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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
6-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-COUMARIN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7-GLUCOSYL-APIGENIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7-PENTAHYDROXY-2',3',5,5'-PENTAHYDROXY-FLAVANONE-7-(6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-(7',8'-EPOXY-GERANYL-OXY)-PSORALEN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
8-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN 0 Essential Oil not available 387.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
8-GERANYL-OXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
8-GERANYLOXYPSORALEN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ADENOSINE 28 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Essential Oil not available 250.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
ProHLDL 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proliferant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 2 Martindale's 29th
PTK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Pyrogenic 2 Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 4 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Radioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Respirastimulant 2 Martindale's 29th
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 Duke, 1992 *
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *