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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-6-ISO-PROPENYL-4,8-ALPHA-DIMETHYL-4-ALPHA-(R)-5,6-(R)-7,8,8-ALPHA(R)-HEXAHYDRO-2-(1H)NAPTHALENONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (+)-8,9-DIDEHYDRO-ALPHA-VETIVONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (+)-8,9-DIDEHYDRO-NOOTKATONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (+)-ALPHA-CYPERONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (+)-ALPHA-VETIVONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (+)-NOOTKATONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-10-EPI-ALPHA-CYPERONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,10-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-VETIVONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 1,8-P-MENTHADIEN-2-YL-ACETATE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1,8-P-MENTHADIEN-9-YL-ACETATE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 10-EPI-ALPHA-CYPERONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-H-1:8(3-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-OXY-2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-7-METHOXY-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 3,7(11)-EUDESMADIEN-2-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3-HYDROXY-ETHYL-HEXANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Diuretic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Embryotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergotamine-Enhancer | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |