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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Lime
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 291.0 4444.0 -0.01 *
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 3800.0 -1.37 *
BERGAMOTTIN 2 Fruit *
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Fruit 90.0 -0.86 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.15 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Fruit 90.0 -0.46 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-PINENE 13 Fruit 90.0 1190.0 -0.26 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-TERPINEOL 3 Fruit 70.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BORNEOL 35 Fruit 60.0 -0.71 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 90.0 3084.0 -0.18 *
CAMPHENE 9 Fruit 50.0 80.0 -0.32 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 59000.0 895900.0 0.60 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Fruit 30.0 250.0 -0.39 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CITRAL 53 Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 800.0 -0.64 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Fruit 140.0 0.86 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 1.0 6.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DECANAL 0 Fruit 9.0 10.0 -0.80 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
DECANOL 2 Fruit 6.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Pediculicide 1 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 25 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 35 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Photodermatitigenic 1 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phototoxic 1 *
Piscicide 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 3 *
Propecic 5 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Ferretti, A., Flanagan, V. P. 1996. Antithromboxane Activity of Dietary Alpha-linolenic Acid: A Pilot Study. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes Essential Fatty Acids, 54(6): 451-455. ARS, USDA.
Prostatitigenic 1 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th