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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Decalcifier | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |