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Common Names
Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARVISOFLAVONE-A | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | 460400.0 | 4.84 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| POMIFERIN | 3 | Fruit | 25.0 | 19850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POPULNIN | 0 | Fruit | 12.0 | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POPULNIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 160000.0 | 0.68 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 233700.0 | 0.22 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Wood | not available | 9700.0 | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Bark | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | 270.0 | 520.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | 360.0 | 1130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | 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 |
| RESIN | 0 | Fruit | 166640.0 | 216900.0 | 2.00 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| RESORCINOL | 17 | Bark | not available | 21.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESORCINOL | 17 | 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 |
| RESVERATROL | 68 | Heart Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | 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 |
| SILICIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEPPOGENIN | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 3 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 15 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |