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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-6-ISO-PROPENYL-4,8-ALPHA-DIMETHYL-4-ALPHA-(R)-5,6-(R)-7,8,8-ALPHA(R)-HEXAHYDRO-2-(1H)NAPTHALENONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
(+)-8,9-DIDEHYDRO-ALPHA-VETIVONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
(+)-8,9-DIDEHYDRO-NOOTKATONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
(+)-ALPHA-CYPERONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
(+)-ALPHA-VETIVONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
(+)-NOOTKATONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-10-EPI-ALPHA-CYPERONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Pericarp not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,10-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-VETIVONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
1,8-P-MENTHADIEN-2-YL-ACETATE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
1,8-P-MENTHADIEN-9-YL-ACETATE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
10-EPI-ALPHA-CYPERONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-H-1:8(3-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-OXY-2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-7-METHOXY-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE 1 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
3,7(11)-EUDESMADIEN-2-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
3-HYDROXY-ETHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 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
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypotensive 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 34 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.