Naringenin is a natural compound with the molecular formula C15H12O5. It is yellow powder, soluble in ethanol, ether and benzene. It mainly comes from the seed coat of cashew nuts of the Anacardaceae plant. Used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of traditional Chinese medicines containing naringenin. At the 7th carbon position, it forms a glycoside with neohesperidin, called naringin, which tastes extremely bitter. When it is ring-opened and hydrogenated under alkaline conditions to form dihydrochalcones, it is a sweetener with a sweetness up to 2000 times that of sucrose.
1.Naringenin has a strong antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, large intestine, dysentery and typhoid bacillus. Naringenin also has an effect on fungi.
2.Naringenin has a certain development value in anti-inflammatory.
3.Naringenin regulates the immune function by regulating the flow of electrons in the mitochondria to maintain a moderate oxidative stress balance at a specific time and in a specific area of the cell.
4.Naringenin has the effect of scavenging free radicals and anti-oxidation.
5.Naringenin has the effects of lowering blood fat, protecting the heart, and anti-tumor.
Naringenin is mainly used in the pharmaceutical industry for the treatment of bacterial infections, sedative, and anticancer drugs.