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Medicinal uses :

Volatile oil is Carminative, Flavouring agent, Bitter tonic, stomachic and
in perfumery.
Limonene : prevents development of abnormal growths on skin
(chemopreventive activity against rodent mammary, skin, liver, lung and
stomach abnormal growths).

• Hespiridin decrease capillary fragility and as antioxidant.
• Bioflavanoids are also called vitamin P because of their effect on the

permeability of capillaries.
• Vitamin P are a group of water soluble substances including herpseridin,

myrecetin, rutin and quercetin.
• Vitamin P was first discovered in the white part of citrus fruits.
• Vitamin P aid resistance to infection and to prevent oxidation of vitamin

C within the body.
• Pectin is used as treatment of diarrhea (with kaolin).
• A bulk laxative (increases viscosity and volume of stool).
• In GIT disorders facilitates digestion.
• Promotes healing of wounds.
• Maintains viscosity of medicinal syrups.

Cocculus (Fish berry)

Dried ripe fruits of Anamirta paniculata (cocculus indicus) Family
Menispermaceae.
The pericarp contains alkaloids (Menispermine and paramenispermine); while
the seed contains Picrotoxin which is a highly toxic bitter principle. Picrotoxin
is equal molecular parts of two sesquiterpene lactones (Picrotin and
picrotoxinin).

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