Talk:Bergamot orange

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Contents 1 Bergamot Flavor 2 Bergamot as a Fruit 3 Bergamottin 4 Integrating Other Wiki's Material 5 Phototoxicity

[edit] Bergamot Flavor

Are there any artificial flavors that are used in place of bergamot in Earl Grey tea? - 131.107.0.73 00:48, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bergamot as a Fruit

Is this fruit edible? Can you buy them anywhere? I don't think there is such a thing as a pear lemon.

[edit] Bergamottin

Does the Bergamot contain Bergamottin, the compound that may cause drug toxicity with Grapefruits?

According to bergamottin (and its citations). ENeville (talk) 22:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Integrating Other Wiki's Material

There is much interesting information and pictures in the italian wikipedia, about this same article. I think it should be integrated... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ThG (talk • contribs) 00:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

Go ahead! --83.248.190.175 10:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Phototoxicity

I removed the following section, the sources weren't actually sourcing any information relevant to the point its trying to make.

Oil of bergamot has been linked to phototoxic (due to the chemical bergaptene) and blocking the absorption of potassium in the intestines.[1] [2]

WLU 17:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you removed this. The first of the sources cited says:

It causes photosensitivity, due largely to the presence of 5-methoxypsoralen. Drinking very large amounts of Earl Grey tea can block the intestinal absorption of potassium

This definitely ought to be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.48.61 (talk) 18:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

The page is not a relaible source; were the information sourced to an acutal article in a scientific journal, it could stay up. WLU 18:53, 2 October 2007 (UTC)