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Plant Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloid-Beta 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapneic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.