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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN 56 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-BETA-(4-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-BETA-(4-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NARINGENIN-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Fruit 245.0 195000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Pericarp 2701.0 15595.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN 12 Seed 200.0 2677.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARIRUTIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NEOHESPERIDIN 6 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NERAL 4 Fruit 0.0 210.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Pericarp not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Pericarp not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEUROSPORENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 44.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.0 7.7 1.56 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 990.0 16360.0 0.12 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
NOMILIN 2 Seed 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *