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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
NEOBYAKANGELICOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEOHESPERIDIN 6 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEOHESPERIDOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Essential Oil 27.0 130.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Leaf Essent. Oil 4000.0 172700.0 1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
NERAL 4 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NERAL 4 Petiole not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Leaf Essent. Oil 8000.0 76000.0 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
NEROL 10 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEROL 10 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEROL 10 Petiole not available 41.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil 16.0 310.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 9000.0 1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Petiole not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-ACETONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 28000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NERYL-FORMATE 2 Essential Oil not available 20.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 10.0 19.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
NOBILETIN 8 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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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.