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Plant Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Orange
How this plant is used
Food

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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
FARNESENE 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1100.0 16000.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit 10.0 30.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FERULIC-ACID 61 Pericarp 20.0 180.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FERULOYL-PUTRESCINE 0 Fruit 0.0 5.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 3740.0 47000.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVOXANTHIN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.8 -0.59 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FR 0 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available 23800.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
GALACTAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID 22 Fruit 40.0 730.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Fruit Juice 0.0 0.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Fruit 6.0 7.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Anticonvulsant 9 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 12 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antidiabetic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.