE
- OCTANOL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PERILLYL-ACETATE
- QUINIC-ACID
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SUGARS
- TANGERITIN
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL
- VALINE
- ALPHA-YLANGENE
- VIT-B-6
- OCTANAL
- BROMINE
- DECANOIC-ACID
- DODECANOL
- CIS-3-HEXENOL
- NONANOIC-ACID
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- THYMYL-METHYL-ETHER
- GAMMA-CADANINE
- BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- P-CYMENE
- LEUCINE
- NITROGEN
- PROTEIN
- TERPINEOLENE
- DECYL-ACETATE
- BETA-PINENE
- SALICYLATES
- 4',5,7-TRI-O-METHYL-APIGENIN
- 5,5'-OXY-DIMETHYLENE-BIS-(2-FURALDEHYDE)
- BEHENIC-ACID
- BRAYLIN
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHOLESTEROL
- 8-METHOXY-CIRSILINEOL
- CIRSIMARITIN
- DIOSMIN
- EUPATORIN
- FERULIC-ACID
- 3',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 3'-HYDROXY-4',5,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 4',5,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 4'-5-7-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE
- 4'-HYDROXY-5,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 4,5-DIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 5-HYDROXY-3',4',6,7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 5-HYDROXY-3,5',7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-3',4'-METHYLENEDIOXY-FLAVONE
- 5-HYDROXY-4',7,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 7-HYDROXY-3',4',5,6,8-PENTAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 7-HYDROXY-3',4',5,6-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- 8-HYDROXY-4',5,7-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE
- GARDENIN-B
- GIBBERELLIC-ACID
- HESPERIDIN
- NEOHESPERIDIN
- ICHANGIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFERIDE-TRIMETHYL-ETHER
- LAURIC-ACID
- LIMONIN
- LIMONIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NARINGIN
- NARIRUTIN
- NOBILETIN
- 3'-DIMETHYL-NOBILETIN
- 5-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN
- 5-O-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN
- NOMILIN
- DEACETYL-NOMILIN
- NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- DEACETYL-NOMILINIC-ACID-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NOMILINIC-ACID-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- OBACUNONE
- OBACUNONE-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- DEACETYL-NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- OSTHOL
- PONKANETIN
- GERANYL-OXY-PYRANOCOUMARIN
- RETUSIN
- SALVIGENIN
- SCOPARONE
- SESELIN
- SINENSETIN
- ISOSINENSETIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUBEROSIN
- SYNEPHRINE
- TANGERETIN
- 7-DEMETHYL-TANGERETIN
- N-METHYL-TYRAMINE
- XANTHOXYLETIN
- XANTHYLETIN
- RUBIXANTHIN
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- FARNESENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRANILATE
- (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
- (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- ALPHA-SINENSAL
- TERPINOLENE
- UNDECANAL
- VALENCENE
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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