Sanboken
Sanboken (Citrus sulcata Takahashi) is a Japanese citrus fruit of the Wakayama prefecture similar to a mandarin orange, easily distinguished by its pronounced basal nipple.
Parentage is unknown. Fruit is moderately juicy and of a good flavor. Sanboken is late ripening.[1]
Medicinal
Researchers at the Yuanpei University said that they have evaluated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the sanboken extracts.[2]
References
- ↑ Sanboken by the Citrus Variety Collection website
- ↑ Ai-Yih Wang (1 February 2011). "Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of Citrus sulcata extracts". ResearchGate.
- Learn2Grow article
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