Citrus aurantium extract
Latin Name: Citrus aurantium L.
Specification: Synephrine 6%-30%
Test Method: HPLC
Molecular Formula: C9H13NO2
Molecular Weight: 167.21
CAS No: 94-07-5
Function: Synephrine is the main "active" compound found in the fruit of a plant called Citrus aurantium. The fruit is also known as zhi shi (in traditional Chinese medicine), and as green orange, sour orange and bitter orange in other parts of the world. Synephrine is chemically very similar to the ephedrine and pseudo-ephedrine found in many OTC cold/allergy medications and in a number of weight loss and energy supplements which contain Ma Huang.
