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Plant Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food

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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
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN 56 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-BETA-(4-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-BETA-(4-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Fruit 245.0 195000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Pericarp 2701.0 15595.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Seed 200.0 2677.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARIRUTIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NEOHESPERIDIN 6 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NERAL 4 Fruit 0.0 210.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Pericarp not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Pericarp not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEUROSPORENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 44.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.0 7.7 1.56 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 990.0 16360.0 0.12 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
NOMILIN 2 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihangover 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 10 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 10 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *