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Common Names
Lemon
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| 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. |