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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
LIMONENE 60 Fruit 4700.0 7500.0 0.33 *
LINALOL 0 Fruit 9.0 20.0 -0.64 *
LINALOOL 53 Fruit 9.0 20.0 -0.58 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 360.0 3060.0 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Fruit 140.0 1190.0 -0.76 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit 2000.0 -0.82 *
MALONIC-ACID 1 Fruit *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 20.0 170.0 -0.97 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-HEPTENONE 0 Fruit 1.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRCENE 22 Fruit 70.0 1030.0 -0.22 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit 10.0 85.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NERAL 4 Fruit 40.0 460.0 1.55 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Fruit 1.0 310.0 1.70 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NERYL-FORMATE 2 Fruit 20.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 1.0 29.0 -0.42 *
NONANAL 0 Fruit 20.0 0.04 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NONANE 0 Fruit 6.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NONANOL 0 Fruit 1.0 10.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NOOTKATONE 3 Fruit 1.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
OCTANAL 0 Fruit 30.0 80.0 1.41 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
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 2 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 *
Antimigraine 4 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 *
Antimitotic 3 Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
AntiMS 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 *
Antineuralgic 2 *
Antineuramidase 1 *
Antineurasthenic 1 *
Antineuritic 1 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic 3 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.