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Common Names
Calamansi; Calamondin
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Jf | 5300.0 | 53000.0 | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit Juice | not available | 3.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Fruit Juice | not available | 2.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Jf | not available | 2.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit Juice | not available | 12000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 30.0 | 300.0 | 0.66 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 380.0 | 3800.0 | 0.21 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.9 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit Juice | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHANOL | 2 | Fruit Juice | not available | 9.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANAL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 1.2 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| PERILLALDEHYDE | 11 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 700.0 | 7000.0 | 1.15 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 8600.0 | 86000.0 | -0.32 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit Juice | 100.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101. |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 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. |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | 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 |