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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
APOVIOLAXANTH-10'-AL 0 Pericarp *
ARABAN 0 Fruit *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 230.0 4908.0 0.16 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.34 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 500.0 4071.0 -0.03 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4100.0 36920.0 -0.51 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit 200.0 1800.0 0.34 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 70.0 8607.0 -0.20 *
AURAPTENE 8 Fruit *
AURAPTENOL 0 Pericarp Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
AURAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 4.0 *
BARIUM 0 Fruit 0.5 16.5 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BERGAPTEN 26 Pericarp Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BERGAPTOL 0 Fruit *
BETA-APO-8'-CAROTINAL 0 Pericarp Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-APO-CAROTEN-8-AL 0 Pericarp *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.0 28.0 -0.10 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Pericarp Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.51 *
BETA-CITRAURIN 0 Fruit Juice Jim Duke's personal files.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Renoirritant 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.
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respiraparalytic 1 *
Respirastimulant 1 *
Respirotoxic 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient 2 Martindale's 29th
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sclerosant 1 Martindale's 29th
Sedative 19 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotonin-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Soap 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spasmogenic 5 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spasmolytic 1 *
Spermicide 3 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.