Citrus limon | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Common name(s)

Lemon

How used

Food

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Activities: 694

Chemicals w/Activities: 245

All Chemicals: 456

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	(E)-BETA-OCIMENE	Petiole	--	6.0	--	*
0	(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE	Petiole	--	3.5	--	*
67	1,8-CINEOLE	Leaf Essent. Oil	11000.0	50000.0	-0.66	Jim Duke's personal files.
(-)-Chronotropic 87 nl/ml 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 87 nl/ml 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. Acaricide LC100=6 uM * Allelopathic * Allergenic * Anesthetic * Anthelmintic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=41 ug/ml * Antiallergic J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. Antibacterial 50 ppm * Antibronchitic * Anticariogenic * Anticatarrh Martindale's 29th Anticholinesterase IC50=50-70 * Antifatigue * Antihalitosic American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. Antiinflammatory * Antilaryngitic * Antinociceptive * Antipharyngitic * Antiplaque * Antirheumatic * Antirhinitic * Antiseptic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antisinusitic * Antispasmodic * Antistaphylococcic 50 ppm * Antitussive * Antiulcer * Candidicide * Carcinogenic Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Choleretic * CNS-Stimulant * Convulsant * Counterirritant Martindale's 29th Cytochrome-P450-Inducer * Decongestant * Degranulant 0.3 ul/ml * Dentifrice Martindale's 29th Edemagenic inj * Expectorant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. FLavor FEMA 1-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungicide * Gastroprotective * Gram(+)icide * Gram(-)icide * Hepatotonic * Herbicide IC50=78 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. Hypotensive * Inflammatory inj * Insectifuge * Irritant Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. Myorelaxant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Neurotoxic * P450-Inducer * Pediculicide 2.3 x pyrethrin * Perfume Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Pesticide * Rubefacient Martindale's 29th Secretogogue * Sedative * Spasmogenic * Surfactant * Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer * Transdermal * Trichomonicide LD100=1,000 ug/ml *
0	1-HEXEN-3-OL	Petiole	--	2.0	--	*
0	2',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONONE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE	Pericarp	--	--	--	*
0	2'-O-XYLOSYL-VITEXIN	Flower	--	--	--	*
0	2-CARBOXYARABINITOL	Leaf	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	2-DODECENAL	Petiole	--	0.0	--	*
2	2-NONENAL	Petiole	--	1.0	--	*
Insectifuge Merck 11th Edition Pesticide *
0	3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-ACETATE	Fruit Essent. Oil	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-PROPIONATE	Fruit Essent. Oil	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-ACETATE	Fruit Essent. Oil	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-PROPIONATE	Fruit Essent. Oil	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-1-GLUCOSYL-PROP-2-ENE	Pericarp	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-HEXEN-1-OL	Essential Oil	--	--	--	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0	4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Pericarp	--	--	--	*

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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.

Plant Citrus limon (Rutaceae)

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