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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardioprotective | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Carminative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-3-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 3 | Abstract (See species file) |
| cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Chemopreventive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 13 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |