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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |