Ingredients and functions of bergamot

2014-01-11 classification: efficacy and chemical composition: 0 people commented that Bergamot is the dry fruit of Citrus medica l.var.sarcodactylis Swingle, a Rutaceae plant Picture of bergamot [chemical composition of bergamot] mainly contains volatile oil, flavonoids, coumarins and polysaccharides, as well as limonoids, naomilin, hydroxyacrylic acid, palmitic acid, succinic acid, β - sitosterol and carotene The volatile oil mainly includes limonene and γ - Terpinene, as well as α - pinene, β - pinene, β - laurene, hexadecanoic acid, linoleic acid, α - terpineol, etc Flavonoids include aucubin and hesperidin Coumarins include 3,7-dimethylcoumarin, 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin, CIS head tail 3,3 ', 4,4' - lemon oil dimer, etc [determination ingredients of bergamot] the health food containing Bergamot mainly contains hesperidin [main efficacy of bergamot] it can improve sleep, promote digestion and protect gastric mucosa.