Tangerine
Scientific names: Citrus reticulate, Citrus nobilis
Family: Rutaceae
Alternate names: Bergamota, Culate Mandarin, Gan Ju, Mandarin, Mandarin Orange, Mandarina, Mandarina, Mandarina, Mandarine Orange, Mandarinen, Mandarinenbaum, Mandarinier, Ponkan, Santara, Småcitrus, Swatow Orange, Tangerina
Actions: Antibacterial, Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Cardiovascular
Background
Tangerine is a citrus fruit that grows in tropical areas of Asia and is widely cultivated in the United States.
People take tangerine peel by mouth for asthma, indigestion (dyspepsia), cancer prevention, and many other purposes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Tangerine fruit and peel can be eaten as a food. Tangerine fruit can also be made into a juice.
People take tangerine peel by mouth for asthma, indigestion (dyspepsia), cancer prevention, and many other purposes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Tangerine fruit and peel can be eaten as a food. Tangerine fruit can also be made into a juice.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Tangerine is LIKELY SAFE when consumed in amounts found in foods. There isn't enough reliable information to know if tangerine is safe when used as a medicine.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if tangerine is safe or what the side effects might be.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if tangerine is safe or what the side effects might be.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if tangerine is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Insufficient evidence Effectiveness definitions
- Cancer. Early research suggests that eating a lot of oranges and/or tangerines is linked to a lower risk of developing a type of cancer called nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This type of cancer affects the area behind the nose, where it meets the throat.
- Asthma.
- Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
- Side effects caused by cancer drug treatment.
- Liver scarring (cirrhosis).
- Colon cancer, rectal cancer.
- Indigestion (dyspepsia).
- A long-term disorder of the large intestines that causes stomach pain (irritable bowel syndrome or IBS).
- Lung cancer.
- Other conditions.
Dosing & administration
The appropriate dose of tangerine depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for tangerine (in children/in adults). Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) substrates)
Interaction Rating=Minor Be watchful with this combination.
Some medications are changed and broken down by the liver. Tangerine might increase how quickly the liver breaks down these medications. In theory, taking tangerine along with medications that are broken down by the liver can decrease the effects of some medications. Before taking tangerine, talk to your healthcare provider if you are taking any medications that are changed by the liver.
Some medications changed by the liver include amitriptyline (Elavil), amiodarone (Cordarone), citalopram (Celexa), felodipine (Plendil), lansoprazole (Prevacid), ondansetron (Zofran), prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone), sertraline (Zoloft), sibutramine (Meridia), and many others.
Midazolam (Versed)
Interaction Rating=Minor Be watchful with this combination.
The body breaks down midazolam (Versed) to get rid of it. Tangerine might increase how quickly the body breaks down midazolam (Versed). In theory, taking tangerine along with midazolam (Versed) might decrease the effects of midazolam (Versed).
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Action
The tangerine peel seems to stop the growth of, or increase the death of, cancer cells.
Products
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Practitioner product
Per capsule:
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 36 mg
- Pinellia ternata ext. 54 mg
- Uncaria rhyncophylla ext. 36 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 36 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 36 mg
- Ligusticum striatum ext. 30 mg
- Bupleurum falcatum ext. 18 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 18 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 36 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 28.2 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 56.1 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 42.3 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 42.3 mg
- Pinellia ternata ext. 42 mg
- Amomum villosum ext. 23.4 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 23.4 mg
- Lindera strychnifolia ext. 42.3 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 18.9 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 46.8 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 46.8 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 46.8 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 37.5 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa ext. 31.2 mg
- Bupleurum falcatum ext. 28.2 mg
- Actaea racemosa ext. 18.9 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 15.6 mg
- Zingiber officinale ext. 9.3 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 18.66 mg
- Taraxacum mongolicum ext. 55.97 mg
- Citrus medica ext. 33.58 mg
- Citrus aurantium ext. 33.58 mg
- Bupleurum falcatum ext. 33.58 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 33.58 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 33.58 mg
- Phyllostachys nigra ext. 33.58 mg
- Tetradium ruticarpum ext. 11.19 mg
- Coptis chinensis ext. 11.19 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 17.91 mg
- Crataegus pinnatifida ext. 53.73 mg
- Citrus aurantium ext. 29.85 mg
- Hordeum vulgare ext. 35.82 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 35.82 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 29.85 mg
- Pinellia ternata ext. 29.85 mg
- Raphanus sativus ext. 29.85 mg
- Forsythia suspensa ext. 17.91 mg
- Amomum villosum ext. 17.91 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 15 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 37.5 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 30 mg
- Rehmannia glutinosa ext. 30 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 30 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 30 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 22.5 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 22.5 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 22.5 mg
- Schizandra chinensis ext. 15 mg
- Polygala sibirica ext. 12.51 mg
- Zingiber officinale ext. 12.51 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 12.48 mg
- Cinnamomum cassia (bark) ext. 7.5 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Mandarin) ext. 15 mg
- Panax ginseng ext. 49.5 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 49.5 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 49.5 mg
- Dimocarpus longan ext. 49.5 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 33 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 49.5 mg
- Bupleurum falcatum ext. 49.5 mg
- Gardenia jasminoides ext. 33 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 49.5 mg
- Zingiber officinale ext. 12 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 11.5 mg
- Polygala sibirica ext. 49.5 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 49.5 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 14.7 mg
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 14.7 mg
- Triticum aestivum ext. 35.1 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 29.1 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa ext. 26.1 mg
- Biota orientalis ext. 26.1 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 26.1 mg
- Curcuma longa ext. 26.1 mg
- Schizandra chinensis ext. 17.4 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 14.7 mg
- Chrysanthemum sinense ext. 26.1 mg
- Rosa rugosa ext. 14.7 mg
- Albizia julibrissin ext. 29.1 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 13.32 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 33.36 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 26.67 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 26.67 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 33.33 mg
- Curcuma longa ext. 26.67 mg
- Pseudostellaria heterophylla ext. 26.67 mg
- Pinellia ternata ext. 26.67 mg
- Cyperus rotundus ext. 22.2 mg
- Bupleurum falcatum ext. 20.01 mg
- Phyllostachys nigra ext. 20.01 mg
- Anemone altaica ext. 13.32 mg
- Polygala sibirica ext. 11.1 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 12.9 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 26.7 mg
- Crataegus pinnatifida ext. 26.7 mg
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum ext. 33.3 mg
- Citrus aurantium ext. 26.7 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 20.1 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 20.1 mg
- Nelumbo nucifera ext. 20.1 mg
- Pinellia ternata ext. 20.1 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 20.1 mg
- Alisma plantago aquatica ext. 20.1 mg
- Morus alba ext. 20.1 mg
- Senna tora ext. 20.1 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 12.9 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 11.61 mg
- Rehmannia glutinosa ext. 58.08 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 29.04 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 29.04 mg
- Dioscorea oppositifolia ext. 29.04 mg
- Poria cocos ext. 29.04 mg
- Epimedium sagittatum ext. 29.04 mg
- Cuscuta hygrophilae ext. 29.04 mg
- Cornus officinalis ext. 23.19 mg
- Lycium barbarum ext. 23.19 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 9.69 mg
Practitioner product
Per 1.3 g:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) (peel) ext.
- Ganoderma lucidum ext.
- Albizia lebbeck (flower) ext.
- Pearl powder
- Rehmannia glutinosa ext.
- Asparagus racemosus (root) ext.
- Poria cocos ext.
- Polygala sibirica ext.
- Dimocarpus longan (berry) ext.
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Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 16.2 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 31.8 mg
- Codonopsis pilosula ext. 31.8 mg
- Atractylodes macrocephala ext. 24 mg
- Atractylodes lancea ext. 24 mg
- Dolichos lablab ext. 24 mg
- Coix lachryma-jobi ext. 24 mg
- Dioscorea oppositifolia ext. 24 mg
- Hordeum vulgare ext. 24 mg
- Ziziphus jujuba ext. 24 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 12 mg
- Cyperus rotundus ext. 24 mg
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Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi) ext. 11.1 mg
- Bassia scoparia ext. 18.6 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 18.6 mg
- Paeonia veitchii ext. 18.6 mg
- Rehmannia glutinosa ext. 18.6 mg
- Salvia miltiorrhiza ext. 18.6 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 18.6 mg
- Saposhnikovia divaricata ext. 18.6 mg
- Lonicera japonica ext. 18.6 mg
- Scutellaria baicalensis ext. 18.6 mg
- Dictamnus dasycarpus ext. 18.6 mg
- Artemisia frigida ext. 18.6 mg
- Sophora flavescens ext. 16.5 mg
- Cynanchum stauntonii ext. 16.5 mg
- Ligusticum striatum ext. 16.5 mg
- Tribulus terrestris ext. 16.5 mg
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis ext. 9 mg
Discontinued by ChinaMed
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