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

 Citrus aurantium (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ch'Eng; Turunc; Kuang Chu; Orange; Chin Ch'Iu; Orange Sure; Z'Orange Sure; Bergamot; Hua Chu Hung; Coolie Orange; Naranja De Babor; Oranger; Naranjo Amargo; Naranja Agria

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ache(Head) Mexico(Chinantec) *
Ache(Stomach) Mexico(Chinantec) *
Ache(Stomach) India(Santal) *
Anodyne China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antidote(Fish) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Lobster) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Shrimp) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antifertility Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antiseptic Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Apertif Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Apertif Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Bactericide China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Bubo China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer US(NY) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Breast) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.