Naringenin has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitussive, expectorant, hypolipidemic, anti-cancer, antispasmodic, free radical scavenging, prevention and treatment of liver disease, inhibition of platelet coagulation, anti atherosclerotic and other effects, can be widely used in medicine, food and other fields.

1. Antibacterial: it has strong antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, dysentery and Salmonella typhi. Naringenin also has effect on fungi, and has no toxicity to human and livestock.

2. Anti inflammatory: it can obviously inhibit the inflammatory process caused by wool ball implantation.

3. Anti cancer

4. Antispasmodic and cholagogic: it is one of the flavonoids with strong effect. Naringenin can also increase bile secretion of experimental animals.