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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTERYL-ACETATE | 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 |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Fruit | 117.0 | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYROSPERMOL-ACETATE | 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 |
| CAFAFLAVANONE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTOCARPESIN | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROISOOSAJIN | 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 |
| DIHYDROISOPOMIFERIN | 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 |
| DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL | 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 |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 1286.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 0 | Heart Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROMORIN | 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 |
| DIHYDROOSAJAXANTHONE-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 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 |
| DIHYDROQUERCETIN | 3 | 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 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiHIV | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 14 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |