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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
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-CRYTOXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Pericarp 0.7 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 29.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Pericarp not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 50.0 550.0 -0.90 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Pericarp 1.0 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available 55.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Pericarp 12.0 47.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SINENSAL 0 Pericarp not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf not available 29.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Pericarp not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 3.0 29.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 40 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 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 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxidative 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.