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Osage-Orange
Maclura pomifera
Osage-Orange · Hedge Apple · Američka maklura · Arancio degli Osagi · Ayı Dutu (Maklura) · Bodark · Bois-d'arc · Drvo mozak · Espino de los osages · Indiaanse soetlemoen · Ittokamo · Jabučavi ančur · Kamo · Konjska jabuka · Laranjeira-de-osage · Lučno drvo · Maclura · Maclura pomifera · Maclura à fruits, Oranger des Osages, Bois d'Arc · Majmunska lopta · Maklura · Milchorangenbaum
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cardiac, Poison, Stimulant, Tenderizer
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ALVAXANTHONE, AMYRIN, ASCORBIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Moraceae
Scientific name: Maclura pomifera
Common names: Osage-Orange, Hedge Apple, Američka maklura, Arancio degli Osagi, Ayı Dutu (Maklura), Bodark, Bois-d'arc, Drvo mozak, Espino de los osages, Indiaanse soetlemoen, Ittokamo, Jabučavi ančur, Kamo, Konjska jabuka, Laranjeira-de-osage, Lučno drvo, Maclura, Maclura pomifera, Maclura à fruits, Oranger des Osages, Bois d'Arc, Majmunska lopta, Maklura, Milchorangenbaum
POWO: 148738-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cardiac
- Poison
- Stimulant
- Tenderizer
- Wart
- Collyrium
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Cardiac
- Poison
- Stimulant
- Tenderizer
- Wart
- Collyrium
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cardiac · Elsewhere · "
- Poison · US · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
- Tenderizer · Elsewhere · "
- Wart · US · "
- Collyrium · US · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Osage Orange (<i>Maclura pomifera</i>) and Spearmint (<i>Mentha spicata</i>) Leaf Extracts Exhibit Antibacterial Activity and Inhibit Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (hRSV). · 2025 source ↗
- Pharmacological properties of extracts and prenylated isoflavonoids from the fruits of Osage orange (Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.). · 2024 source ↗
- TRPV1-Dependent Antiproliferative Activity of Dioecious <i>Maclura pomifera</i> Extracts in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Cell Lines Involves Multiple Apoptotic Pathways. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- ALVAXANTHONE
- AMYRIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BUTYROSPERMOL
- BUTYROSPERMOL-ACETATE
- 8-DEOXYGARTANIN
- 6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN
- DIHYDROISOOSAJIN
- DIHYDROISOPOMIFERIN
- DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL
- DIHYDROMORIN
- DIHYDROQUERCETIN
- DIHYDROOSAJAXANTHONE-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
- DISAIN
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- FAT
- FIBER
- GLUCOSIDES
- HEMAGGLUTININS
- ISOOSAJIN
- ISOPOMIFERIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE
- LIGNIN
- LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL
- LUPANE-3-BETA-20-DIOL-3-MONOACETATE
- LUPEOL
- 19-ALPHA-H-LUPEOL
- LUPEOL-BENZOATE
- LUPENYL-ACETATE
- LURENYL
- LURENYL-ACETATE
- LURENYL-BENZOATE
- MACLURAXANTHONE
- MACLURIN
- MORIN
- NITROGEN
- NORATHYRIOL
- 18-ALPHA-OLEOMANE-3-BETA-19-ALPHA-DIOL
- OSAJAXANTHONE
- OXYRESVERATROL
- PECTIN
- POMIFERIN
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- RESORCINOL
- RUTIN
- SILICIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTERYL-ACETATE
- SUGAR
- TANNIN
- 2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE
- 1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE
- 3,6,7,2'-TETRAMETHOXY-4,5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- TOXYLOXANTHONE-A
- TOXYLOXANTHONE-C
- WATER
- OSAJIN
- QUERCETIN
- TOXYLOXANTHONE-B
- TOXYLOXANTHONE-D
- 2,2',4,4'-TETRAHYDROXY-3-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-CHALCONE
- 6-DEOXYJAKAREUBIN
- 8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE
- 8-PRENYL-TOXYLOXANTHONE-C
- ALPINUMISOFLAVONE
- APIGENIN
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- AROMADENDRIN
- AROMADENDRIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ARTOCARPESIN
- ASTRAGALIN
- AURICULASIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAFAFLAVANONE
- CYCLOARTOCARPESIN
- D-FRUCTOSE
- D-GLUCOSE
- DL-EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-B
- DL-EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-C
- EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-B
- EUCHRESTAFLAVANONE-C
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- INOSITOL
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LUP-20(29)-EN-3(R)-HYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- LUPANE-3,28-DIOL
- LUPENOL-ACETATE
- LUPINIFOLIN
- LURENOL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NARINGENIN
- NORARTOCARPENONE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PARVISOFLAVONE-A
- POPULNIN
- RESVERATROL
- STEPPOGENIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUCROSE
- TOVOXANTHONE
- UVAOL
- WARANGALONE
- WIGHTEONE
- 2',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6-(3-METHYL-BUT-3-ENYL)-FLAVONE
- 2'',3',4',5-TETRAHYDROXY-6-(3''-METHYL-3''-BUTENYL)-ISOFLAVONE
- 8,8'-BIS-NARINGENIN
- 8-C-PRENYLNARINGENIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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