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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 11 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataleptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticlimacteric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |