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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidandruff | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiDNA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |