An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 1.0 | 330.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ARABAN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 470.0 | 760.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Fruit | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 337.0 | 3862.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 3050.0 | 110000.0 | 1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | 420.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 810.0 | 4700.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Fruit | 0.4 | 22.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAMOTTIN | 2 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BERGAPTOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.0 | 5.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-COPAENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HUMULENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 55.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |