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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
EO 0 Pericarp 3700.0 10000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
EPI-ISO-OBACUNOIC-ACID-17-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ERIODICTYOL 10 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ESCULETIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 19000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit 25.0 35.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Pericarp 25.0 160.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FERULOYL-PUTRESINE 0 Plant 15.0 41.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 2000.0 172000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.9 -0.45 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
FRIEDELIN 2 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FRUCTOSE 8 Plant not available 12400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CAROTENE 2 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Pericarp 0.4 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Fruit 420.0 700.0 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Leaf not available 31.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Pericarp 4.0 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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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.