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Plant Maclura pomifera (Moraceae)

Common Names
Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
LIGNIN 13 Wood not available 412200.0 1.09 Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUP-20(29)-EN-3(R)-HYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPANE-3,28-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL 0 Fruit not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL-3-MONOACETATE 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
LUPENOL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPENYL-ACETATE 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
LUPEOL 21 Fruit 137.0 2300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL-BENZOATE 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
LUPINIFOLIN 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LURENOL 0 Fruit not available 2459.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LURENYL 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
LURENYL-ACETATE 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
LURENYL-BENZOATE 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
MACLURAXANTHONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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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
Antifibrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastric 1 Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigastritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antigonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 7 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 6 Duke, 1992 *