Plant Maclura pomifera (Moraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE	1	Heart Wood	not available	917.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE	1	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
18-ALPHA-OLEOMANE-3-BETA-19-ALPHA-DIOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
19-ALPHA-H-LUPEOL	0	Fruit	not available	429.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2'',3',4',5-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3''-METHYL-3''-BUTENYL)-ISOFLAVONE	0	Fruit	not available	12.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE	0	Fruit	not available	17.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,2',4,4'-TETRAHYDROXY-3-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-CHALCONE	0	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE	0	Heart Wood	not available	833.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE	0	Wood	not available	10000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,6,7,2'-TETRAMETHOXY-4,5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE	0	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE	0	Fruit	not available	11.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN	4	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN	4	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
6-DEOXYJAKAREUBIN	0	Root Bark	not available	60.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8,8'-BIS-NARINGENIN	0	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-C-PRENYLNARINGENIN	0	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYGARTANIN	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYGARTANIN	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE	0	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE-C	0	Root Bark	not available	4153.0	not available	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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Akt-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	9	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	3	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *