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Plant Citrus medica (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Citron
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
3,5,6-TRIHYDROXY-7,3',4'-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5,6-TRIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 1.6 1.56 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 6840.0 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 9.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
D-LIMONENE 19 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPENTENE 7 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HESPERIDIN 31 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 60.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 950.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 9.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
NORDENTATIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHELLANDRENE 4 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 15500.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 113.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHYLETIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 14.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticonvulsant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiDNA 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.