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Plant Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Orange
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
HEXANOL 3 Fruit Juice 0.0 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 180.0 1359.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HORDENINE 8 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYPROLINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ICHANGIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
IRON 6 Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCAPROIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 250.0 1888.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOLUTEIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ISOPENTENYL-PSORALENS 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPRENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ISORHOIFOLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ISORHOIFOLIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSAKURANETIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSINENSETIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.0 1.1 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 230.0 1136.0 -0.84 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIMONENE 60 Fruit 8300.0 9700.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit Juice 1.0 278.0 not available 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
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 2 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 41 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th