botanical record · discovered
Lemon
Citrus limon
Lemon · Canton lemon · Chinese dwarf lemon · Limon · Meyer lemon · Otaheite orange · Pinochio Orange · Rangpur lime · Rangpur-Mandarinenlimette · Sylhet lime · Volkamer Zitrone · Zitrone · balotin bergamot · chine lemon · citron · citronnier · citronnier de Canton · citronnier de Meyer · cravo lemon · dwarf lemon
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Peru, Kurdistan, Gabon, Iraq, Ecuador(Jivaro), Chile, Australia
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Arteriosclerosis, Carminative, Cold, Corn
Science studied: ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID, APIGENIN-C-GLYCOSIDE, ASH, AUREUSIDIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Citrus limon
Common names: Lemon, Canton lemon, Chinese dwarf lemon, Limon, Meyer lemon, Otaheite orange, Pinochio Orange, Rangpur lime, Rangpur-Mandarinenlimette, Sylhet lime, Volkamer Zitrone, Zitrone, balotin bergamot, chine lemon, citron, citronnier, citronnier de Canton, citronnier de Meyer, cravo lemon, dwarf lemon
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Peru, Kurdistan, Gabon, Iraq, Ecuador(Jivaro), Chile and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carminative
- Cold
- Corn
- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diuretic
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- Dysentery
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Rheumatism
- Scurvy
- Sedative
- Shampoo
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tumor(Glands)
- Wart
- Apertif
- Pneumonia
- Rubefacient
- Spleen
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Peru
- Kurdistan
- Gabon
- Iraq
- Ecuador(Jivaro)
- Chile
- Australia
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carminative
- Cold
- Corn
- Diaphoretic
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Inflammation
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- Rheumatism
- Scurvy
- Sedative
- Shampoo
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tumor(Glands)
- Wart
- Apertif
- Pneumonia
- Rubefacient
- Spleen
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID
- APIGENIN-C-GLYCOSIDE
- ASH
- AUREUSIDIN
- AUREUSIDIN-6-GLUCOSIDE
- ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- CADINENE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHLOROPHYLL-B
- CITRAL
- CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
- CITRONIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
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- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- P-CYMENE
- DEACETYL-NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- DECANOIC-ACID
- DECANOL
- DECYL-ALDEHYDE
- 4',7-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHOXY-FLAVONONE-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE
- 5,7-DIMETHYOXYCOUMARIN
- 6,7-DIMETHYOXYCOUMARIN
- P-ALPHA-DIMETHYLSTYRENE
- DODECANOIC-ACID
- ERIOCITRIN
- FARNESENE
- FAT
- FIBER
- D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- 8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- GERANYL-BUTYRATE
- GERANYL-FORMATE
- 7-GLUCOSYL-APIGENIN
- HEPTADECANAL
- HEPTANAL
- HESPERIDOSIDE
- HEXADECANAL
- 3-HEXEN-1-OL
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- IMPERATORIN
- IRON
- ISOLIMOCITROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ISOLIMOCITROL-3,7,4'-TRIMETHYL-ETHER
- 5-ISOPENTENOXY-7-METHOXYCOUMARIN
- ISOPULEGOL
- ISORHAMNETIN
- KILOCALORIES
- LIMOCITROL-3-O-(5-ALPHA-GLUCOSYL-3
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- LUTEOLIN
- MENTH-1-EN-9-OL
- 4-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENOXY)-ACETOPHENONE
- METHYL-HEPTENONE
- N-METHYL-TYRAMINE
- MYRCENE
- NARINGOSIDE
- NEOXANTHIN
- NEROL-ACETATE
- NERYL-FORMATE
- NONANAL
- NONYL-ACETATE
- NONYL-ALDEHYDE
- NOOTKATONE
- OCTANOL
- OCTOPAMINE
- OCTYL-ALDEHYDE
- PENTADECANE
- 7-PENTAHYDROXY-2',3',5,5'-PENTAHYDROXY-FLAVANONE-7-(6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PONCIRIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
- 7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUTIN
- SABINENE
- SELINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- GAMMA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- SYNEPHRINE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-PROPIONATE
- TETRADECANE
- TETRAHYDROGERANIOL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- TRIDECANAL
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-6,8-DI-C-GLUCOSIDE
- 3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-8-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-8-O-BETA-D-RHAMNOSYL
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PE
- ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL
- TYRAMINE
- UNDECANAL
- WATER
- 2'-O-XYLOSYL-VITEXIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- PERILLALDEHYDE
- PHLORIN
- BETA-ELEMENE
- HEXANOL
- LUTEIN
- PENTADECANAL
- PHELLOPTERIN
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- ACETIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- AUREUSIDIN-6-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- DELTA-CARENE
- CHLOROPHYLL-A
- CITRIC-ACID
- CITRONETIN
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- P-CYMOL
- DECANAL
- DECYL-ACETATE
- ERIODICTYOSIDE
- FERULIC-ACID
- 5-GERANOXY-7-METHOXYPSORALEN
- 5-GERANYL-OXYPSORALEN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HEXANAL
- BETA-HUMULENE
- ISOPIMPINELLIN
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-ARABINOGLUCOSIDE
- LAURALDEHYDE
- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- NONAN-1-AL
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- OCTYL-ACETATE
- OXYPEUCEDANIN-HYDRATE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- O-PHENYLPHENOL
- PROTEIN
- 7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-LUTEOLIN
- SINAPIC-ACID
- STACHYDRINE
- TETRADECANAL
- THIAMIN
- 2',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONONE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- XYLOSYL-VITEXIN
- LIMONIN
- SALICYLATES
- DIOSMETIN
- P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-9-YL-ACETATE
- POTASSIUM
- CAFFEINE
- DODECANAL
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- ADENOSINE
- APIGENIN-7-(6-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-GLUCOSIDE)
- 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL
- AURAPTEN
- BERGAMOTENE
- BETA-BERGAMOTENE
- BERGAMOTTIN
- BERGAPTEN
- BRAYLIN
- BYAKANGELICIN
- BYAKANGELICOL
- NEOBYAKANGELICOL
- CARVEOL
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CITRONELLAL
- CITRONELLOL
- CITROPTEN
- CITRUSIN-A
- CITRUSIN-B
- CITRUSIN-C
- CITRUSIN-F
- CNIDICIN
- CONIFERIN
- 5-(2',3'-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN
- 5-(2',3'-EPOXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN
- 5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN
- 5-GERANOXY-7-METHOXYCOUMARIN
- 5-GERANYL-OXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN
- 7-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-COUMARIN
- DECAN-1-AL
- DICONIFERYL-ALCOHOL-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 6-8-DI-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN
- 6-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN
- 8-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN
- DIOSMIN
- DIPHENYLAMINE
- ISOERIOCITRIN
- FATTY-ACIDS(C12-C24)
- GERANIAL
- GERANIOL-ACETATE
- METHYL-HEPTANONE
- HERACLENIN
- HERACLENOL
- HESPERIDIN
- NEOHESPERIDIN
- ICHANGIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ICHANGIN-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ISOIMPERATORIN
- JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- EPIJASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- LIMETTIN
- LIMOCITRIN
- LIMOCITRIN-3-(6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE)
- LIMOCITRIN-3-O-(3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-GLUTARATE-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- LIMOCITRIN-3-O-(5-ALPHA-GLUCOSYL-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-GLUTARATE-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOSIDE)
- LIMOCITROL
- ISOLIMOCITROL
- LIMOCITROL-3-O-(5-ALPHA-GLUCOSYL-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-GLUTARATE-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOSIDE)
- D-LIMONENE
- CIS-LIMONENE-1,2-OXIDE
- TRANS-LIMONENE-1,2-OXIDE
- LIMONIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- LIMONIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- LIMONOATE-A-RING-LACTONE
- LINALOOL-ACETATE
- LINONIN
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE
- P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL
- NARINGIN
- NARINGIN-GLUCOSIDE
- NARINGIN-6''-MALONATE
- NARIRUTIN
- NARIRUTIN-GLUCOSIDE
- NERAL
- NEROL
- NERYL-ACETONE
- NOBILETIN
- NOMILIN
- DEACETYL-NOMILIN
- NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- NOMILIN-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NOMILINIC-ACID-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NOMILINIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NONAN-1-OL
- OBACUNONE
- OBACUNONE-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- OBACUNONE-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- OCIMENE
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- OCTAN-1-AL
- OSTHOL
- PABULENOL
- PECTIN
- OXYPEUCEDANIN
- 3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-ACETATE
- 3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-2-PROPENYL-PROPIONATE
- 3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-ACETATE
- 3-(3',4',5'-TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANYL-PROPIONATE
- BETA-PINENE
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-1-GLUCOSYL-PROP-2-ENE
- 5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-8-(2'',3''-EPOXY-3''-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-PSORALEN
- 5-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-8-(2',3'-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHYL-BUTYL-OXY)-PSORALEN
- 8-(7',8'-EPOXY-GERANYL-OXY)-PSORALEN
- 8-GERANYL-OXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN
- 8-GERANYLOXYPSORALEN
- ISOPULEGOLE
- GERANYL-OXY-PYRANOCOUMARIN
- RHOIFOLIN
- ISORHOIFOLIN
- SCOPARONE
- SCOPOLETIN
- SESELIN
- SUBEROSIN
- SYRINGIN
- TANGERETIN
- THYMOL
- UMBELLIFERONE
- UMBELLIPRENIN
- VALENCENE
- VICENIN-2
- ISOVITEXIN
- XANTHOXYLETIN
- XANTHYLETIN
- EO
- CAMPESTEROL
- COUMARINS
- NARINGENIN
- NEOHESPERIDOSIDE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- STIGMASTEROL
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- 2-DODECENAL
- 1-HEXEN-3-OL
- NERYL-ACETATE
- NONANOL
- 2-NONENAL
- (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
- (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
- OCTANAL
- ALPHA-SINENSAL
- BETA-SINENSAL
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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