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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
XANTHOXYLETIN 1 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
XANTHOXYLETIN 1 Root Bark not available 24000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
XANTHYLETIN 1 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
XANTHYLETIN 1 Root Bark not available 45000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
XYLAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSYL-VITEXIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Fruit not available 2.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZETA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ZETA-CAROTENE-A 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZETA-CAROTENE-B 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZINC 77 Fruit 0.9 13.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Fruit 0.5 1.1 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anxiolytic 9 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Arrhythmigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Ascaricide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *