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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Fruit | 166640.0 | 216900.0 | 0.19 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| TANNIN | 35 | Wood | 90000.0 | 100000.0 | 1.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TOVOXANTHONE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOXYLOXANTHONE-A | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOXYLOXANTHONE-B | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOXYLOXANTHONE-C | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOXYLOXANTHONE-D | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UVAOL | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WARANGALONE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WARANGALONE | 4 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 800000.0 | 0.13 | Smith, J. L. and Perino, J. V. 1981. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera): History and Economic Uses. Economic Botany 35(1): 24-41 |
| WIGHTEONE | 2 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxalate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiparkinsonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidative | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |