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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
CHOLESTEROL 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Fruit 70.0 160.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.4 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CITFLAVANONE 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CITFLAVANONE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRABASINE 0 Root Bark not available 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRACRIDONE-I 0 Root Bark not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 5600.0 9800.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Fruit 4.0 5.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CITRUNOBIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRUSIN-II 0 Fruit not available 40.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CITRUSIN-III 0 Fruit not available 13.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CITRUSIN-IV 0 Fruit not available 6.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CITRUSININE-I 0 Root Bark not available 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRUSININE-II 0 Root Bark not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRUSINS 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.53 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 *