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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | 72.0 | 190.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Pericarp | 77.0 | 185.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DODECASANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-DORIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DOTRIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-EICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-HENEICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-HEXACOSANE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-METHYL-TYRAMINE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-NONYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| N-OCTACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-OCTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| N-OCTYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| N-PENTACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-PENTATRIACONTANE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-TETRACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-TETRATRIACONTANE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 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. |