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Plant Citrus limon (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Lemon
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Petiole not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Petiole not available 3.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf Essent. Oil 11000.0 50000.0 -0.66 Jim Duke's personal files.
1-HEXEN-3-OL 0 Petiole not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONONE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-XYLOSYL-VITEXIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2-DODECENAL 0 Petiole not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONENAL 2 Petiole not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-PROPIONATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-PROPIONATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-1-GLUCOSYL-PROP-2-ENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapertif 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapneic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiappetant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 6 Merck 11th Edition
Antiarthritic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 38 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradykinic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366.