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Plant Citrus mitis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Calamansi; Calamondin
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
SUCROSE 14 Fruit Juice not available 11000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Jf not available 11000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit Juice not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Fruit Juice not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALENCENE 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.3 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 870800.0 871200.0 0.44 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
WATER 0 Fruit Juice not available 896000.0 not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiaggregant 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
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 11 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.