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Plant Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Orange
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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
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).