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Common Names
Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISAIN | 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 |
| DL-EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-B | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 3834.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-C | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 6901.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-B | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-C | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 51600.0 | 183400.0 | 0.76 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | not available | 18700.0 | -0.75 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 420000.0 | 0.81 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | not available | 160000.0 | 0.17 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Fruit | 236.0 | 1180.0 | not available | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| HEMAGGLUTININS | 0 | Seed | 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 |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOOSAJIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPOMIFERIN | 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 |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Bark | not available | 29.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Fruit | not available | 10000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | 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 |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | 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 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antieicosanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |