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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 8 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Lypolytic | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |