Kalamansi herbal medicine

Kalamansi

 

Scientific name: Citrus micracarpa, Citrus mitis blanco, citrus medica

 

Also known as:

Aldonisis, calamondin, calamunding, Chinese orange, panama orange.

 

Uses:

Aromatic bath – mix juice with gugo.

Bleaching agent- cut fruit and apply directly on freckles.

Cough and sorethroat- drink warm kalamsi-aide.

Nausea and fainting- squeeze rind near nostrils for patient to inhale.

 

Active component

Rind- sesquiterpenes, beta-pinene, linalool, linalyl acetate, glucoside, cyanogenetic substance

 

Source: National formulary