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Common Names
Petitgrain; Bitter Orange
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | 4.0 | 10.0 | -0.22 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CITRONELLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LINALOOL | 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. |
| D-NEROLIDOL | 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. |
| D-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 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. |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYLPELARGONATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-LIMONENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | 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. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-LINALOOL | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sclerosant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Scolicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sedative | 19 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotonin-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spasmolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Surfactant | 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. |
| Systolic-Depressant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |