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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf | 100.0 | 150.0 | 0.22 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| NEROL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Leaf | 55.0 | 755.0 | 0.90 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 3.0 | 24.0 | -0.49 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NOBILETIN | 8 | 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. |
| NOBILETIN | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOMILIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOL | 0 | 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. |
| NONANOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | 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. |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOOTKATONE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTALDEHYDE | 0 | 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. |
| OCTALDEHYDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOL | 0 | 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. |
| OCTANOL | 0 | Pericarp | 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 * |