An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHRANILIC-ACID-METHYL-ETHER | 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. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 420.0 | 3947.0 | -0.04 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | -0.17 | 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. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 64000.0 | 0.19 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AURANETIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AURANTIAMARIN | 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. |
| AURANTIAMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AURAPTEN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| AUROPTENOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | 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. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 1.0 | 27.0 | -0.10 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-COPAENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-OCIMENE | 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. |
| BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 70.0 | 170.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 1 | 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. |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitamin-A-Activity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |