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Common Names
Lemon
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECANAL | 0 | Petiole | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DECANOL | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DECYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | 5.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Petiole | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CARENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DICONIFERYL-ALCOHOL-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIOSMETIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Fruit | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIPHENYLAMINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DODECANAL | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | 10.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DODECANAL | 2 | Petiole | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 2600.0 | -1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Pt | 2000.0 | 6000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPIJASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ERIOCITRIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ERIOCITRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 6 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Antimutagenic | 21 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinarcotic | 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. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 7 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 6 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiobesity | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |