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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 16 Citrus flavonoids commonly used traditional Chinese medicine research Author: Chen Gang Yang Liang Wu Jie-Fang Zhang Wu Lei Xu Huan [Abstract] an overview of commonly used traditional Chinese medicine citrus citrus aurantium, Citrus aurantium, Citrus, Qingpi, turning orange-red in the types of flavonoids and biological activity. [Keywords:] Citrus; flavonoids; biological activity Citrus (Citrus) belonging to Rutaceae subfamily of citrus, including oranges, tangerines, orange, grapefruit, lemon and other varieties. Citrus plants which mainly contains flavonoids, in addition to flavonoid glycosides, the mere replacement for the multi-methoxy methoxy-flavone (Polymethoxyflavones, PMFs) is a variety of orange Rutaceae unique, especially in its pericarp has higher levels. Current domestic and international studies have shown that citrus flavonoids have anti-cancer, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory effects and prevention of cardiovascular disease [1 ~ 3], which is mainly based on studies from the chemical composition of its functions; in the field of Chinese Medicine in citrus Chinese medicine is considered to have the effectiveness of qi can be air conditioning points, comfortable air-to eliminate stagnation of qi, the main departure from the overall study its medicinal effectiveness. However, the effectiveness of both components from a single study or from study of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine research proceeding from its medicinal effects are contained in the geo-chemical composition, and only a clear material basis and effectiveness of their order from a Chinese medicine point of view, from an overall grasp Citrus in the role of pharmacological gas, this article focuses on the citrus flavonoids in traditional Chinese medicine and biological activity of the type are summarized below. A commonly used traditional Chinese medicine and its efficacy Citrus records Citrus commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, tradit