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Plant Maclura pomifera (Moraceae)

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
CYP1A1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 5 Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Demulcent 2 Duke, 1992 *
Dermatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 2 Merck 11th Edition
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic? 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.