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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Citrus medica (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Citron
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
3,5,6-TRIHYDROXY-7,3',4'-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Plant *
3,5,6-TRIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Plant *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 1.6 1.56 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 6840.0 0.69 *
CITRAL 53 Pericarp *
COPPER 12 Fruit 9.0 -0.30 *
D-LIMONENE 19 Pericarp *
DIPENTENE 7 Pericarp *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Pericarp *
HESPERIDIN 31 Pericarp *
IRON 6 Fruit 60.0 -0.29 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Pericarp *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 950.0 -0.55 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 9.0 -0.34 *
NORDENTATIN 1 Root *
PHELLANDRENE 4 Pericarp *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 15500.0 -0.21 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 113.0 -0.17 *
XANTHYLETIN 1 Root *
ZINC 77 Fruit 14.0 -0.49 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Anesthetic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anti-LDL 1 (View) *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergenic 2 (View) Yakugaku Zasshi, 111: 193, 1991.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.