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Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |