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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
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-FORMATE 2 Fruit not available 10.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NEUROSPORIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 31.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.0 0.6 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 500.0 13845.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
NOBELITIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOBILETIN 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOBILETIN 8 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOBILETIN 8 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOMILIN 2 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOMILIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOMILINIC-ACID-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOMILINIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NONANAL 0 Fruit 3.0 4.0 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
NONANOL 0 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NOOTKATOL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NOOTKATONE 3 Fruit not available 1.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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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
Antitinnitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitriglyceride 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 20 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon crypts) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *