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Plant Citrus aurantium (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Petitgrain; Bitter Orange
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHENYLACETIC-ACID 2 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHENYLACETIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLETHANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 120.0 1600.0 -0.49 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1020.0 13800.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 6000.0 56000.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PYRROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRROLE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PYRROLE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHOIFOLIN 2 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 1.0 3.0 -0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RUTOSIDE 4 Pericarp not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
SABINENE 5 Hull Husk not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SABINENE 5 Leaf 1.0 40.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SESELIN 3 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SINENSETIN 2 Hull Husk not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SINENSETIN 2 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MDR-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 5 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Mutagenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mutagenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Narcotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 15 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neoplastic 1 Martindale's 29th
Nephrotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuroprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *