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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.
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
CONIFERIN 2 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.4 5.5 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRENULATIN 0 Root Bark not available 60.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRYPTOFLAVIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOFLAVIN-A 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRYPTOFLAVIN-B 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN-5,5',6,6'-DIEPOXIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRYPTOXANTHIN-5,5',6,8'-DIEPOXIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 100.0 755.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
D-LIMONENE 19 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DEACETYL-NOMILIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DECANAL 0 Fruit 18.0 21.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Fruit Juice 0.0 0.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Fruit 7.0 9.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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).