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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-6,8-DI-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-6-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-8-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-8-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHOXY-FLAVONONE-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
4-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENOXY)-ACETOPHENONE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIMETHYOXYCOUMARIN 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
5-(2',3'-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-(2',3'-EPOXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-8-(2'',3''-EPOXY-3''-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-PSORALEN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-8-(2',3'-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-PSORALEN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-GERANOXY-7-METHOXYCOUMARIN 0 Essential Oil 603.0 630.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-GERANOXY-7-METHOXYPSORALEN 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
5-GERANYL-OXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-GERANYL-OXYPSORALEN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
5-ISOPENTENOXY-7-METHOXYCOUMARIN 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
6,7-DIMETHYOXYCOUMARIN 0 Bark not available 162.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
6-8-DI-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 10 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiendotoxic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 6 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 17 Duke, 1992 *