The fruit has decongestant effects on the respiratory system and also may help with blood pressure digestion, constipation, gastritis and abdominal distention.
Mandarin fruit dried and mature peel is an important Chinese herbal medicine and has been recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as appropriate for medical use.
Fresh peel of medicine has been used to quell allergic reactions and digestive upsets. In addition, it contains compounds that increase the heart’s output and other compounds that act together as a contraceptive for women.
Study shows that Satsuma mandarin may act as a suppressor against liver cell damage and inhibit the progression of liver dysfunction induce by chronic hyperglycemia. (
Biol Pharm Bull, 2006 Mar;29(3):588-91)
Mandarin fruits
