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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
PROLINE 0 Fruit 60.0 3473.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
PROPIONIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 9260.0 78000.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETAGETIN 8 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUERCETIN 176 Fruit not available 3.4 -0.79 Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.0 3.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Fruit 0.1 7.7 -0.85 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available 9000.0 -0.45 Jim Duke's personal files.
RUTIN 87 Pericarp not available 6100.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SABINENE 5 Fruit 11.0 13.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Fruit Juice 0.0 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES 7 Fruit 0.0 200.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPARONE 22 Bark not available 162.5 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SCUTELLAREIN 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCUTELLAREIN 7 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 40.0 2410.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
SESELIN 3 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SESLIN 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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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