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Plant Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Lime
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,4-CINEOLE 0 Fruit not available 180.0 -0.94 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit not available 70.0 -0.42 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2,2-DIMETHYL-5(-1)-METHYL-1-PROPENYL)TETRA-HYDROFURAN 0 Plant not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-VINYL-TETRAHYDROPYRAN 0 Fruit not available 16.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
5-GERANOXY-7-METHOXYCOUMARIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN 10 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available 60.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYL-BENZYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYL-BENZYL-ALCOHOL-ETHER 0 Fruit not available 20.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Fruit 50.0 250.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-BISABOLENE 0 Fruit 250.0 400.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 190.0 1615.0 -0.42 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Fruit not available 50.0 1.28 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit not available 20.0 -0.57 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit 80.0 240.0 -0.66 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit not available 80.0 -0.01 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit 30.0 590.0 0.08 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Fruit not available 40.0 -0.56 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 8 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *