Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Maclura pomifera (Moraceae)

Common Names
Osage-Orange, Hedge Apple
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Heart Wood 917.0 *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Wood Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
18-ALPHA-OLEOMANE-3-BETA-19-ALPHA-DIOL 0 Fruit Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
19-ALPHA-H-LUPEOL 0 Fruit 429.0 *
2'',3',4',5-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3''-METHYL-3''-BUTENYL)-ISOFLAVONE 0 Fruit 12.0 *
2',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE 0 Fruit 17.0 *
2,2',4,4'-TETRAHYDROXY-3-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-CHALCONE 0 Tissue Culture *
2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE 0 Heart Wood 833.0 *
2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE 0 Wood 10000.0 *
3,6,7,2'-TETRAMETHOXY-4,5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root Bark Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE 0 Fruit 11.0 *
6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN 4 Bark *
6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN 4 Wood Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
6-DEOXYJAKAREUBIN 0 Root Bark 60.0 *
8,8'-BIS-NARINGENIN 0 Tissue Culture *
8-C-PRENYLNARINGENIN 0 Tissue Culture *
8-DEOXYGARTANIN 0 Bark *
8-DEOXYGARTANIN 0 Wood Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE 0 Root Bark *
8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE-C 0 Root Bark 4153.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Akt-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *