ʻO Citrus, kahi hui o nā mea kanu manawaleʻa!

Hiki i ke kanaka ke pōmaikaʻi ma nā ʻano he nui mai ka citrus! Ma ke ʻano he mea kanu hua hua kiʻekiʻe loa ma ka honua, ʻo ka citrus me ka pomelo, ka huaʻala a me ka ʻalani e hoʻohua ai ma mua o 140 miliona mau huaʻai hou i kēlā me kēia makahiki.

ʻImi ka poʻe i nā lāʻau lapaʻau mai ka citrus, e like me ka fructus aurantii, ka ʻili tangerine, ka collateral tangerine. A e kiʻi i nā mea ʻala a me nā mea ʻala, e like me ka aila pua ʻalani ʻawaʻawa, ʻike mau ʻia ʻo "Neroli".

Ma o ka ʻenehana hou, ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻano mea hana mai ka citrus. ʻO ia ke kumu nui o kēia mau mea kanu i mea ʻai a me nā lāʻau lapaʻau. Aia kēia mau mea i ka pectin, bioflavonoids, alkaloids, a me nā aila volatile. Loaʻa ka poʻe i nā kemika hana ma o ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke kūkulu ʻana mai nā bioflavonoids citrus. Hiki i kekahi o kēia mau mea waiwai ke hana maikaʻi i ke olakino o ke kanaka, e like me Neohesperidin DC, apigenin, phloretin, a pēlā aku!

ʻO Citrus, he ʻano mea kanu kupaianaha a lokomaikaʻi!