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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Venoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Venotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |