hesperidin

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The leaves and the flowers have been esteemed as beneficial against epilepsy, and other convulsive disorders; and a tea is infused from the former for hysterical sufferers Two delicious perfumes are distilled from the flowers--oil of neroli, and napha water,--of which the chemical hydro-carbon "hesperidin," is mainly the active principle.

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  1. noun A white or colorless crystalline compound, C28H34O15, occurring in citrus fruit.

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  • It is available in many forms including caplets, tablets, capsules, drink mix packets, in multi-vitamin formulations, in multiple anti-oxidant formulations, as chemically pure crystalline powder, time release versions, and also including bioflavonoids such as quercetin, hesperidin and rutin. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Bioflavinoids, such as rutin, quercitin, and hesperidin, are powerful antioxidants that effectively combat free radicals believed to cause 90\% of diseases (cancer, arteriosclerosus, arthritis, aging etc.)
  • The leaves and the flowers have been esteemed as beneficial against epilepsy, and other convulsive disorders; and a tea is infused from the former for hysterical sufferers Two delicious perfumes are distilled from the flowers--oil of neroli, and napha water,--of which the chemical hydro-carbon "hesperidin," is mainly the active principle. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • The white lining pith of the peel possesses likewise the crystalline principle "hesperidin." —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • These berries furnish a fragrant oil, the essence de petit grain_, and contain citrates, and malates of lime and potash, with "hesperidin," sulphur, and mineral salts. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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/hɛsˈpɛrɪdɪn/
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