Plant Citrus limon (Rutaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Lemon

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
MENTH-1-EN-9-OL	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-HEPTANONE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEPTANONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
METHYL-HEPTENONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	6000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE	22	Essential Oil	65.0	1270.0	-0.43	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRCENE	22	Leaf Essent. Oil	5500.0	10000.0	-0.33	Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRCENE	22	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRCENE	22	Pericarp Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRCENE	22	Petiole	not available	75.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-TYRAMINE	1	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.
NARINGENIN	56	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
NARINGIN	12	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARINGIN	12	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARINGIN-6''-MALONATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARINGIN-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARINGOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARIRUTIN	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARIRUTIN	1	Pericarp	not available	3600.0	1.00	Jim Duke's personal files.
NARIRUTIN-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitrichinosic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitriglyceride	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic	2	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	19	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	3	Duke, 1992 *