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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
5,8-EPOXY-5,5',8-TETRAHYDRO-BETA,BETA-CAROTEN-3,3',5',6'-TETROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-10'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10'-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-8'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ACETYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-HEXYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN 1 Bark not available 162.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit Juice 3.0 15.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 30.0 3775.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Fruit not available 6.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit 0.2 1.9 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HYDROXY-CAROTENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 70.0 528.0 -0.91 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 14 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Vasopressor 3 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Venoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Venotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Vitamin-A-Activity 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).