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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
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.