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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 8 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 21 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 22 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *